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Water Absorb

Water Absorb

Ability used by 9 Emerald Pokémon.

Flavor

In-game flavor text and effect notes for this ability.

Flavor Text

Changes water into HP.

Short Effect

Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Effect

Whenever a Water-type move hits this Pokémon, it heals for 1/4 of its maximum HP, negating any other effect on it. Water moves will ignore this Pokémon's Substitute.

Pokémon

Pokémon that can have this ability in this game.

Poliwag

#60Slot 1

Water

Poliwhirl

#61Slot 1

Water

Poliwrath

#62Slot 1

WaterFighting

Lapras

#131Slot 1

WaterIce

Vaporeon

#134Slot 1

Water

Politoed

#186Slot 1

Water

Wooper

#194Slot 2

WaterGround

Quagsire

#195Slot 2

WaterGround

Mantine

#226Slot 2

WaterFlying

Volt Absorb

Oblivious

Water Absorb

Emerald ability

Pokémon

9

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