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Ability Reference · Gen III

Water Absorb

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

Full 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.

In-game description

If hit by a Water-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.

Stats

GenerationGen III
Total species24
Regular ability15
Hidden ability9

Regular ability (15 Pokémon)

Poliwag No. 0060 Poliwag Poliwhirl No. 0061 Poliwhirl Poliwrath No. 0062 Poliwrath Lapras No. 0131 Lapras Vaporeon No. 0134 Vaporeon Politoed No. 0186 Politoed Wooper No. 0194 Wooper Quagsire No. 0195 Quagsire Mantine No. 0226 Mantine Mantyke No. 0458 Mantyke Maractus No. 0556 Maractus Volcanion No. 0721 Volcanion Dracovish No. 0882 Dracovish Arctovish No. 0883 Arctovish Clodsire No. 0980 Clodsire

Hidden ability (9 Pokémon)

Only available through specific encounters (Dynamax Adventures, Tera Raids, hidden grottoes, etc.).

Chinchou No. 0170 Chinchou Lanturn No. 0171 Lanturn Cacnea No. 0331 Cacnea Cacturne No. 0332 Cacturne Tympole No. 0535 Tympole Palpitoad No. 0536 Palpitoad Seismitoad No. 0537 Seismitoad Dewpider No. 0751 Dewpider Araquanid No. 0752 Araquanid
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