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

Target

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

Availability

Introduced	Generation VI
TM87 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM037 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

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 was TM87 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and is TM037 in Generation IX.

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.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Draining Kiss's PP was increased from 10 to 15.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

		Agile	Strong
Category	Special
PP	15

Power	50	40	60
Accuracy	100%	100%	100%
Action speed modifier
Self	0	0	+5
Target	0	+3	0
Additional effect
Heal	75%	75%	100%
		?	?
		?	?
Heals the user by a percentage of damage dealt

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 BDSP	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.
LA	The user attacks with an energy-draining kiss that restores the user’s HP.
SV	The user steals the target's HP with a kiss. The user's HP is restored by over half 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
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy			15^LA
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy			15^LA
037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field			15^LA
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field			15^LA
113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy			18^LA
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	1	1^SMUSUM
173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			15^LA
175		Togepi		Flying	Fairy			11^LA
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy			11^LA
242		Blissey		Fairy		Fairy			18^LA
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous	22^ORAS	22	12^SwShBDSP 11^LA	12
281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous	23^ORAS	23	12^SwShBDSP 11^LA	12
282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous	23^ORAS	23	12^SwShBDSP 11^LA	12
368		Gorebyss		Water 1		Water 1	11^ORAS	11	11^BDSP
370		Luvdisc		Water 2		Water 2	9^ORAS	9	9^BDSP	22
420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass			15^LA
421		Cherrim		Fairy	Grass			15^LA
427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like			16^LA
428		Lopunny		Field	Human-Like			16^LA
440		Happiny		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			18^LA
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy			11^LA
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous			1^SwShBDSP 11^LA	1
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral	23^ORAS	23	20^SwShBDSP	20
666		Vivillon		Bug		Bug	25	25		25
682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy	21	21	15^SwSh
683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy	21	21	15^SwSh
684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy	31	31	12^SwSh
685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy	31	31	12^SwSh
700		Sylveon		Field		Field	20	20	30^SwSh	30
707		Klefki		Mineral		Mineral	18	18	24^SwSh	24
742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy		16	18^SwSh
743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy		16	18^SwSh
764		Comfey		Grass		Grass		7	9^SwSh
786		Tapu Lele		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		1	15^SwSh
868		Milcery		Fairy	Amorphous			15^SwSh
869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous			15^SwSh
905		Enamorus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			14^LA	20
957		Tinkatink		Fairy		Fairy				17
958		Tinkatuff		Fairy		Fairy				17
959		Tinkaton		Fairy		Fairy				17
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM87	IX TM037
012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug			✔^SwSh
025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
026		Raichu		Field	Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
026		Raichu Alolan Form		Field	Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field			✔^SwSh
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field			✔^SwSh
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔^SwSh
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh	✔
173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh
174		Igglybuff		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh	✔
175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy			✔^SwSh
183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
196		Espeon		Field		Field				✔
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
238		Smoochum		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔^SwSh	✔
281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔^SwSh	✔
282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔^SwSh	✔
298		Azurill		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh	✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy			✔^SwSh
370		Luvdisc		Water 2		Water 2				✔
420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass			✔^SwSh
421		Cherrim		Fairy	Grass			✔^SwSh
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy			✔^SwSh
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔^SwSh	✔
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral			✔^SwSh	✔
480		Uxie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh	✔
481		Mesprit		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh	✔
482		Azelf		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh	✔
531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
666		Vivillon		Bug		Bug				✔
669		Flabébé		Fairy		Fairy				✔
670		Floette		Fairy		Fairy				✔
671		Florges		Fairy		Fairy				✔
682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh
700		Sylveon		Field		Field			✔^SwSh	✔
702		Dedenne		Field	Fairy				✔
707		Klefki		Mineral		Mineral			✔^SwSh	✔
716		Xerneas		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh
719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh	✔
728		Popplio		Water 1	Field			✔^SwSh
729		Brionne		Water 1	Field			✔^SwSh
730		Primarina		Water 1	Field			✔^SwSh
742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy			✔^SwSh
743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy			✔^SwSh
755		Morelull		Grass		Grass			✔^SwSh
756		Shiinotic		Grass		Grass			✔^SwSh
761		Bounsweet		Grass		Grass			✔^SwSh	✔
762		Steenee		Grass		Grass			✔^SwSh	✔
763		Tsareena		Grass		Grass			✔^SwSh	✔
764		Comfey		Grass		Grass			✔^SwSh
778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔^SwSh	✔
786		Tapu Lele		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh
788		Tapu Fini		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh
801		Magearna		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh	✔
856		Hatenna		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
857		Hattrem		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like			✔^SwSh	✔
860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like			✔^SwSh	✔
861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like			✔^SwSh	✔
868		Milcery		Fairy	Amorphous			✔^SwSh
869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous			✔^SwSh
876		Indeedee Male		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
876		Indeedee Female		Fairy		Fairy			✔^SwSh	✔
897		Spectrier		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
898		Calyrex		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh	✔
898		Calyrex Ice Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh	✔
898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔^SwSh	✔
905		Enamorus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
927		Dachsbun		Field	Mineral				✔
957		Tinkatink		Fairy		Fairy				✔
958		Tinkatuff		Fairy		Fairy				✔
959		Tinkaton		Fairy		Fairy				✔
963		Finizen		Field	Water 2				✔
964		Palafin		Field	Water 2				✔
987		Flutter Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
531		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.

Form change

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
025		Pikachu Pop Star		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	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.

By event

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
700		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.

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	Playable Users
Special	2	—	46	55	100%	An opponent	Absorbs	The more damage dealt to the target, the more this move restores the user's HP.*	Valerie & Sylveon Erika (Holiday 2020) & Comfey Kali (Furisode Girl)* & Azumarill Scottie/Bettie & Support Jigglypuff/Wigglytuff ^Egg Scottie/Bettie & Cleffa/Clefairy/Clefable ^Egg

Past description

Prior to Version 2.10.0*: 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

In Pokémon UNITE, Draining Kiss is Sylveon's second move. It is obtained by reaching level 6 and upgrading Baby-Doll Eyes into it instead of Calm Mind. The user blows a kiss at an enemy that goes back and forth between the user and the target multiple times. When the kiss touches the user, restore HP. When it hits the enemy, deal damage and decrease their movement speed for a short time. If the user and the enemy move too far away from each other, the kiss will disappear faster than normal. At level 12, the healing is increased.

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	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	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

	Sylveon

The user kisses the opponent, stealing their energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Sylveon	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 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 Deureinkiseu
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 Kiệt Sức

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
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 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (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

Generation IX TMs

001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019
020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038
039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057
058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076
077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095
096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114
115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133
134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 • 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152
153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160 • 161 • 162 • 163 • 164 • 165 • 166 • 167 • 168 • 169 • 170 • 171

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