Volt Absorb (Ability)

Volt Absorb ちくでん
Electricity Storage
Flavor text
Generation III
Turns electricity into HP.
Generation IV
Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move.
Generation V
Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move.
Generation VI
Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move.
Generation VII
Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move, instead of taking damage.
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Volt Absorb (Japanese: ちくでん Electricity Storage) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. All Pokémon that have this Ability are Electric types.

Effect

In battle

Generation III

When a Pokémon with Volt Absorb is hit by a damaging Electric-type move, its HP is restored by one quarter of its maximum HP, and the move will have no effect on that Pokémon (if a Pokémon with this Ability already has full HP, the Electric-type move will do nothing).

Volt Absorb will not activate if the Pokémon is protected from the Electric-type move.

Generation IV onward

Volt Absorb will now activate when a Pokémon with it is hit by an Electric-type status move.

If a Pokémon with Volt Absorb is holding a Cell Battery, Volt Absorb absorbs the move, so the Cell Battery's effect is not triggered.

Outside of battle

Volt Absorb has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Volt Absorb

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0135   Jolteon
Electric Electric Volt Absorb None Quick Feet
0170   Chinchou
Water Electric Volt Absorb Illuminate Water Absorb
0171   Lanturn
Water Electric Volt Absorb Illuminate Water Absorb
0312   Minun
Electric Electric Minus None Volt Absorb
0417   Pachirisu
Electric Electric Run Away Pickup Volt Absorb
642T Thundurus Thundurus
Electric Flying Volt Absorb None None
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.


Pokéstar Studios opponents with Volt Absorb

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0000 F-00 F-00
Steel Normal Volt Absorb None None
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 蓄電 Xùdiàn
  French Absorb Volt
  German Voltabsorber
  Italian Assorbivolt
  Korean 축전 Chukjeon
  Portuguese Absorver Volts
  Spanish Absorbe Elec*
Absor. Elec.*


Abilities that alter damage taken
Dry SkinFlash FireSap SipperLightning RodMotor DriveStorm DrainVolt AbsorbWater Absorb


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