Draining Kiss (move)

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	0
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range

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

Availability

Introduced	Generation VI
TM87 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

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. It is TM87 in Generation VIII.

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% (making the restored HP 97.5% of the damage dealt). 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.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Draining Kiss's PP was increased from 10 to 15.

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 USUM SwSh	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
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy			15^LA
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy			15^LA
037A		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field			15^LA
038A		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field			15^LA
0113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy			18^LA
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1^SMUSUM
0173		Cleffa		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			15^LA
0175		Togepi		Flying	Fairy			11^LA
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy			11^LA
0242		Blissey		Fairy		Fairy			18^LA
0280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous	22^ORAS	22	12^SwSh^BDSP 11^LA
0281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous	23^ORAS	23	12^SwSh^BDSP 11^LA
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous	23^ORAS	23	12^SwSh^BDSP 11^LA
0368		Gorebyss		Water 1		Water 1	11^ORAS	11	11^BDSP
0370		Luvdisc		Water 2		Water 2	9^ORAS	9	9^BDSP
0420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass			15^LA
0421		Cherrim		Fairy	Grass			15^LA
0427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like			16^LA
0428		Lopunny		Field	Human-Like			16^LA
0440		Happiny		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			18^LA
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy			11^LA
0475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous			1^SwSh^BDSP 11^LA
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral	23^ORAS	23	20^SwSh^BDSP
0666		Vivillon		Bug		Bug	25	25
0682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy	21	21	15^SwSh
0683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy	21	21	15^SwSh
0684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy	31	31	12^SwSh
0685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy	31	31	12^SwSh
0700		Sylveon		Field		Field	20	20	30^SwSh
0707		Klefki		Mineral		Mineral	18	18	24^SwSh
0742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy		16	18^SwSh
0743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy		16	18^SwSh
0764		Comfey		Grass		Grass		7	9^SwSh
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	15^SwSh
0868		Milcery		Fairy	Amorphous			15^SwSh
0869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous			15^SwSh
0905		Enamorus		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			14^LA
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 --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM87	IX --
0012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug			✔^SwSh
0025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy			✔^SwSh
0026		Raichu		Field	Fairy			✔^SwSh
026A		Raichu Alolan Form		Field	Fairy			✔^SwSh
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
037A		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field			✔^SwSh
038A		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field			✔^SwSh
0039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
0040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔^SwSh
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			✔^SwSh
0173		Cleffa		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			✔^SwSh
0174		Igglybuff		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			✔^SwSh
0175		Togepi		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			✔^SwSh
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy			✔^SwSh
0183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy			✔^SwSh
0184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy			✔^SwSh
0238		Smoochum		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			✔^SwSh
0280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔^SwSh
0281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔^SwSh
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔^SwSh
0298		Azurill		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			✔^SwSh
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy			✔^SwSh
0420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass			✔^SwSh
0421		Cherrim		Fairy	Grass			✔^SwSh
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy			✔^SwSh
0475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔^SwSh
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral			✔^SwSh
0480		Uxie		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			✔^SwSh
0481		Mesprit		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			✔^SwSh
0482		Azelf		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			✔^SwSh
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
0682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
0683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
0684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
0685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
0700		Sylveon		Field		Field			✔^SwSh
0707		Klefki		Mineral		Mineral			✔^SwSh
0716		Xerneas		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			✔^SwSh
0719		Diancie		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			✔^SwSh
0728		Popplio		Water 1	Field			✔^SwSh
0729		Brionne		Water 1	Field			✔^SwSh
0730		Primarina		Water 1	Field			✔^SwSh
0742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy			✔^SwSh
0743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy			✔^SwSh
0755		Morelull		Grass		Grass			✔^SwSh
0756		Shiinotic		Grass		Grass			✔^SwSh
0761		Bounsweet		Grass		Grass			✔^SwSh
0762		Steenee		Grass		Grass			✔^SwSh
0763		Tsareena		Grass		Grass			✔^SwSh
0764		Comfey		Grass		Grass			✔^SwSh
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔^SwSh
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			✔^SwSh
0788		Tapu Fini		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			✔^SwSh
0801		Magearna		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			✔^SwSh
0856		Hatenna		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
0857		Hattrem		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
0858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
0859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like			✔^SwSh
0860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like			✔^SwSh
0861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like			✔^SwSh
0868		Milcery		Fairy	Amorphous			✔^SwSh
0869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous			✔^SwSh
0876		Indeedee Male		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
876F		Indeedee Female		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
0898		Calyrex		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			✔^SwSh
898I		Calyrex Ice Rider		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			✔^SwSh
898S		Calyrex Shadow Rider		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			✔^SwSh
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 Mystery Dungeon series

Draining Kiss inflicts damage, and ½ of the damage dealt will be restored to the user as HP.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Special	2	—	46	55	100%	An opponent	Absorbs	The more damage dealt to the target, the more this move restores the user's HP.*

Past Description

Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Restores the user's HP based on the amount of damage dealt to the target.

Pokémon GO

Draining Kiss

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

60

Energy cost

50

Duration

2.6 seconds

Damage window

1 - 1.3 seconds

Trainer Battles

Power

60

Energy cost

55

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By GO Snapshot

Formerly eligible

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 30, 2016
- Power: 15 → 25
February 16, 2017
- Power: 25 → 60
- Energy cost: 20 → 50
- Duration: 2.8 → 2.6 seconds

Description

Games	Description
SMD MDRTDX	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
Sylveon Tapu Lele
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
	Tapu Lele kisses the opponent, which creates lines of light yellow waves that go from the opponent to Tapu Lele, draining the opponent's energy. Tapu Lele's body then glows a faint white, with a light green glow surrounding it.
Tapu Lele (anime)	Rising from the Ruins!	None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Sylveon
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	Sylveon Enchants	Debut

In PASS17, Opal's Alcremie was revealed to know Draining Kiss, but she was never seen using the move.

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

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

Trivia

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

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 *
Czech		Vysávací polibek
Dutch		Zuigende kus
French		Vampibaiser
German		Diebeskuss
Italian		Assorbibacio
Korean		드레인키스 Drain Kiss
Polish		Buziak Niemocy
Portuguese	Brazil	Beijo Drenante
Portuguese	Portugal	Beijo Sugador
Russian		Поцелуй Вампира Potseluy Vampira
Spanish	Latin America	Beso Drenador
Spanish	Spain	Beso Drenaje
Thai		เดรนคิส
Vietnamese		Nụ Hôn Hấp Thụ

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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