Volt Absorb (Ability)

Volt Absorb (Japanese: ちくでん Electricity Storage) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Volt Absorb

ちくでん

Electricity Storage

Flavor text

Generation III
Turns electricity into HP.


Generation IV
Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move.


Generation V
Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move.


Generation VI
Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move.


Generation VII
Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move, instead of taking damage.


Generation VIII
Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move instead of taking damage.

Effect

Generation III

When a Pokémon with Volt Absorb is hit by a damaging Electric-type 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 protected from the Electric-type move.

Generation IV onward

Volt Absorb will now also activate when a Pokémon with it is hit by an Electric-type status move.

Multi-strike moves that are turned into Electric-type moves, such as by being affected by Electrify or Galvanize, will only activate this Ability once.

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

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Jolteon	Electric		Electric	Volt Absorb	None	Quick Feet
	Chinchou	Water	Electric	Volt Absorb	Illuminate	Water Absorb
	Lanturn	Water	Electric	Volt Absorb	Illuminate	Water Absorb
	Minun	Electric		Electric	Minus	None	Volt Absorb
	Pachirisu	Electric		Electric	Run Away	Pickup	Volt Absorb
	Thundurus Therian Forme	Electric	Flying	Volt Absorb	None	None
	Zeraora	Electric		Electric	Volt Absorb	None	None
	Dracozolt	Electric	Dragon	Volt Absorb	Hustle	Sand Rush
	Arctozolt	Electric	Ice	Volt Absorb	Static	Slush Rush
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation VIII games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later.

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

Pokéstar Studios opponents with Volt Absorb

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Steel Normal
Volt Absorb
HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd
100	100	100	100	100	100

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

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 Electric-type move, its HP is restored by the amount of damage it would have inflicted.

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

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Restores HP if damaged by an Electric-type move.
MDTD S	Restores the Pokémon's HP if the Pokémon is hit by an Electric-type move.
BSL	でんきタイプのわざのダメージをうけるとＨＰがかいふくする
Conq.	Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move.
MDGtI	Electric-type moves restore HP instead of damaging the Pokémon.* The Pokémon absorbs Electric-type moves, which restore its HP!*
SMD	The Pokémon absorbs Electric-type moves, which restore its HP!
MDRTDX	The Pokémon absorbs Electric-type moves to restore its HP.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Red's Eevee, Vee, is revealed to have Volt Absorb as his Ability when transformed into a Jolteon.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	蓄電 Chūkdihn
Chinese	Mandarin	蓄電 / 蓄电 Xùdiàn
French		Absorbe-Volt* Absorb Volt*
German		Voltabsorber
Italian		Assorbivolt
Korean		축전 Chukjeon
Portuguese		Absorção de Volts
Spanish		Absorbe Elec* Absor. Elec.*

Abilities that alter damage taken
Dry Skin • Flash Fire • Sap Sipper • Lightning Rod • Motor Drive • Storm Drain • Volt Absorb • Water Absorb

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