Water Absorb (Ability)

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Water Absorb ちょすい
Water Storage
Flavor text
Generation III
Changes water into HP.
Generation IV
Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move.
Generation V
Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move.
Generation VI
Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move.
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Water Absorb (Japanese: ちょすい Water Storage) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Twenty-two Pokémon can have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Water Absorb is hit by a Water-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 Water-type move will do nothing).

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

If a Pokémon with Water Absorb is holding an Absorb Bulb or Luminous Moss, Water Absorb absorbs the move, so the item's effect is not triggered.

Outside of battle

Water Absorb has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Water Absorb

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0060   Poliwag
Water Water Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim
0061   Poliwhirl
Water Water Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim
0062   Poliwrath
Water Fighting Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim
0131   Lapras
Water Ice Water Absorb Shell Armor Hydration
0134   Vaporeon
Water Water Water Absorb None Hydration
0170   Chinchou
Water Electric Volt Absorb Illuminate Water Absorb
0171   Lanturn
Water Electric Volt Absorb Illuminate Water Absorb
0186   Politoed
Water Water Water Absorb Damp Drizzle
0194   Wooper
Water Ground Damp Water Absorb Unaware
0195   Quagsire
Water Ground Damp Water Absorb Unaware
0226   Mantine
Water Flying Swift Swim Water Absorb Water Veil
0245   Suicune
Water Water Pressure None Water Absorb
0331   Cacnea
Grass Grass Sand Veil None Water Absorb
0332   Cacturne
Grass Dark Sand Veil None Water Absorb
0458   Mantyke
Water Flying Swift Swim Water Absorb Water Veil
0535   Tympole
Water Water Swift Swim Hydration Water Absorb
0536   Palpitoad
Water Ground Swift Swim Hydration Water Absorb
0537   Seismitoad
Water Ground Swift Swim Poison Touch Water Absorb
0556   Maractus
Grass Grass Water Absorb Chlorophyll Storm Drain
0592   Frillish
Water Ghost Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp
0593   Jellicent
Water Ghost Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp
0721   Volcanion
Fire Water Water 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 the anime

 
Wooper


The Pokémon gets healed if a Water-type attack is used on it.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  When a Water-type attack is used on Wooper, the injuries on its body fade away.
A Wooper Matt was Pokésitting Pinch Healing! Debut


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 儲水 Chúshuǐ
  Danish Vandabsorbering
  French Absorb Eau
  German H2O-Absorber
  Italian Assorbacqua
  Korean 저수 Jeosu
  Portuguese Absorve Água
  Spanish Absorbe Agua*
Absor. Agua*


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


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