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 does twice the amount of damage as a result.

In the anime

James's Cacnea attempting Drain Punch

Cacnea using Drain Punch

Maylene's Meditite using Drain Punch

Pokémon

Cacnea. Cacnea's arm is surrounded by bright green energy. It then punches its foe while regaining health.

• Started to learn by James's Cacnea during Once There Were Greenfields and mastered prior to Barry's Busting Out All Over!.

Meditite. Meditite's fist is surrounded by bright green energy. It then punches its foe while regaining health.

• Used by Maylene's Meditite in Crossing the Battle Line!.

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 other languages

• Dutch: Afvoerslag
• Spanish: Puño Drenaje
• French: Vampipoing
• Italian: Assorbipugno
• German: Ableithieb
• Korean: 드레인펀치 drain punch

Variations on the move Giga Drain
	Drain Punch
	Giga Drain

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