Volt Absorb (Ability)

Volt Absorb (Japanese: ちくでん Electricity Storage) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. All that have this Ability are Electric types.

Generation III
When a Pokémon with Volt Absorb is hit by a damaging move, its HP is restored by one quarter of its maximum HP, and the move will have no effect on that Pokémon (if a Pokémon with this Ability already has full HP, the Electric-type move will do nothing).

Volt Absorb will not activate if the Pokémon is from the Electric-type move.

Generation IV onward
Volt Absorb will now activate when a Pokémon with it is hit by an status move.

If a Pokémon with Volt Absorb is holding a Cell Battery, Volt Absorb absorbs the move, so the Cell Battery's effect is not triggered.

Outside of battle
Volt Absorb has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Volt Absorb

 * In the Generation V games, has no Hidden Ability.
 * In the Generation V and VI games, has Volt Absorb as its Hidden Ability, but it cannot be obtained by any legitimate means. Its Hidden Ability is replaced with  in Generation VII.

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, when a Pokémon with Volt Absorb is hit by an move, its HP is restored by the amount of damage it would have inflicted.

In Gates to Infinity and, Volt Absorb instead restores 20% of the Pokémon's maximum HP when hit by an Electric-type move.

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In other languages
Voltabsorber Absorbe electricidad Absorb Volt Assorbivolt ちくでん 蓄电（特性）