Recover (move)

Recover じこさいせい Self-regeneration

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

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

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Works well if it is the same type as the move used by the last Pokémon.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Recover (Japanese: じこさいせい Self-regeneration) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I to IV

Recover restores up to 50% of the user's maximum HP, rounded down, and has 20 PP.

In the Generation I core series only, Recover will fail if the difference between the user's maximum HP and current HP leaves a remainder of 255 when divided by 256 (such as 255 or 511). This was fixed in Pokémon Stadium and all future generations.

Generation V to VII

Recover now restores 50% of the user's maximum HP, rounded up, and its PP was reduced to 10.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Recover, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Status PP  10 Agile Strong Power  —  —  — Accuracy  —%  —%  —% Action speed modifier Self  0  -3  +5 Target  ?  ?  ? Additional effect Heal  50%  30%  70%    ?  ?    ?  ? Heals the user by a percentage of its total HP

Generation IX

Recover's PP was reduced to 5.

Description

Games Description Stad Restores HP by 1/2 of the user's maximum HP. Few Pokémon learn this technique on their own. Stad2 Half of the user's maximum HP is restored. Few Pokémon learn this move on their own. GSC Restores HP by 1/2 the max HP. RSEColo.XD Recovers up to half the user's maximum HP. FRLG A self-healing move that restores HP by up to half of the user's maximum HP. DPPtHGSSPBR A self-healing move. The user restores its own HP by up to half of its max HP. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSP Restoring its own cells, the user restores its own HP by half of its max HP. LA The user regenerates its cells to restore its own HP. SV The user regenerates its cells, restoring its own HP by up to half its max HP.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	31	26	25	30	36	36XY 31ORAS	31SMUSUM 39PE	25SwShBDSP 34LA
065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	31	26	25	30	36	36XY 31ORAS	31SMUSUM 39PE	25SwShBDSP 34LA
120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	27	19	15	15	15BW 12B2W2	12XY 10ORAS	10SMUSUM 40PE	48
121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3		1	1	1	1	1	1SMUSUM	1
137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral	28	20	20	18	18	18	18SMUSUM 36PE	35SwShBDSP 37LA
144		Articuno Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								40	40
150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	70	88	88RSE 44FRLG	86	79	50	50SMUSUM 55PE	80	80
218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous				23	19	19XY 43ORAS	43	43BDSP
219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous				23	19	19XY 47ORAS	47	47BDSP
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3		19	17	13	13BW 10B2W2	10XY 8ORAS	8	50
233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral		20	20	18	18	18	18	35SwShBDSP 37LA
249		Lugia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		33	33	23DPPt 71HGSS	71	71	71	45
250		Ho-Oh		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		33	33	23DPPt 71HGSS	71	71	71	45
251		Celebi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		1	1	1	1	1	1	60
282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous								52LA
307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like			48RSE 44FRLG	46	50	50XY 41ORAS	41	41BDSP	41
308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like			54RSE 56FRLG	55	62	62XY 47ORAS	47	47BDSP	47
350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon			30	21	21	21XY 31ORAS	27	28
358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous								34LA
380		Latias		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			45	45	45	45XY 32ORAS	32	10
381		Latios		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			45	45	45	45XY 32ORAS	32	10
386		Deoxys Normal Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			40	81	81	81XY 61ORAS	61	61BDSP
386		Deoxys Defense Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			40	81	81	81XY 61ORAS	61	61BDSP
386		Deoxys Speed Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			40	81	81	81XY 61ORAS	61	61BDSP
416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug								52LA
422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous				46	46	46	46	10SwShBDSP 37LA	10
423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous				54	54	54	54	1SwShBDSP 37LA	1
433		Chingling		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								34LA
474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral				18	18	18	18	35SwShBDSP 37LA
481		Mesprit		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								57LA
488		Cresselia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								27LA
492		Shaymin		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								27LA
493		Arceus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				70	70	70	70	70BDSP 27LA	70
548		Petilil		Grass		Grass								37LA
549		Lilligant Hisuian Form		Grass		Grass								37LA
577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous					24	24	24	4
578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous					24	24	24	1
579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous					24	24	24	1
592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous					17	17	17	28
593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous					17	17	17	28
605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like					46	46	46	43
606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like					50	50	50	45
615		Cryogonal		Mineral		Mineral					49	49	45	44	44
616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug					49	49	49	40
617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug					49	49	49	40
712		Bergmite		Monster	Mineral						47	47	30SwSh	30
713		Avalugg		Monster	Mineral						51	51	30	30
713		Avalugg Hisuian Form		Monster	Mineral									30
747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1							33	20	20
748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1							33	20	20
771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1							37	45
842		Appletun		Grass	Dragon								24	24
868		Milcery		Fairy	Amorphous								40
869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous								40
871		Pincurchin		Water 1	Amorphous								30	30
890		Eternatus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								72	72
932		Nacli		Mineral		Mineral									25
933		Naclstack		Mineral		Mineral									30
934		Garganacl		Mineral		Mineral									30
100		Gholdengo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									42
100		Chien-Pao		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									65
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
194		Wooper		Water 1	Field			✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
194		Wooper Paldean Form		Water 1	Field								✔
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
352		Kecleon		Field		Field			✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔	✔	✔BDSP
433		Chingling		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
712		Bergmite		Monster	Mineral					✔	✔
824		Blipbug		Bug		Bug							✔
953		Rellor		Bug		Bug								✔
976		Veluza		Water 2		Water 2								✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
433		Chingling		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Pokéwalker - White Lake
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3	Pokémon Adventure Camp Lileep
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
250		Ho-OhLv. 50		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Pokémon Center Kyoto Ho-Oh
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	Shigeki Morimoto's Sableye Mega Campaign Sableye
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Recover is a move with 12PP. Upon use, the user heals themselves by ½ of their max HP. This move is affected by Snatch and Taunt.

The move heals by 20%, 50%, and 40% of user's max HP in Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare), Gates to Infinity, and Super Mystery Dungeon, respectively.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Recover could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Recover could be seen as a move used by Boss Mewtwo, Arceus, and Cryogonal.

Recover

Charge time	1.5 seconds
Range type	Circular (self)
Target	Self
Additional effect	Restores HP

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Status	2	2	—	—	—%	Self	Heals	Restores the user’s HP by approximately 50% of its maximum HP.	Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys (in Defense Forme* or Speed Forme*)
	1	2	—	—	—%	Self	Heals	Restores the user’s HP by approximately 50% of its maximum HP.	Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys (in Normal Forme*)

Description

Games Description MDRB MDTDS Restores the user's HP by half its maximum HP. BSL じぶんの ＨＰを さいだいＨＰの １/５だけ かいふくする MDGtI It restores your HP by half of your max HP. SMD MDRTDX It restores your HP.

In the anime

Main series

Kadabra	Latias	Accelgor	Alakazam
The user restores its own cells to recover its stamina.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Kadabra	Kadabra recovers its health by making the damage taken from previous attacks disappear from its body.
Sabrina's Kadabra	Haunter versus Kadabra		Debut
Corsola	Corsola's body glows with yellow or white energy and all of the injuries that it had sustained disappear.
Misty's Corsola	A Corsola Caper!		None
Deoxys	Deoxys's body glows white, regenerating its body and healing its wounds, or Deoxys's body glows yellow, and all damage on its body disappears.
Deoxys (Purple Crystal)	Destiny Deoxys		None
Deoxys (anime)	Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis! (Part 2)		None
Milotic	Milotic's body glows gold and all the damage on its body disappears.
Juan's Milotic	Eight Ain't Enough		None
Alakazam	Alakazam's whole body glows yellow and all of the damage on its body disappears.
Anabel's Alakazam	Talking a Good Game!		None
Latias	Latias's whole body glows yellow and all of the damage on her body disappears.
Nurse Joy's Latias	DPS02		None
Accelgor	Accelgor's entire body glows red, purple and pink for a moment, and pink energy particles raise up from its body. When the glow fades around Accelgor, it regains some of its energy that it previously lost.
Professor Juniper's Accelgor	Evolution Exchange Excitement!		None

• Mewtwo has been confirmed to know Recover. However, it has only been used in the radio drama The Birth of Mewtwo, so it has never been seen using it.

Pokémon Origins

	Mewtwo
The user restores its own cells to recover its stamina.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Mewtwo	Mewtwo expands a light green energy field from its body. As the field expands, it removes all damage inflicted on Mewtwo's body. After the healing is completed, the field disappears.
Red's Mewtwo	File 4: Charizard		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Deoxys	Staryu	Mewtwo	Jellicent
The user restores its own cells to recover its stamina.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Staryu	Small circles surround Staryu's body, healing all the damage on its body.
Misty's Staryu	Gyarados Splashes In!		Debut
Deoxys	Deoxys starts absorbing energy into the crystal in the center of its body and a tornado of smoke surrounds it, healing it.
Giovanni's Organism No. 2	Don't Doubt Deoxys		None
Mewtwo	A powerful burst of energy surrounds Mewtwo's body, healing its injuries.
Blaine's Mewtwo	Double Down Deoxys		None
Beheeyem	Beheeyem glows slightly and regrows its cells to recover from an injury.
Colress's Beheeyem	The Tournament Continues		None
Jellicent	Jellicent glows slightly and regrows its cells to recover from an injury.
Marlon's Jellicent	The Tournament Continues		None

• In Just My Luck...Shuckle, Lucy's Milotic was revealed to know Recover by Emerald's Pokédex.

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	DP	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 自我再生 Jihngóh Joisāang * 自我復元 Jihngóh Fuhkyùhn * Mandarin 自我再生 Zìwǒ Zàishēng * 自我復元 / 自我复元 Zìwǒ Fùyuán * 自我復原 Zìwǒ Fùyuán * Czech Zotavení Danish Gendanne Dutch Herstel Finnish Toipuminen French Soin German Genesung Greek Ανάρρωση Anárrosi Indonesian Penyembuh Italian Ripresa Korean HP회복 HP-Hoebok Polish Leczenie* Odnowa* Regeneracja* Wewnętrzna Moc* Samoregeneracja* Portuguese Brazil Recuperação Portugal Recuperar Serbian Oporavak Spanish Latin America Recuperación* Spain Recuperación Swedish Återhämtning Vietnamese Tự Hồi Phục Tự Tái Tạo

Variations of the move Recover
Recover • Soft-Boiled • Milk Drink • Slack Off • Heal Order • Roost

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