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==Effect==
==Effect==
===Generations I and II===
===Generations I and II===
Absorb inflicts damage, and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as [[HP]]. If this attack deals 1 HP of damage, 1 HP will be restored to the user.
Absorb inflicts damage, and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as [[HP]] (but not less than 1 HP), restoring up to the Pokémon's maximum HP. Absorb has 20 PP.


If Absorb breaks a {{m|substitute}}, no HP will be restored to the user. If HP is restored to the user when its current HP would be greater than its maximum HP, its current HP will be set equal to its maximum HP. Absorb has 20 PP.
In the localized versions of the Generation I games, if Absorb breaks a {{m|substitute}}, no HP will be restored to the user. In the Japanese version of [[Generation I]] games, and all versions of the [[Pokémon Stadium series]] and [[Generation II]] games, Absorb will always miss if the target has a substitute.
 
In the Japanese version of [[Generation I]] games, [[Pokémon Stadium series]] and [[Generation II]] games, Absorb will always miss if the target has a substitute.


===Generation III===
===Generation III===