Draining Kiss (move)

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Draining Kiss
ドレインキッス Drain Kiss

Battles

Type	Fairy
Category	Special
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	50
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation VI
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as all the moves before it this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Draining Kiss (Japanese: ドレインキッス Drain Kiss) is a damage-dealing Fairy-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Draining Kiss does damage and restores the user's HP by 75% of the damage dealt.

If the user is holding a Big Root, the HP restored is increased by 30%. Big Root does not increase the damage dealt.

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

Draining Kiss cannot be used if the user is under the effects of Heal Block.

Description

Games	Description
XY ORAS	The user steals the target's energy with a kiss. The user's HP is restored by over half of the damage taken by the target.
SM	The user steals the target's HP with a kiss. The user's HP is restored by over half of 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
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1
0280		Ralts		Amorphous		Amorphous	22^ORAS	22
0281		Kirlia		Amorphous		Amorphous	23^ORAS	23
0282		Gardevoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	23^ORAS	23
0368		Gorebyss		Water 1		Water 1	11^ORAS	11
0370		Luvdisc		Water 2		Water 2	9^ORAS	9
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral	23^ORAS	23
0666		Vivillon		Bug		Bug	25	25
0682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy	21	21
0683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy	21	21
0684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy	31	31
0685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy	31	31
0700		Sylveon		Field		Field	20	20
0707		Klefki		Mineral		Mineral	18	18
0742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy		16
0743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy		16
0764		Comfey		Grass		Grass		7
0786		Tapu Lele		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		1
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
0531		Audino		Fairy	Fairy	✔	✔
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.

Form change

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
025Po		Pikachu Pop Star		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	Upon changing into the Pop Star costume^ORAS
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 event

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0700		Sylveon^Lv. 10		Field		Field	Eevee House Sylveon XY Sylveon
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 GO

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Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Draining Kiss had a power of 15.
Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Draining Kiss had a power of 25, an energy bar of , and a duration of 2.8 seconds.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Sylveon
The user kisses the opponent, draining their energy.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Sylveon runs over to the opponent and gives it a kiss. The opponent starts to glow red, and a light yellow orb of energy flies off from the opponent and into Sylveon, draining the opponent's energy.
Penelope's Sylveon	Kindergarten Chaos!	Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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Pokémon	Method

The user kisses the opponent, stealing their energy.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Sylveon puts its lips on the opponent and kisses them. The opponent is then drained of its energy.
Y's Veevee	X & Y chapter	Debut

Trivia

Draining Kiss is the only obtainable HP-draining move in Pokémon GO.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	吸取之吻 Kāpchéui-jī Máhn * 吸收之吻 Kāpsāu-jī Máhn *
Chinese	Mandarin	吸取之吻 Xīqǔ-zhī Wěn * 吸收之吻 Xīshōu-zhī Wěn *
Dutch		Zuigende kus
French		Vampibaiser
German		Diebeskuss
Italian		Assorbibacio
Korean		드레인키스 Drain Kiss
Polish		Buziak niemocy
Portuguese	Brazil	Beijo Drenante
Portuguese	Portugal	Beijo Sugador
Spanish		Beso Drenaje
Vietnamese		Nụ Hôn Kiệt Sức

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