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, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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

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

Belly Drum on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Belly Drum on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

Belly Drum deducts half of the user's maximum HP (rounded down) 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, or if the user's Attack is already at +6.

In the Mystery Dungeon series, Belly Drum has the same Attack-maximizing effect but empties the user's Belly instead of reducing the user's HP.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A move that allows the user to consume half of its own HP in order to maximize its Attack. GSC Reduces own HP to maximize Attack. RSEColo.XD Maximizes Attack while sacrificing HP. FRLG The user maximizes its Attack stat at the cost of half its full HP. DPPtHGSSBWB2W2 The user maximizes its Attack stat in exchange for HP equal to half its max HP.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
060		Poliwag	Water		Water	37			37			31				31
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	43			43			37				37
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	22			15	13	17				17
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal	no			41			41				45
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal	no			53			53				59
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	no			37			25				25
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	no			40			27				27
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire	no			no			no				30
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire	no			no			no				30
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal
173		Cleffa*	Normal		Normal
183		Marill	Water		Water
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	no			no
240		Magby	Fire		Fire	no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 060 PoliwagLv.15 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.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 194 Wooper Water Ground Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #1 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 096 Drowzee Psychic New York Pokémon Center Wish Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Poliwag
The user taps its belly to cut its HP to gain attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Poliwag	Poliwag waves its body back and forth and taps its stomach with its tail three times. Its body then becomes outlined in red, raising its attack power, but cutting its health.
A Poliwag Max borrowed from the Pokémon Trainer's School	Gonna Rule the School!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Belly Drum is the only move that is capable of raising a stat more than 3 levels, not counting Psych Up, Power Swap, Guard Swap, and Heart Swap.
• 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, reaching 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 Mandarin Chinese 肚子大鼓 Dùzi Dàgǔ Dutch Buikslag French Cognobidon German Bauchtrommel Greek Στομαχόκρουση Italian Panciamburo Korean 배북 Baebuk Portuguese Brazil Tambor de Barriga Portugal Defesa de Barriga Serbian Čeličenje Spanish Tambor

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