Strength Sap (move)

Strength Sap ちからをすいとる Strength Sap

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Strength Sap (Japanese: ちからをすいとる Strength Sap) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation VII. It is the signature move of Morelull and Shiinotic.

Effect

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Strength Sap lowers the target's Attack stat by one stage, then restores the user's HP by the same amount as the target's effective Attack stat before Strength Sap was used. The Attack stat considered is adjusted by stat stages, but not the Attack stat stage change just inflicted.

The target's Attack stat is lowered even if the user of Strength Sap has full HP. If the target already has -6 Attack, Strength Sap fails; however, if the target of Strength Sap has +6 Attack and the Ability Contrary, Strength Sap will still restore HP. Strength Sap will still restore HP even if the target is protected by Mist or Guard Spec. or its Attack is not lowered due to the Abilities Contrary, Hyper Cutter, Clear Body, White Smoke, Full Metal Body, or Flower Veil.

If the user is holding a Big Root, it recovers 30% more HP. If the target has the Ability Liquid Ooze, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead. Items like Thick Club do not affect the HP restored.

If powered up by a Grassium Z into Z-Strength Sap, the user's Defense stat rises one stage.

Description

Games Description SMUSUM The user restores its HP by the same amount as the target's Attack stat. It also lowers the target's Attack stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0755		Morelull		Grass		Grass	32
0756		Shiinotic		Grass		Grass	35
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0043		Oddish		Grass		Grass	✔USUM
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	✔USUM
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass	✔USUM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 吸取力量 Kāpchéui Lihkleuhng Mandarin 吸取力量 Xīqǔ Lìliàng French Vol-Force German Kraftabsorber Italian Assorbiforza Korean 힘흡수 Him Heubsu Brazilian Portuguese Seiva Forte Spanish Absorbefuerza

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