Water Absorb

Effect

Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move.

Changes in Origin HeartGold

No changes listed.

Pokémon with this ability

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Regular ability (23)

All availabilityWhere to get itBattle onlyNOT AVAILABLE IN GAMENo known way to get it

Pokémon with Water Absorb as regular ability

Pokémon	Type	Ability	Availability
Poliwag	Water	Regular ability	Where to get it
Poliwhirl	Water	Regular ability	Where to get it
Poliwrath	WaterFighting	Regular ability	Where to get it
Lapras	WaterIce	Regular ability	Where to get it
Vaporeon	Water	Regular ability	Where to get it
Wooper	WaterGround	Regular ability	Where to get it
Quagsire	WaterGround	Regular ability	Where to get it
Mantine	WaterFlying	Regular ability	Where to get it
Suicune	Water	Regular ability	Where to get it
Cacnea	Grass	Regular ability	Where to get it
Cacturne	GrassDark	Regular ability	Where to get it
Mantyke	WaterFlying	Regular ability	Where to get it
Maractus	Grass	Regular ability	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Frillish	WaterGhost	Regular ability	Where to get it
Jellicent	WaterGhost	Regular ability	Where to get it
Volcanion	FireWater	Regular ability	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason Its only entry (Lake of Rage, April 16) replaces a grass slot on a map with no grass encounters, so it never appears.
Dracovish	WaterDragon	Regular ability	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Arctovish	WaterIce	Regular ability	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Clodsire	PoisonGround	Regular ability	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Artwork shows Wooper’s standard form. Paldean Wooper	PoisonGround	Regular ability	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason Only by breeding Clodsire, which is not in the game.
Artwork shows Ogerpon’s standard form. Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)	GrassWater	Regular ability	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason Its base Pokémon is not in the game.
Artwork shows Ogerpon’s standard form. Ogerpon (form 5)	GrassWater	Regular ability	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason Its base Pokémon is not in the game.
Artwork shows Lapras’s standard form. Gigantamax Lapras	WaterIce	Regular ability	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason The game has no Dynamax.

Hidden ability (7)

All availabilityWhere to get itBattle onlyNOT AVAILABLE IN GAMENo known way to get it

Pokémon with Water Absorb as hidden ability

Pokémon	Type	Ability	Availability
Chinchou	WaterElectric	Hidden ability	Where to get it
Lanturn	WaterElectric	Hidden ability	Where to get it
Tympole	Water	Hidden ability	Where to get it
Palpitoad	WaterGround	Hidden ability	Where to get it
Seismitoad	WaterGround	Hidden ability	Where to get it
Dewpider	WaterBug	Hidden ability	Where to get it
Araquanid	WaterBug	Hidden ability	Where to get it

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