Storm Drain (Ability)

Storm Drain (Japanese: よびみず Pump Priming) is an ability introduced in Generation IV. Seven Pokémon have this ability, four of which are Template:Type2 and the remaining being Template:Type2.

Effect

In battle

Generation 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 gives Pokémon immunity to all Water-type attacks and raises the Pokémon's Special Attack whenever they are hit by one.

Outside of battle

Storm Drain has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Storm Drain

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	Suction Cups	None	Storm Drain
0346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	Suction Cups	None	Storm Drain
0422		Shellos	Water		Water	Sticky Hold	Storm Drain	Sand Force
0423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground	Sticky Hold	Storm Drain	Sand Force
0456		Finneon	Water		Water	Swift Swim	Storm Drain	Water Veil
0457		Lumineon	Water		Water	Swift Swim	Storm Drain	Water Veil
0556		Maractus	Grass		Grass	Water Absorb	Chlorophyll	Storm Drain
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Trivia

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

In other languages

• French: Lavabo
• German: Sturmsog
• Greek: Θυελλώδης Απορρόφηση
• Italian: Acquascolo
• Korean: 마중물 Majungmul
• Spanish: Colector

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