Belly Drum (move)

Belly Drum はらだいこ Belly Drum

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Battles 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 Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Belly Drum (Japanese: はらだいこ Belly Drum) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Belly Drum deducts one half of the user's maximum HP from its current HP and, in return, it maximizes the user's Attack stat by raising it up 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.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0060 Poliwag Water 37 0061 Poliwhirl Water 43 0143 Snorlax Normal 22 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0035 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Clefairy
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Marill, Azumarill |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0079 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0104 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cubone
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0108 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0183 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Marill
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0096 Drowzee Psychic New York City Pokémon Center 0194 Wooper Water Ground New York City Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0060 Poliwag Water 37 0061 Poliwhirl Water 43 0143 Snorlax Normal 15 0143 Snorlax Normal 13 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 41 0264 Linoone Normal 53 0296 Makuhita Fighting 37 0297 Hariyama Fighting 40 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0079 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0104 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cubone
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0108 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0173 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cleffa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Marill, Azumarill |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0183 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Marill
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Zigzagoon, Linoone

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0096 Drowzee Psychic Wish Events Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0060 Poliwag Water 31 0061 Poliwhirl Water 37 0143 Snorlax Normal 17 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 41 0264 Linoone Normal 53 0296 Makuhita Fighting 25 0297 Hariyama Fighting 27 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0079 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0104 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cubone
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0108 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0173 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cleffa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Marill, Azumarill |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0183 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Marill
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Zigzagoon, Linoone |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Zigzagoon, Linoone |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita, Hariyama

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Special move

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0060 Poliwag Water Pokéwalker - Blue Lake Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0060 Poliwag Water 31 0061 Poliwhirl Water 37 0143 Snorlax Normal 17 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 45 0264 Linoone Normal 59 0296 Makuhita Fighting 25 0297 Hariyama Fighting 27 0554 Darumaka Fire 30 0555 Darmanitan Fire 30 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0004 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Charmander
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0079 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0104 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cubone
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung, Darumaka, Darmanitan |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0108 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0173 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cleffa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Marill, Azumarill |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0183 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Marill
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Zigzagoon, Linoone |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0216 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Teddiursa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Zigzagoon, Linoone, Darumaka, Darmanitan |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita, Hariyama

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

Poliwag
The user taps its belly to cut its HP to gain attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Poliwag swings its tail and taps its stomach with it twice, making Poliwag get a red outline.
A Poliwag Max borrowed from the Pokémon Trainer's School	Gonna Rule the School!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Snorlax
The user repeatedly taps their stomach with their fists.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Snorlax repeatedly taps its stomach with its fists, transforming physical power into combat power.
Red's Snor	Forretress of Solitude		Debut

Trivia

• Belly Drum is the only move that is capable of raising a stat more than 3 levels.
• No Pokémon introduced in Generations II and IV learn Belly Drum by level up.
• 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, up to 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.

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Buikslag European French Cognobidon German Buchtrommel Greek Στομαχόκρουση Italian Panciamburo Korean 배북 Baebuk Serbian Čeličenje

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