Storm Drain (Ability)

Storm Drain	よびみず
	Pump Priming
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV The Pokémon draws in all Water-type moves. Generation V Draws in all Water-type moves to up Sp. Attack. Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Storm Drain (Japanese: よびみず Pump Priming) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Seven Pokémon have this Ability, four of which are Water-type and the remaining being Grass-type.

Effect

In battle

Generation IV

Storm Drain forces all single-target Water-type attacks to strike the Pokémon with this Ability in Double Battles, including those used by allies. In a Single Battle, it will cause the Pokémon with this Ability to always be hit by Water-type moves. Storm Drain cannot redirect Surf, as it targets multiple Pokémon. Storm Drain cannot redirect Water-type Hidden Power or Judgement.

If another Pokémon becomes the center of attention, Water-type moves will be directed to it instead of the Pokémon with Storm Drain.

Generation V

Along with its previous effects, Storm Drain also gives the Pokémon immunity to all Water-type attacks and raises the Pokémon's Special Attack by one stage whenever they are hit by one.

Storm Drain does not draw Soak in a Double Battle.

Storm Drain can redirect a Water-type Hidden Power.

Outside of battle

Storm Drain has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, a Pokémon with Storm Drain draws in all enemy Water-type attacks on the floor, and their damage/effect is completely neutralized. Dungeon enemies with Storm Drain can negate the Storm Drain of the player's team member(s).

Pokémon with Storm Drain

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	Suction Cups	None	Storm Drain
0346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	Suction Cups	None	Storm Drain
0422		Shellos	Water		Water	Sticky Hold	Storm Drain	Sand Force
0423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground	Sticky Hold	Storm Drain	Sand Force
0456		Finneon	Water		Water	Swift Swim	Storm Drain	Water Veil
0457		Lumineon	Water		Water	Swift Swim	Storm Drain	Water Veil
0556		Maractus	Grass		Grass	Water Absorb	Chlorophyll	Storm Drain
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Trivia

• Unlike with Lightningrod, no types are immune to Water, therefore, in Generation IV, the four Pokémon with this Ability took half or full damage from Water attacks, rendering it less useful in general than a Ground-type with Lightningrod.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 引水 Yǐnshuǐ French Lavabo German Sturmsog Greek Θυελλώδης Απορρόφηση Italian Acquascolo Korean 마중물 Majungmul Portuguese Tempestade Drenadora Spanish Colector

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