Storm Drain (Ability)

Storm Drain	よびみず
	Pump Priming
Flavor text Generation IV The Pokémon draws in all Water-type moves. Generation V Draws in all Water-type moves to up Sp. Attack. Generation VI Draws in all Water-type moves to boost its Sp. Atk stat. Generation VII Draws in all Water-type moves. Instead of being hit by Water-type moves, it boosts its Sp. Atk. Generation VIII Draws in all Water-type moves. Instead of being hit by Water-type moves, it boosts its Sp. Atk. Generation IX The Pokémon draws in all Water-type moves. Instead of taking damage from them, its Sp. Atk stat is boosted.

Storm Drain (Japanese: よびみず Pump Priming) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

Storm Drain forces the single-target Water-type moves used by foes or by allies to target the Pokémon with this Ability.

If another Pokémon becomes the center of attention, Water-type moves will be directed to it instead of the Pokémon with Storm Drain.

Water-type moves will never miss the Pokémon with this Ability, unless it is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dive or Fly (Surf will never miss a Pokémon in the semi-invulnerable turn of Dive). Storm Drain can only redirect Dive on the turn Dive deals damage.

In Triple Battles, Storm Drain cannot redirect Water-type moves if the Pokémon is out of range.

Generation IV

Storm Drain cannot redirect Water-type Judgment or Natural Gift.

Generation V onward

Along with its previous effects, Storm Drain also gives the Pokémon immunity to all Water-type moves, and it raises the Pokémon's Special Attack by one stage whenever it is hit by one. Water-type multi-strike moves (such as Water Shuriken or Water-type moves affected by Parental Bond) will only activate this effect once. This effect will not activate if the Pokémon is protected from the Water-type move.

If a Pokémon with Storm Drain is targeted by a Water-type move while holding an Absorb Bulb or Luminous Moss, Storm Drain absorbs the move so the item's effect is not triggered.

Storm Drain can now redirect Water-type Hidden Power, Judgment, and Natural Gift.

The Abilities Mold Breaker, Teravolt, Turboblaze, and Neutralizing Gas, and the move G-Max Hydrosnipe ignore Storm Drain and hit the intended target. The Abilities Propeller Tail and Stalwart and the move Snipe Shot bypass the targeting effect of Storm Drain but not the Water-type immunity.

Outside of battle

In Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, if a Pokémon with Storm Drain is in the first place in the party (even if fainted), then there is a 50% chance the game will force an encounter with a Water-type Pokémon, if one is possible.

Pokémon with Storm Drain

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Lileep	Rock	Grass	Suction Cups	None	Storm Drain
	Cradily	Rock	Grass	Suction Cups	None	Storm Drain
	Shellos	Water		Water	Sticky Hold	Storm Drain	Sand Force
	Gastrodon	Water	Ground	Sticky Hold	Storm Drain	Sand Force
	Finneon	Water		Water	Swift Swim	Storm Drain	Water Veil
	Lumineon	Water		Water	Swift Swim	Storm Drain	Water Veil
	Maractus	Grass		Grass	Water Absorb	Chlorophyll	Storm Drain
	Tatsugiri Curly Form	Dragon	Water	Commander	None	Storm Drain
	Tatsugiri Droopy Form	Dragon	Water	Commander	None	Storm Drain
	Tatsugiri Stretchy Form	Dragon	Water	Commander	None	Storm Drain
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation IX games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later. For Generation VIII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IX or later.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time and Darkness, a Pokémon with Storm Drain draws in all enemy Water-type attacks on the floor, completely neutralizing them.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, the effect is now only room-wide.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Storm Drain also increases the Pokémon's Special Attack by one stage when hit by a Water-type move.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Draws Water-type moves to the Pokémon and absorbs them without harm. BSL みずタイプの わざを あつめて そのわざの こうかをうけない MDGtI Unavailable SMD The Water-type moves of enemies in the same room are drawn to the Pokémon and absorbed. When the Pokémon absorbs Water-type moves, its Sp. Atk goes up!

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 引水 Yáhnséui Mandarin 引水 Yǐnshuǐ French Lavabo German Sturmsog Italian Acquascolo Korean 마중물 Majungmul Spanish Colector Vietnamese Dẫn Nước

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