Ability profile
Volt Absorb Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation III
Pokémon with ability
13
Effect
Whenever an Electric-type move hits this Pokémon, it heals for 1/4 of its maximum HP, negating any other effect on it. This ability will not take effect if this Pokémon is Ground-type and thus immune to Electric moves. Electric moves will ignore this Pokémon's Substitute. This effect includes non-damaging moves, i.e. Thunder Wave.
Flavor text
Turns electricity into HP.
Quick summary
Volt Absorb is a main-series ability from Generation III. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation III
Volt Absorb first appeared in Generation III. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Volt Absorb is used in main-series battles and links to 13 species profiles below.
13 Pokémon can have Volt Absorb in the official dataset.
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