Giga Drain (move)

Giga Drain ギガドレイン Giga Drain

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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM19 in Generation II TM19 in Generation III TM19 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Giga Drain (Japanese: ギガドレイン Giga Drain) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II. Giga Drain is the strongest in a line of three Grass-type HP draining attacks, the other two being Absorb and Mega Drain.

Effect

Generation II

Giga Drain will inflict damage on the target and ½ of the damage dealt will be restored to the user as HP.

The base PP of Giga Drain is 5 in this generation.

Generation III

Giga Drain functions the same as in Generation II, however, when used on a Pokémon with the Liquid Ooze ability, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

Generation IV

The move's base PP was raised to 10. If the user has the Big Root as its held item, The user will receive 30% more HP than it would have. Big Root does not increase damage dealt. All other effects remain the same.

Generation V

The functions of this move are the same as in previous generations, however, the base power has been increased from 60 to 75.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0046 Paras Bug Grass 43 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 55 0191 Sunkern Grass 46 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM19

#   Pokémon Type 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0088 Grimer Poison 0089 Muk Poison 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0114 Tangela Grass 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0151 Mew Psychic 0152 Chikorita Grass 0153 Bayleef Grass 0154 Meganium Grass 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0182 Bellossom Grass 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 0191 Sunkern Grass 0192 Sunflora Grass 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0204 Pineco Bug 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 0241 Miltank Normal 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Paras, Parasect

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0046 Paras Bug Grass 43 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 51 0191 Sunkern Grass 42 0252 Treecko Grass 46 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 38 0285 Shroomish Grass 45 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 33 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM19

#   Pokémon Type 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0088 Grimer Poison 0089 Muk Poison 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0114 Tangela Grass 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0151 Mew Psychic 0152 Chikorita Grass 0153 Bayleef Grass 0154 Meganium Grass 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0182 Bellossom Grass 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 0191 Sunkern Grass 0192 Sunflora Grass 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0204 Pineco Bug 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 0241 Miltank Normal 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic 0252 Treecko Grass 0253 Grovyle Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0270 Lotad Water Grass 0271 Lombre Water Grass 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0273 Seedot Grass 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0285 Shroomish Grass 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0313 Volbeat Bug 0314 Illumise Bug 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0328 Trapinch Ground 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0331 Cacnea Grass 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0335 Zangoose Normal 0336 Seviper Poison 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 0357 Tropius Grass Flying Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Paras, Parasect
Beautifly

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 37 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 47 0046 Paras Bug Grass 33 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 39 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 37 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 44 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 44 0191 Sunkern Grass 41 0252 Treecko Grass 46 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 38 0285 Shroomish Grass 37 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 25 0387 Turtwig Grass 41 0388 Grotle Grass 47 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 51 0470 Leafeon Grass 43 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM19

#   Pokémon Type 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0088 Grimer Poison 0089 Muk Poison 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0114 Tangela Grass 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0151 Mew Psychic 0152 Chikorita Grass 0153 Bayleef Grass 0154 Meganium Grass 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0182 Bellossom Grass 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 0191 Sunkern Grass 0192 Sunflora Grass 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0204 Pineco Bug 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 0241 Miltank Normal 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic 0252 Treecko Grass 0253 Grovyle Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0270 Lotad Water Grass 0271 Lombre Water Grass 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0273 Seedot Grass 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0285 Shroomish Grass 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0313 Volbeat Bug 0314 Illumise Bug 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0328 Trapinch Ground 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0331 Cacnea Grass 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0335 Zangoose Normal 0336 Seviper Poison 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 0387 Turtwig Grass 0388 Grotle Grass 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 0406 Budew Grass 0407 Roserade Grass Poison 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0420 Cherubi Grass 0421 Cherrim Grass 0421 Cherrim Grass 0455 Carnivine Grass 0459 Snover Grass Ice 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 0465 Tangrowth Grass 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 0470 Leafeon Grass 0480 Uxie Psychic 0492 Shaymin Grass 0492 Shaymin Grass Flying 0493 Arceus Dark Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Paras, Parasect
Beautifly

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 37 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 47 0046 Paras Bug Grass 38 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 44 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 43 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 52 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 59 0191 Sunkern Grass 41 0252 Treecko Grass 46 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 38 0285 Shroomish Grass 37 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 25 0387 Turtwig Grass 41 0388 Grotle Grass 47 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 51 0470 Leafeon Grass 43 0495 Snivy Grass 34 0496 Servine Grass 40 0497 Serperior Grass 44 0546 Cottonee Grass 26 0548 Petilil Grass 26 0556 Maractus Grass 26 0590 Foongus Grass Poison 28 0591 Amoonguss Grass Poison 28 0616 Shelmet Bug 37 0617 Accelgor Bug 37 0640 Virizion Grass Fighting 37 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0001 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |










|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | * |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" |










|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0114 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tangela
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" |










|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0140 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kabuto
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" |










|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0315 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Roselia
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |










|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0406 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Budew
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |










|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0455 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Carnivine
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0043 Oddish Grass Poison Dream World 0102 Exeggcute Grass Poison Dream World 0283 Surskit Bug Water Dream World 0177 Natu Psychic Flying Dream World 0193 Yanma Bug Flying Dream World 0345 Lileep Rock Grass Dream World 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

File:Torterra Giga Drain prep.png Torterra File:Torterra Crunch Giga Drain.png Energy being drained File:Torterra Giga Drain heal.png Torterra getting healed File:Ninjask Giga Drain.png Ninjask
A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The three mountains on Torterra's back glow green. Glowing green energy beams then extend from the tops of the mountains at the opponent and wrap it up. Torterra then drains energy from the opponent. The energy beams go back into the mountains on Torterra's back when the attack is complete.
Paul's Torterra	Top-Down Training!		Debut
	Ninjask's body glows green and it flies above the opponent. It then starts flying in circles above the opponent's head, leaving behind a turquiose trail of energy as it does. Finally, when a turquiose circle appears above the opponent's head, Ninjask's eyes start to glow red while still spinning around and green static comes off the circle and hits the opponent, and its body glows green as the energy gets drained from it.
Paul's Ninjask	A Real Rival Rouser!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Torterra Parasect and Sunkern File:Vileplume Giga Drain Adventures.png Vileplume File:Seviper Giga Drain Adventures.png Seviper
The user releases a beam of energy at the opponent. The beam sticks to the opponent's body and sucks its energy, giving it to the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sunkern releases a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. The beam sticks to the opponent's body and absorbs its energy, giving it to Sunkern.
Gold's Sunbo	Stop Snoring, Slowking		Debut
	Parasect releases a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. The beam sticks to the opponent's body and absorbs its energy, giving it to to Parasect.
Crys's Parasee	Stop Snoring, Slowking		Debut
	Seviper bites down on the opponent, abosorbing its energy and giving it to Seviper.
Lucy's Seviper	VS. Shuckle		None
	Vileplume releases a beam of energy from the hole on the flower on its head at the opponent. When the beam of energy hits the opponent, it drains its energy.
Yayoi's Vileplume	VS. Vileplume II		None
	Torterra releases a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. The beam sticks to the opponents body and sucks their energy that flows back into Torterra's mouth who swallows it.
Diamond's Tru	VS Floatzel		None

In other languages

• Chinese: 超級吸收 Chāojí Xīshōu
• French: Giga-Sangsue
• German: Gigasauger
• Greek: Αποστράγγιση
• Italian: Gigassorb (Gen II-III), Gigassorbim. (Gen IV)
• Korean: 기가드레인 Giga Drain
• Portuguese: Giga Dreno
• Spanish: Giga-Drenado (Gen II), Gigadrenado (Gen III-present)
• Serbian: Giga Isisavanje

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

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