Drain Punch (move)

Drain Punch ドレインパンチ Drain Punch

An energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM60 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Drain Punch on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Drain Punch on Eevee's Movedex

Drain Punch (Japanese: ドレインパンチ Drain Punch) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Drain Punch inflicts damage, and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP. If this attack deals 1 HP of damage, 1 HP will be restored to the user.

If Drain Punch breaks a Substitute, no HP will be restored to the user. If HP is restored to the user when its current HP is greater than its maximum HP, its current HP will be set equal to its maximum HP.

If the target has the ability Liquid Ooze, the user takes damage instead of restoring HP.

If the user is holding the Big Root, Drain Punch will sap 30% more HP, but will not increase damage.

Learnset

Generation IV

By TM60

#   Pokémon Type 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 044 Gloom Grass Poison 045 Vileplume Grass Poison 063 Abra Psychic 064 Kadabra Psychic 065 Alakazam Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 096 Drowzee Psychic 097 Hypno Psychic 107 Hitmonchan Fighting 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 166 Ledian Bug Flying 176 Togetic Normal Flying 182 Bellossom Grass 199 Slowking Water Psychic 242 Blissey Normal 252 Treecko Grass 253 Grovyle Grass 254 Sceptile Grass 271 Lombre Water Grass 272 Ludicolo Water Grass 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 326 Grumpig Psychic 327 Spinda Normal 331 Cacnea Grass 332 Cacturne Grass Dark 352 Kecleon Normal 377 Regirock Rock 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic 427 Buneary Normal 428 Lopunny Normal 439 Mime Jr. Psychic 440 Happiny Normal 447 Riolu Fighting 448 Lucario Fighting Steel 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 486 Regigigas Normal 491 Darkrai Dark 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

James's Cacnea attempting Drain Punch	Cacnea using Drain Punch	Maylene's Meditite using Drain Punch	Drowzee using Drain Punch
The user's fist becomes enveloped in swirling green energy. It then punches the opponent, regaining health.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Cacnea	Cacnea's arm becomes surrounded by yellow streaks that spiral around its arm and its arm glows green. It then punches the opponent.
James's Cacnea	Once There Were Greenfields		Debut
Meditite	Meditite punches forward and its arm becomes surrounded in green energy with white streaks spiraling around it. When the attack hits the opponent, green sparks come off of the opponent and onto Meditite, causing it to gain health.
Maylene's Meditite	Crossing the Battle Line!		None
Drowzee	Its fist is surrounded by bright green energy. It then punches its foe while regaining health.
Azure's Drowzee	Beating the Bustle and Hustle!		None

In other languages

• Dutch: Afvoerslag
• Spanish: Golpe Agotador
• French: Vampipoing
• Italian: Assorbipugno
• German: Ableithieb
• Korean: 드레인펀치 drain punch
• Brazilian Portuguese: Soco Drenagem

Variations on the move Giga Drain
	Drain Punch
	Giga Drain

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