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Belly Drum (move)

Belly Drum
はらだいこ Belly Drum
Belly Drum IX.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1 ♥
Jam  0  
Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Earn double the score in the next turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

Belly Drum (Japanese: はらだいこ Belly Drum) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Belly Drum deducts half of the user's maximum HP (rounded down) from its current HP and, in return, it maximizes the user's Attack stat by raising it to +6 stages, even if the user's temporary Attack bonus stages were below 0 prior to using Belly Drum.

Belly Drum fails if the user's current HP is less than half its maximum, or if the user's Attack is already at +6 (even if the user has Contrary).

If the user has Contrary, its Attack will be lowered to -6 stages (although the message will still say that the user maximized its Attack); even if the user's Attack is already at -6 stages, Belly Drum will deduct HP.

In Generation II handheld games only, if the Pokémon is under 50% HP when using the move, it will still have its Attack raised 2 stages due to a bug.

Belly Drum can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Rest to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Belly Drum, the user restores all of its HP before Belly Drum's HP deduction takes effect.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 A move that allows the user to consume half of its own HP in order to maximize its Attack.
GSC Reduces own HP to maximize Attack.
RSEColo.XD Maximizes Attack while sacrificing HP.
FRLG The user maximizes its Attack stat at the cost of half its full HP.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA 		The user maximizes its Attack stat in exchange for HP equal to half its max HP.
SV The user maximizes its Attack stat but loses HP equal to half its max HP.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
060   Poliwag
   Water 1 Water 1 37 37 31 31 31 31 48
061   Poliwhirl
   Water 1 Water 1 43 43 37 37 37 37 56
062   Poliwrath
  
  		Water 1 Water 1 1
108   Lickitung
   Monster Monster 60SwShBDSP
143   Snorlax
   Monster Monster 22 15RSE
13FRLG 		17 17 44 44 48SwShBDSP
186   Politoed
   Water 1 Water 1 1
263   Zigzagoon
   Field Field 41 41 45 45XY
37ORAS 		37 33
264   Linoone
   Field Field 53 53 59 59XY
43ORAS 		43 43
296   Makuhita
   Human-Like Human-Like 37 25 25 25 25 25BDSP 25
297   Hariyama
   Human-Like Human-Like 40 27 27 27XY
26ORAS 		26 26BDSP 26
335   Zangoose
   Field Field Rem.
446   Munchlax
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 44 44 48SwShBDSP
463   Lickilicky
   Monster Monster 60SwShBDSP
554   Darumaka
   Field Field 30 30 30 36
554   Darumaka
Galarian Form 		  Field Field 36
555   Darmanitan
   Field Field 30 30 30 38
555   Darmanitan
Galarian Form 		  Field Field 38
652   Chesnaught
  
  		Field Field 1 1
784   Kommo-o
  
  		Dragon Dragon 1 1
992   Iron Hands
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 84
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
004   Charmander
   Monster Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
079   Slowpoke
  
  		Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
079   Slowpoke
Galarian Form 		  Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔
104   Cubone
   Monster Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
108   Lickitung
   Monster Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
173   Cleffa
   Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
183   Marill
  
  		Water 1 Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
216   Teddiursa
   Field Field ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP ✔
240   Magby
   Human-Like Human-Like ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
298   Azurill
  
  		Water 1 Fairy ✔ ✔
335   Zangoose
   Field Field ✔USUM ✔BDSP
363   Spheal
  
  		Water 1 Field ✔ ✔ ✔
650   Chespin
   Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔
684   Swirlix
   Fairy Fairy ✔ ✔
819   Skwovet
   Field Field ✔ ✔
875   Eiscue
   Water 1 Field ✔ ✔
974   Cetoddle
   Field Field ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
060   Poliwag
   Water 1 Water 1 Pokéwalker - Blue Lake
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
363   Spheal
  
  		Water 1 Field Island Scan - Route 7USUM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By event

Generation II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
194   Wooper
  
  		Water 1 Field Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #1
New York City Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
096   Drowzee
   Human-Like Human-Like Wish Egg
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, Belly Drum is a move with 10PP. The user cuts its Belly to 1, and maximizes its Attack stat by raising it by up to 20 stages. It will fail if the user's Belly is at 1 or 0. It is affected by Taunt and Snatch.

In Super Mystery Dungeon, it instead reduces the user's Belly by 50. If it is used when the user's Belly is 50 or less, it fails.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Boosts the user's Attack to maximum, but empties its Belly to just one. It has no effect if the Belly is one or less.
MDTDS Boosts the user's Attack to its maximum value, but it empties the user's Belly to just 1. It has no effect if the Belly is 1 or less.
BSL じぶんの こうげきの だんかいが さいだいまで あがる しかし じぶんの おなかがへって １になってしまう おなかが １いかのときは こうかがない
MDGtI  UNUSED
SMD It makes your Belly emptier, but it boosts your Attack to the max! The state returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.


In the anime

       
Poliwag Hariyama
The user strikes its belly to maximize its attack power but loses stamina equal to half of its maximum stamina.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Poliwag Poliwag waves its body back and forth and taps its stomach with its tail three times. Its body then becomes outlined in red, raising its attack power, but cutting its stamina.
A Poliwag Max borrowed from the Pokémon Trainer's School Gonna Rule the School! Debut
  Hariyama Hariyama repeatedly hits its stomach with its hands, creating vibrations with each hit and maximizing its attack power in exchange for half of its stamina.
Hala's Hariyama Trial and Tribulation! None


In the manga

How I Became a Pokémon Card


Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

       
Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V
     
Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

Side series games

       
Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

   
MD: Red and Blue SMD

Trivia

  • Belly Drum is the only move that is capable of raising a single stat by more than three levels without Simple, not counting Psych Up, Power Swap, Guard Swap, and Heart Swap.
    • While Shell Smash causes a net total of eight stat changes, Belly Drum can cause more stat changes if the user has experienced at least a -3 stat change to its Attack stat, reaching twelve stat changes if the user has a -6 Attack stat change.
  • Due to how both this move and Darmanitan's Zen Mode Ability work, Belly Drum can force Darmanitan to change its form (unless it is at full HP and has an odd maximum HP).

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 腹鼓 Fūk Gú *
肚子打鼓 Tóuhjí Dágú *
肚子大鼓 Tóuhjí Daaihgú *
Mandarin 腹鼓 Fù Gǔ *
肚子鼓 Dùzi Gǔ *
肚子大鼓 Dùzi Dàgǔ *
肚子敲鼓 Dùzi Qiāogǔ
  Dutch Buikslag
  Finnish Vatsajymy
  French Cognobidon
  German Bauchtrommel
  Greek Στομαχόκρουση
  Italian Panciamburo
  Korean 배북 Baebuk
  Polish Bęben
Portuguese   Brazil Tambor Máximo (SM010-present, manga)
Tambor de Barriga
  Portugal Tambor de Barriga
  Russian Живот-барабан Zhivot-baraban
  Serbian Čeličenje
  Spanish Tambor
  Vietnamese Bụng Trống



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