Belly Drum (move)

Belly Drum はらだいこ Belly Drum

The user maximizes its Attack stat in exchange for HP equal to half its max HP.

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 BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self 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 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 060 Poliwag Water 37 061 Poliwhirl Water 43 143 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

#   Pokémon Type Father 004 Charmander Fire Snorlax 035 Clefairy* Normal Marill, Azumarill 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic Snorlax Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed 104 Cubone Ground Snorlax Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung 108 Lickitung Normal Snorlax 183 Marill Water Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed 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 in 096 DrowzeeLv 5 Psychic New York City Pokémon Center 194 WooperLv 5 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 060 Poliwag Water 37 061 Poliwhirl Water 43 143 Snorlax Normal 15RSE 143 Snorlax Normal 13FRLG 263 Zigzagoon Normal 41 264 Linoone Normal 53 296 Makuhita Fighting 37 297 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

#   Pokémon Type Father 004 Charmander Fire Snorlax 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic Snorlax Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed 104 Cubone Ground Snorlax Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung 108 Lickitung Normal Snorlax 173 Cleffa Normal Marill, Azumarill 183 Marill Water Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed Zigzagoon, Linoone 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 in 096 DrowzeeLv 5 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 060 Poliwag Water 31 061 Poliwhirl Water 37 143 Snorlax Normal 17 263 Zigzagoon Normal 41 264 Linoone Normal 53 296 Makuhita Fighting 25 297 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

#   Pokémon Type Father 004 Charmander Fire Snorlax 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic Snorlax Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed 104 Cubone Ground Snorlax Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung 108 Lickitung Normal Snorlax 173 Cleffa Normal Marill, Azumarill 183 Marill Water Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed Zigzagoon, Linoone 216 Teddiursa Normal Zigzagoon, LinooneHGSS 240 Magby Fire Makuhita, HariyamaHGSS 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 Episode Used In		Notes
Poliwag	Poliwag swings its tail and taps its stomach with it twice, making Poliwag get a red outline and raising its attack.
A Poliwag Max borrowed from the Pokémon Trainer's School	Gonna Rule the School!		Debut

In other languages

• Spanish: Tambor
• German : Buchtrommel
• Italian : Panciamburo

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