Mega Drain (move)

Mega Drain
メガドレイン Mega Drain

Battles

Type	Grass
Category	Special
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	75
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range

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

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
TM21 in Generation I TM53 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests

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

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	3 ♥♥♥
Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Mega Drain (Japanese: メガドレイン Mega Drain) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM21 in Generation I and is TM53 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

Mega Drain is the second in a line of three Grass-type HP draining attacks, the other two being Absorb and Giga Drain.

Effect

Generations I and II

Mega Drain 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.

If Mega Drain 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.

In the Pokémon Stadium series and Generation II games, Mega Drain will always miss if the target has a substitute.

Mega Drain has 40 base power and 10 PP.

Generation III

Mega Drain will now properly heal the user when damaging a substitute, even if it was broken. If used on a Pokémon with the Liquid Ooze Ability, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

Mega Drain can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if the move Growth was used in the prior turn.

Generation IV and V

Mega Drain's base PP was increased to 15. If the user is holding a Big Root, the HP restored is increased by 30% (making the restored HP 65% of the damage dealt). Big Root does not increase the damage dealt.

Generation VI

Mega Drain cannot be used if the user is under the effects of Heal Block.

Generation VII

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Mega Drain's power was changed from 40 to 75, while its PP was reduced back to 10.

Description

Games	Description
StadStad2	A Grass-type attack. It adds half the HP it drained from the target to the attacker's HP.
GS C	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
RS EColoXD	An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
FRLG	A tough attack that drains half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
DP Pt HGSSPBR BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE	A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0043		Oddish		Grass		Grass				21	21	21^XY 19^ORAS	19^SMUSUM 22^PE
0044		Gloom		Grass		Grass				23	23	23^XY 19^ORAS	19^SMUSUM 27^PE
0045		Vileplume		Grass		Grass			1	1	1	1	1^SMUSUM
0114		Tangela		Grass		Grass		31	31	26	26^BW 23^B2W2	23	23^SMUSUM 34^PE
0140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3		46	49	36	36	36	36^SMUSUM
0141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3		51	55	36	36	36	36^SMUSUM
0182		Bellossom		Grass		Grass				1	1	1	1
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass		30	30	25	25	25	25
0188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass		36	36	28	28	28	28
0189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass		44	44	28	29	29	29
0191		Sunkern		Grass		Grass		10	13	5	5^BW 10^B2W2	10	10
0192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass				5	5^BW 10^B2W2	10	10
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon			26	26	26	26^XY 13^ORAS	13
0253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon						13^ORAS	13
0254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon						13^ORAS	13
0267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug			24	24	24	24^XY 22^ORAS	22
0270		Lotad		Water 1	Grass			43	19	19	19^XY 18^ORAS	18
0272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass				1	1	1	1
0285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass			16	17	17	17^XY 12^ORAS	12
0286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass			16	17	17	17^XY 12^ORAS	12
0315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass			17	13	13	13	13
0387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass				25	25	25	25
0388		Grotle		Monster	Grass				27	27	27	27
0389		Torterra		Monster	Grass				27	27	27	27
0406		Budew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered				13	13	13	13
0407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass				1	1	1	1
0465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass				26	26^BW 23^B2W2	23	23
0495		Snivy		Field	Grass					22	22	22
0496		Servine		Field	Grass					24	24	24
0497		Serperior		Field	Grass					24	24	24
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy					13	13	13
0547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy					1	1	1
0548		Petilil		Grass		Grass					13	13	13
0549		Lilligant		Grass		Grass					1	1	1
0556		Maractus		Grass		Grass					13	13	13
0590		Foongus		Grass		Grass					15	15	15
0591		Amoonguss		Grass		Grass					15	15	15
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug					20	20	20
0617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug					20	20	20
0755		Morelull		Grass		Grass							15
0756		Shiinotic		Grass		Grass							15
0769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous							18
0770		Palossand		Amorphous		Amorphous							18
0781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral							5
0797		Celesteela		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered							13
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups	Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0102		Exeggcute		Grass	Grass	✔
0114		Tangela		Grass	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0345		Lileep		Water 3	Water 3				✔	✔	✔
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		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I TM21	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII TM53	VIII --	IX --
0001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	✔						✔^PE
0002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass	✔						✔^PE
0003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass	✔						✔^PE
0012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	✔						✔^PE
0015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug	✔						✔^PE
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔						✔^PE
0024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	✔						✔^PE
0041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	✔						✔^PE
0042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	✔						✔^PE
0043		Oddish		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
0044		Gloom		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
0045		Vileplume		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
0046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔						✔^PE
0047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	✔						✔^PE
0048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	✔						✔^PE
0049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	✔						✔^PE
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
0070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
0071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
0072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	✔						✔^PE
0073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3	✔						✔^PE
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔^PE
088A		Grimer Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							✔^PE
0089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔^PE
089A		Muk Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							✔^PE
0092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔^PE
0093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔^PE
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔						✔^PE
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass							✔^PE
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
103A		Exeggutor Alola Form		Grass		Grass							✔^PE
0114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔						✔^PE
0140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3							✔^PE
0141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3							✔^PE
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	✔						✔^PE
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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Mega Drain inflicts damage and restores the user's HP based on the damage inflicted. In Gates to Infinity and Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, ½ of damage dealt will be restored to the user. In Gates to Infinity, the HP restored will be based off the HP lost by the target, while in Super Mystery Dungeon, the HP restored is based off the overall damage dealt. For example, Mega Drain dealing 120 damage to a target with 50 HP will restore 25 HP in Gates to Infinity, but 60 HP in Super Mystery Dungeon.

Pokémon Conquest


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Stars: ★★

Power: 26

Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Restores the user's HP by half the damage taken by the target.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Mega Drain

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

25

Energy cost

50

Duration

2.6 seconds

Damage window

0.95 - 2 seconds

Trainer Battles

Power

25

Energy cost

55

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility
None

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target. It also restores the user's HP based on the damage it inflicted.
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target, then restores the user's HP based on the damage inflicted.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえるあたえたダメージにおうじてじぶんのＨＰがかいふくする
Conq.	A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
MDGtI SMD	It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Morelull Budew Budew being healed Roserade
The opponent is hit with a blast of energy that absorbs its HP and gives it to the user.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Golbat's eyes glow yellow and it bites the opponent, draining their energy.
Mandi's Golbat	Round One - Begin!	Debut
	The bud on Budew's head glows white, and it shoots a dark green beam from its bud at the opponent. The green beam grabs the opponent, traps it inside and sucks its energy. As it does, the opponent becomes outlined in red and the beam turns red. The beam releases the opponent and goes back to Budew. Budew glows white when the beam goes back to it, and all of its injuries disappear.
Nando's Budew	Dawn of a New Era!	None
	Roserade sticks out its arms and releases a green beam from the flowers on its hands at the opponent.
Drew's Roserade	A Full Course Tag Battle!	None
	Morelull attaches its roots to the opponent. The roots then glow green, draining the opponent's energy.
A wild Morelull	Lulled to La-La Land!	None

In the dubbed version of Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile!, Clemont commented about Sawyer's Treecko using Mega Drain after their Gym battle. The move mentioned in the original Japanese version was Razor Leaf, a move that Treecko cannot legally learn.

In the manga

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga

Pokémon	Method
Butterfree
The user absorbs the opponent's energy.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Butterfree absorbs energy from the foe using its wings.
Midori's Butterfree	PW10	Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Venomoth Lilligant
The user drains the opponent's energy by coming into contact with them.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Venomoth flies into the opponent. When it makes contact with them, it drains a little bit of their energy.
Sabrina's Venomoth	Valiant Venomoth!	Debut
	Lilligant grabs the opponent and drains energy from them.
The Shadow Triad's Lilligant	Museum Showdown	None

In The Ariados up There, Gold's Sunkern, Sunbo, was revealed to know Mega Drain, but Gold was interrupted before he could finish the attack command.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Pokémon	Method
Sunkern
The user blasts the opponent, draining their energy.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Sunkern releases a blast of light from its body at the opponent, draining their energy.
Shu's Sunkern	GDZ77	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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
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Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	超級吸取 Chīukāp Kāpchéui * 百萬噸吸收 Baakmaahn-dēun Kāpsāu * 超級吸收 Chīukāp Kāpsāu *
Chinese	Mandarin	超級吸取 / 超级吸取 Chāojí Xīqǔ * 百萬噸吸收 / 百万吨吸收 Bǎiwàn-dùn Xīshōu *
Czech		Mega sání
Dutch		Mega Drain
Finnish		Megapoisto
French		Mega-Sangsue
German		Megasauger
Greek		Απομίζηση
Hindi		बड़ी नाली Badi Naali
Italian		Megassorbimento* Megassorbim.*
Korean		메가드레인 Megadeurein
Polish		Mega Odpływ* Mega Osuszanie*
Portuguese	Brazil	Megadreno (games, anime, TCG, PS496) Mega Dreno (PS073)
Portuguese	Portugal	Megadreno
Romanian		Curățenia Completă
Serbian		Mega isisavanje
Spanish	Latin America	"Haz con el lo que quieras"* (EP075) Megarrío (DP004) Megadrenado (XY064)
Spanish	Spain	Megaagotar* Mega Agotar*
Swedish		Vattenattack* Megasug*
Turkish		Mega Boşaltma
Vietnamese		Hút Năng Lượng

Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05

Generation VII TMs
SM USUM
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Mega Drain (move)

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Effect

Generations I and II

Generation III

Generation IV and V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By breeding

By TM

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Pokémon Conquest

Pokémon GO

Description

In the anime

In the manga

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

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