Absorb — Pokémon Move

Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.

Type: grass; class: special; power: 20; accuracy: 100; PP: 25; priority: 0.

Weather and terrain in scarlet-violet

grassyterrain	power ×1.3

Effect notes

Inflicts regular damage. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.

In-game descriptions by version

gold silver	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
crystal	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
ruby sapphire	An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
emerald	An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
firered leafgreen	An attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
diamond pearl	A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
platinum	A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
heartgold soulsilver	A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
black white	A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
black 2 white 2	A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
x y	A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
omega ruby alpha sapphire	A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
sun moon	A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
ultra sun ultra moon	A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
lets go pikachu lets go eevee	A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
sword shield	A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
legends arceus	The user attacks by draining the target’s nutrients. Some of the damage dealt to the target is absorbed by the user to restore their own HP.
scarlet violet	A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.

Pokémon that learn this move in scarlet-violet

oddish — level-up, level 1
gloom — level-up, level 1
vileplume — level-up, level 1
exeggcute — level-up, level 1
exeggutor — level-up, level 1
spinarak — level-up, level 5
ariados — level-up, level 1
bellossom — level-up, level 1
hoppip — level-up, level 6
skiploom — level-up, level 1
jumpluff — level-up, level 1
sunkern — level-up, level 7
sunflora — level-up, level 7
treecko — egg
grovyle — egg
sceptile — egg
lotad — level-up, level 3
lombre — level-up, level 1
ludicolo — egg
seedot — level-up, level 3
nuzleaf — level-up, level 1
shiftry — egg
shroomish — level-up, level 1
breloom — level-up, level 1
cacnea — level-up, level 4
cacturne — level-up, level 1
turtwig — level-up, level 9
grotle — level-up, level 1
torterra — level-up, level 1
kricketune — level-up, level 14
cottonee — level-up, level 1
whimsicott — level-up, level 1
petilil — level-up, level 1
lilligant — level-up, level 1
foongus — level-up, level 1
amoonguss — level-up, level 1
joltik — level-up, level 1
galvantula — level-up, level 1
larvesta — egg
goomy — level-up, level 1
sliggoo — level-up, level 1
goodra — level-up, level 1
noibat — level-up, level 1
noivern — level-up, level 1
cutiefly — level-up, level 1
ribombee — level-up, level 1
sandygast — level-up, level 1
palossand — level-up, level 1
smoliv — level-up, level 5
dolliv — level-up, level 5