Drain Punch (move)

Drain Punch ドレインパンチ Drain Punch

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  75 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM60 in Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Drain Punch (Japanese: ドレインパンチ Drain Punch) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TM60 in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Drain Punch inflicts damage, and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP. If this attack deals 1 HP of damage, 1 HP will be restored to the user. Drain Punch has a base power of 60.

If Drain Punch breaks a substitute, no HP will be restored to the user. If HP is restored to the user when its current HP is greater than its maximum HP, its current HP will be set equal to its maximum HP.

If the target has the Ability Liquid Ooze, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

If the user has a Big Root as its held item, it will recover 30% more HP than it normally would. Big Root does not increase damage dealt.

Generation V

Drain Punch's base PP is raised to 10 and the power is increased from 60 to 75.

Description

Games Description An energy-draining punch. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground					44			'
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting					33			''''
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting					33			''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying	no
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass	no
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	no
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	no
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting	no
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM60		II TM60		III TM60		IV TM60		V --		VI TM08
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔						✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔						✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔						✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔						✔
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	✔						✔
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	✔						✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔						✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔						✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔						✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔						✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔						✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔						✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔						✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	✔						✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔						✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔						✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔						✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔						✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔						✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔						✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying	✔						✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying	✔						✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	✔						✔
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass	✔						✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔						✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	✔						✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	✔						✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	✔						✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	✔						✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass	✔						✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass	✔						✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	✔						✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	✔						✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	✔						✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	✔						✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	✔						✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass	✔						✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	✔						✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal	✔						✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock	✔						✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	✔						✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	✔						✔
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal	✔						✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal	✔						✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic	✔						✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal	✔						✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting	✔						✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel	✔						✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying	✔						✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	✔						✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal	✔						✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark	✔						✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					BW	B2W2
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal											✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal											✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal											✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal											✔
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison											✔
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison											✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic											✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic											✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic											✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic											✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison											✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic											✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic											✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting											✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal											✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal											✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic											✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic											✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic											✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic											✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying											✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying											✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying											✔
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass											✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic											✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal											✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass											✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass											✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass											✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass											✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass											✔
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass											✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting											✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic											✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic											✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic											✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal											✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass											✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark											✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal											✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock											✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic											✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic											✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic											✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic											✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic											✔
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal											✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal											✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic											✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal											✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting											✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel											✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting											✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting											✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying											✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting											✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal											✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark											✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal											✔
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting											✔
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting											✔
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting											✔
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground											✔
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass											✔
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting											✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting											✔
568		Trubbish	Poison		Poison											✔
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison											✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic											✔
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric											✔
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting											✔
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting											✔
622		Golett	Ground	Ghost											✔
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost											✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic											✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Fighting											✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0096 Drowzee Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 0115 Kangaskhan Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 0427 Buneary Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0533 Gurdurr Fighting Dream World - Dream Park 0559 Scraggy Dark Fighting Dream World - Dream Park Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Seismitoad Cacnea Drowzee Mienshao
The user's fist becomes enveloped in swirling green energy. It then punches the opponent, regaining health.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Cacnea's arm becomes surrounded by yellow streaks that spiral around its arm and its arm glows green. It then punches the opponent.
James's Cacnea	Once There Were Greenfields		Debut
	Meditite punches forward and its arm becomes surrounded in green energy with white streaks spiraling around it. When the attack hits the opponent, green sparks come off the opponent and onto Meditite, causing it to gain health.
Maylene's Meditite	Crossing the Battle Line!		None
	Drowzee's fist becomes surrounded in a green energy with yellow streaks spiraling around it. It then punches the opponent.
Azure's Drowzee	Beating the Bustle and Hustle!		None
	Seismitoad's fist becomes surrounded in a green orb of energy. It then punches the opponent.
Sean's father's Seismitoad	Battling the Bully!		None
Edmund's Seismitoad	The Clubsplosion Begins!		None
	Mienshao's fist becomes surrounded in a green orb of energy. It then punches the opponent.
Kylan's Mienshao	Evolution by Fire!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Riolu Kadabra
The user drains the energy of its opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Riolu strikes the opponent with one of its fists. When the fist makes contact, a black energy surrounds the opponent and is absorbed into Riolu's arm, draining its energy.
Maylene's Riolu	Magnificent Meditite and Really Riolu II		Debut
	Kadabra delivers a powerful punch to the opponent with one of its fists. As it strikes the opponent, its fist becomes surrounded in a bright aura. When the fist makes contact with the opponent, it absorbs some of its energy.
The Battle Factory's Kadabra	VS. Ledian		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Drain Punch is the only Fighting-type HP-draining move.
• Although introduced in Generation IV, no Pokémon in said generation are able to learn this move by leveling-up.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 吸收拳 Xīshōu Quán Dutch Afvoerslag French Vampipoing German Ableithieb Greek Γροθιά Αποστράγγισης Hindi ड्रेन मुक्का Drain Mukka Indonesian Drain Punch Italian Assorbipugno Korean 드레인펀치 Drain Punch Polish Skręto Cios Portuguese Brazil Soco Dreno Portugal Ataque Chupão Romanian Lovitura Istovitoare Spanish Latin America Golpe Agotador Spain Puño Drenaje

Variations of the move Giga Drain
Drain Punch • Horn Leech Giga Drain

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