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Recover

In Pokémon ChampionsGen I
Game

Pokémon Champions

NormalStatus

Heals the user by 50% of its max HP.

Power
–
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Hits
The user
On Showdown
0.6% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

Changes over time

How Recover changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Gen V

    The user restores 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded dropped: down. added: half up.

  2. Gen IV

    PP 20 → 5 Nerfed

  3. Gen II

    The user restores 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded down. dropped: Fails if (user's maximum HP - user's current HP + 1) is divisible by 256.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

The user restores 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded half up.

  • Healing: stopped by Heal Block

“The user regenerates its cells, restoring its own HP by up to half its max HP.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Good to know

Who runs Recover on Showdown

  1. Milotic29.3% of its sets
  2. Toxapex29.4% of its sets
  3. Pincurchin11.4% of its sets
  4. Mega Sableye77.7% of its sets
  5. Garganacl50.4% of its sets
  6. Reuniclus4.4% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Recover among their most used moves.

#20Milotic#76Toxapex#198Chimecho#206Garganacl#246Appletun

Who learns Recover

20 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

AlakazamStarmieSableyeMedichamMiloticChimechoReuniclusAvaluggToxapexAppletunAlcremieGarganaclGholdengoHydrappleMega AlakazamMega MedichamMega SableyeHisuian AvaluggMega StarmieMega Chimecho

All 68 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →