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Absorb

Type	Power	Accuracy	PP	Priority	Damage	Target
Grass	20	100%	25	0	Special	Single non-user

Description

Deals damage. The user recovers half of the HP lost by the target, rounded up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3x normal, rounded half down. If the target has the ability Liquid Ooze, no HP will be restored and the user will take damage equal to the amount it would otherwise have healed instead.

Competitive Use

Absorb's damage output is pathetic and any HP regained is minuscule. If your Pokemon can use Giga Drain, use that; otherwise, any other Grass-type move is essentially better in every respect.

Related Moves

Mega Drain is a more powerful option with the same effect.

Giga Drain is a much more powerful option with the same effect.

Leech Life is a physical Bug-type equivalent.

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Amoonguss	Grass / Poison	RU	Effect Spore / Regenerator	114	85	70	85	80	30	464
Beautifly	Bug / Flying	NU	Swarm / Rivalry	60	70	50	90	50	65	385
Bellossom	Grass	NU	Chlorophyll / Healer	75	80	85	90	100	50	480
Breloom	Grass / Fighting	OU	Effect Spore / Poison Heal / Technician	60	130	80	60	60	70	460
Budew	Grass / Poison	LC	Natural Cure / Poison Point / Leaf Guard	40	30	35	50	70	55	280
Cacnea	Grass	LC	Sand Veil / Water Absorb	50	85	40	85	40	35	335
Cacturne	Grass / Dark	NU	Sand Veil / Water Absorb	70	115	60	115	60	55	475
Cottonee	Grass	LC	Prankster / Infiltrator / Chlorophyll	40	27	60	37	50	66	280
Foongus	Grass / Poison	LC	Effect Spore / Regenerator	69	55	45	55	55	15	294
Frillish	Water / Ghost	LC	Water Absorb / Cursed Body / Damp	55	40	50	65	85	40	335
Jellicent	Water / Ghost	OU	Water Absorb / Cursed Body / Damp	100	60	70	85	105	60	480
Kabuto	Rock / Water	LC	Swift Swim / Battle Armor / Weak Armor	30	80	90	55	45	55	355
Kabutops	Rock / Water	RU	Swift Swim / Battle Armor / Weak Armor	60	115	105	65	70	80	495
Lilligant	Grass	RU	Chlorophyll / Own Tempo / Leaf Guard	70	60	75	110	75	90	480
Lotad	Water / Grass	LC	Swift Swim / Rain Dish / Own Tempo	40	30	30	40	50	30	220
Ludicolo	Water / Grass	NU	Swift Swim / Rain Dish / Own Tempo	80	70	70	90	100	70	480
Maractus	Grass	NU	Water Absorb / Chlorophyll / Storm Drain	75	86	67	106	67	60	461
Oddish	Grass / Poison	LC	Chlorophyll / Run Away	45	50	55	75	65	30	320
Petilil	Grass	LC	Chlorophyll / Own Tempo / Leaf Guard	45	35	50	70	50	30	280
Roselia	Grass / Poison	NU	Natural Cure / Poison Point / Leaf Guard	50	60	45	100	80	65	400
Roserade	Grass / Poison	UU	Natural Cure / Poison Point / Technician	60	70	55	125	105	90	505
Sceptile	Grass	RU	Overgrow / Unburden	70	85	65	105	85	120	530
Shroomish	Grass	LC	Effect Spore / Poison Heal / Quick Feet	60	40	60	40	60	35	295
Sunflora	Grass	NU	Chlorophyll / Solar Power / Early Bird	75	75	55	105	85	30	425
Sunkern	Grass	LC	Chlorophyll / Solar Power / Early Bird	30	30	30	30	30	30	180
Tangela	Grass	NU	Chlorophyll / Leaf Guard / Regenerator	65	55	115	100	40	60	435
Tangrowth	Grass	RU	Chlorophyll / Leaf Guard / Regenerator	100	100	125	110	50	50	535
Torterra	Grass / Ground	NU	Overgrow / Shell Armor	95	109	105	75	85	56	525
Treecko	Grass	LC	Overgrow / Unburden	40	45	35	65	55	70	310
Turtwig	Grass	LC	Overgrow / Shell Armor	55	68	64	45	55	31	318
Vileplume	Grass / Poison	NU	Chlorophyll / Effect Spore	75	80	85	100	90	50	480
Whimsicott	Grass	RU	Prankster / Infiltrator / Chlorophyll	60	67	85	77	75	116	480