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Drain Punch ドレインパンチ Drain Punch

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  75 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 IV TM60 in Generation IV

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 Template:Type2 move introduced 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.

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 takes damage instead of restoring HP.

If the user is holding the Big Root, Drain Punch will sap 30% more HP, but will not increase damage.

Generation V

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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground					36			'
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 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 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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0115 Kangaskhan Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0427 Buneary Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 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

Meditite Cacnea File:Drowzee Drain Punch.png Drowzee
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

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Riolu Drain Punch Adventures.png 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	VS. Meditite and Riolu II		Debut
	Kadabra punches the opponent with its fist, draining its energy in the process.
Battle Factory's Kadabra	VS Ledian		None

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Afvoerslag French Vampipoing German Ableithieb Greek Γροθιά Αποστράγγισης Hindi Drain Muka Italian Assorbipugno Korean 드레인펀치 Drain Punch Polish Skręto Cios Portuguese Brazil Soco Drenagem Portugal Ataque Chupão Spanish Latin America Golpe Agotador Spain Puño Drenaje

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

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