Generation III Ability
Water Absorb
Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Water Absorb 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.
“If hit by a Water-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.”
Water Absorb Data
- Introduced
- Generation III
- Pokémon
- 26
- In short
- Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Pokémon With Water Absorb
26 Pokémon can have Water Absorb.
Standard Ability
Water Absorb Questions & Answers
- What does Water Absorb do?
- 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.
- How many Pokémon have Water Absorb?
- 26 Pokémon can have Water Absorb.
- What Pokémon have Water Absorb?
- Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Lapras, and Vaporeon, and 21 more Pokémon can have Water Absorb — the full list is above.
- When was Water Absorb introduced?
- Water Absorb was introduced in Generation III.

























