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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 HP equal to half of the damage dealt to the target; this number is rounded down.

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, but with slightly fewer PP.

Giga Drain is a much more powerful option with the same effect, but with fewer PP.

Leech Life is a physical Bug-type equivalent with slightly fewer PP.

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Amoonguss	Grass / Poison	NU	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	RU	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