Absorb Bulb

The Absorb Bulb (Japanese: きゅうこん Bulb) is a type of held item introduced in Generation V. It raises the holder's Special Attack when it is hit by a damaging Water-type move.

Absorb Bulb
きゅうこん
Bulb

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Introduced in Generation V

Pocket
Generation V	Items (Held items)
Generation VI	Items
Generation VII	Items
Generation VIII	Other Items

Fling
Power	30

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
BW B2W2 XY ORAS	N/A	100
SM USUM SwSh	N/A	2,000

Effect

If the holder is hit by a Water-type damaging move, it consumes the Absorb Bulb and its Special Attack is increased by one stage.

It does not activate if the holder already has +6 Special Attack stat stages (unless its Ability is Contrary, in which case it will not activate if the holder has -6 Special Attack stat stages). It does not activate if the holder is protected from or unaffected by the Water-type move (e.g. due to Water Absorb or Wonder Guard).

If multiple Pokémon each holding an Absorb Bulb or Luminous Moss are hit by a Water-type move at once, each hit Pokémon will consume their Absorb Bulb or Luminous Moss before Symbiosis transfers any item (including these items).

Cram-o-matic

Type	Points
Grass	8

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2	A consumable bulb. If the holder is hit by a Water-type move, its Sp. Atk will rise.
XY ORAS SM USUM	An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Sp. Atk if hit with a Water-type attack. It can only be used once.
SwSh	An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Sp. Atk if the holder is hit with a Water-type attack. It can only be used once.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
BW		Battle Subway (32 BP)
B2W2		Battle Subway/PWT (16 BP) Held by wild Roselia (1% chance) (dark grass only)
XY		Battle Maison (32 BP)
ORAS		Battle Maison (32 BP) Held by wild Oddish and wild Gloom (5% chance each)
SM USUM		Poni Plains (sometimes dropped after Cottonee or Petilil ambush encounters) Held by wild Cottonee and wild Petilil (5% chance each)
SwSh	Route 5	Battle Tower (10 BP) Held by wild Oddish, wild Gloom, wild Vileplume, wild Bellossom, wild Cottonee, and wild Whimsicott (5% chance each)
SwShIoA		Cram-o-matic (Grass: 82-90 points)

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	球根 Kàuhgān
Chinese	Mandarin	球根 Qiúgēn
French		Bulbe
German		Knolle
Italian		Bulbo
Korean		구근 Gugeun
Spanish		Tubérculo

External links

On Smogon's Itemdex:

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