Storm Drain (Ability)

Storm Drain (Japanese: よびみず Pump Priming) is an ability introduced in Generation IV. Four Pokémon have this ability, all of which are Template:Type2.

Effect

In battle

Generations III and IV

Storm Drain is only effective in double battles, and a Pokémon with this ability will force all single-target Template:Type2 attacks used by other Pokémon to exclusively strike it, including those used by allies. Water-type moves have 100% accuracy whether they are aimed at a Storm Drain user or not. Storm Drain cannot redirect Surf, as it targets all Pokémon.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, a Pokémon with Storm Drain draws in all enemy Water-type attacks on the floor, and their damage/effect is completely neutralized.

Generation V

Along with its previous effects, Storm Drain also raises the Pokémon's Special Attack.

Outside of battle

Storm Drain has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Storm Drain

Single ability

No Pokémon have Storm Drain as their only ability.

Dual ability

Trivia

• Unlike with Lightningrod, no types are immune to Water, therefore, the four Pokémon with this ability take half or full damage from Water attacks, rendering it less useful in general than a Template:Type2 with Lightningrod.

In other languages

• Spanish: Colector
• Italian: Acquascolo

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.