Giga Drain (move)
| Giga Drain ギガドレイン Giga Drain | ||||||||||||
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Giga Drain (Japanese: ギガドレイン Giga Drain) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II. Giga Drain is the strongest in a line of three Grass-type HP draining attacks, the other two being Absorb and Mega Drain.
Effect
Generation II
Giga Drain will inflict damage on the target and ½ of the damage dealt will be restored to the user as HP.
The base PP of Giga Drain is 5 in this generation.
Generation III
Functions the same as Generation II, however, when used on a Pokémon with the Liquid Ooze ability, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.
Generation IV
The move's base PP was raised to 10. If the user has the Big Root as its held item, The user will receive 30% more HP than it would have. Big Root does not increase damage dealt. All other effects remain the same.
Generation V
The functions of this move are the same as in previous generations, however, the base power has been increased from 60 to 75.
Learnset
Generation II
By leveling up
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By TM19
By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras, Parasect
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| 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.
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By TM19
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras, Parasect
Beautifly
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| 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.
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By TM19
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras, Parasect
Beautifly
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| 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.
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Generation V
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0001
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0114
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Tangela
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0140
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Kabuto
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0315
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Roselia
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0406
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Budew
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0455
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Carnivine
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass
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| 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.
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By event
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In the anime
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| A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. | |||
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The three mountains on Torterra's back glow green. Glowing green energy beams then extend from the tops of the mountains at the opponent and wrap it up. Torterra then drains energy from the opponent. The energy beams go back into the mountains on Torterra's back when the attack is complete. | ||
| Paul's Torterra | Top-Down Training! | Debut | |
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Ninjask's body glows green and it flies above the opponent. It then starts flying in circles above the opponent's head, leaving behind a turquiose trail of energy as it does. Finally, when a turquiose circle appears above the opponent's head, Ninjask's eyes start to glow red while still spinning around and green static comes off the circle and hits the opponent, and its body glows green as the energy gets drained from it. | ||
| Paul's Ninjask | A Real Rival Rouser! | None | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
 Torterra  Parasect and Sunkern | |||
| The user releases a beam of energy at the opponent. The beam sticks to the opponent's body and sucks its energy, giving it to the user. | |||
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Sunkern releases a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. The beam sticks to the opponent's body and absorbs its energy, giving it to Sunkern. | ||
| Gold's Sunbo | Stop Snoring, Slowking | Debut | |
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Parasect releases a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. The beam sticks to the opponent's body and absorbs its energy, giving it to to Parasect. | ||
| Crys's Parasee | Stop Snoring, Slowking | Debut | |
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Seviper bites down on the opponent, abosorbing its energy and giving it to Seviper. | ||
| Lucy's Seviper | VS. Shuckle | None | |
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Vileplume releases a beam of energy from the hole on the flower on its head at the opponent. When the beam of energy hits the opponent, it drains its energy. | ||
| Yayoi's Vileplume | VS. Vileplume II | None | |
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Torterra releases a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. The beam sticks to the opponents body and sucks their energy that flows back into Torterra's mouth who swallows it. | ||
| Diamond's Tru | VS Floatzel | None | |
In other languages
- Chinese: 超級吸收 Chāojí Xīshōu
- French: Giga-Sangsue
- German: Gigasauger
- Greek: Αποστράγγιση
- Italian: Gigassorb (Gen II-III), Gigassorbim. (Gen IV)
- Korean: 기가드레인 Giga Drain
- Portuguese: Giga Dreno
- Spanish: Giga-Drenado (Gen II), Gigadrenado (Gen III-present)
- Serbian: Giga Isisavanje
| Variations of the move Giga Drain | ||||
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| Generation II TMs | |
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| 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 | |
| Generation II HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 | |
| Generation III TMs | |
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| 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 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 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 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
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