Giga Drain (move)

Giga Drain ギガドレイン Giga Drain

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  75 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM19 in Generation II TM19 in Generation III TM19 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.

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

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

Giga Drain (Japanese: ギガドレイン Giga Drain) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation II. Giga Drain is the strongest in a line of three Grass-type HP draining attacks, the other two being Absorb and Mega Drain.

Effect

Generation II

Giga Drain will inflict damage on the target and ½ of the damage dealt will be restored to the user as HP.

The base PP of Giga Drain is 5 in this generation.

Generation III

Giga Drain functions the same as in Generation II, however, when used on a Pokémon with the Liquid Ooze ability, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

Generation IV

The move's base PP was raised to 10. If the user has a Big Root as its held item, it will recover 30% more HP than it normally would. Big Root does not increase damage dealt. All other effects remain the same.

Generation V

The functions of this move are the same as in previous generations, however, the base power has been increased from 60 to 75.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	no			no			37				37
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	no			no			47				47
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	43			43			33				38
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	55			51			39				44
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	no			no			37				43
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	no			no			44				52
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	no			no			44				59
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass	46			42			41				41
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	no			46			46				46
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	no			38			38				38
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass	no			45			37				37
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	no			33			25				25
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass	no			no			41				41
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass	no			no			47				47
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground	no			no			51				51
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass	no			no			43				43
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass	no			no			no				34
496		Servine	Grass		Grass	no			no			no				40
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass	no			no			no				44
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass	no			no			no				26
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass	no			no			no				26
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass	no			no			no				26
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison	no			no			no				28
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison	no			no			no				28
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug	no			no			no				37
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug	no			no			no				37
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting	no			no			no				37
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM19		II TM19		III TM19		IV TM19		V --
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔			✔			✔
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	✔			✔			✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	✔			✔			✔
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	✔			✔			✔
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	✔			✔			✔
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	✔			✔			✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	✔			✔			✔
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	✔			✔			✔
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	✔			✔			✔
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	✔			✔			✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	✔			✔			✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔			✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔			✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔			✔
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	✔			✔			✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	✔			✔			✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	✔			✔			✔
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	✔			✔			✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	✔			✔			✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass	✔			✔			✔
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass	✔			✔			✔
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass	✔			✔			✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying	✔			✔			✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying	✔			✔			✔
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	✔			✔			✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	✔			✔			✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	✔			✔			✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔			✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔			✔
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass	✔			✔			✔
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	✔			✔			✔
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	✔			✔			✔
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	✔			✔			✔
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass	✔			✔			✔
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass	✔			✔			✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying	✔			✔			✔
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug	✔			✔			✔
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel	✔			✔			✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔			✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	✔			✔			✔
251		Celebi	Grass	Psychic	✔			✔			✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass				✔			✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass				✔			✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass				✔			✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying				✔			✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison				✔			✔
270		Lotad	Water	Grass				✔			✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass				✔			✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass				✔			✔
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass				✔			✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark				✔			✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark				✔			✔
283		Surskit	Bug	Water				✔			✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying				✔			✔
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass				✔			✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting				✔			✔
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground				✔			✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying				✔			✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost				✔			✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug				✔			✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug				✔			✔
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison				✔			✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison				✔			✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison				✔			✔
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground				✔			✔
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon				✔			✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon				✔			✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass				✔			✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark				✔			✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal				✔			✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison				✔			✔
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass				✔			✔
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass				✔			✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying				✔			✔
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass							✔
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass							✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground							✔
406		Budew	Grass		Grass							✔
407		Roserade	Grass	Poison							✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak	Bug	Grass							✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying							✔
420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass							✔
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass							✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass							✔
459		Snover	Grass	Ice							✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice							✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass							✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying							✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass							✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic							✔
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass							✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal							✔
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
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
041		Zubat*	Poison	Flying
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass
140		Kabuto*	Rock	Water
270		Lotad	Water	Grass
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison
406		Budew	Grass	Poison
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 043 OddishLv.10 Grass Poison Dream World - Pleasant Forest 072 Tentacool Water Poison Dream World - Sparkling Sea 102 Exeggcute Grass Poison Dream World - Pleasant Forest 177 Natu Psychic Flying Dream World - Pleasant Forest 193 Yanma Bug Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 283 Surskit Bug Water Dream World - Pleasant Forest 328 Trapinch Ground Dream World - Rugged Mountain 345 Lileep Rock Grass Dream World - Sparkling Sea 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

Torterra	Energy being drained	Torterra getting healed	Ninjask
A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Torterra	The three mountains on Torterra's back glow green. Glowing green energy beams then extend from the tops of the mountains at the opponent and wrap it up. Torterra then drains energy from the opponent. The energy beams go back into the mountains on Torterra's back when the attack is complete.
Paul's Torterra	Top-Down Training!		Debut
Ninjask	Ninjask's body glows green and it flies above the opponent. It then starts flying in circles above the opponent's head, leaving behind a turquiose trail of energy as it does. Finally, when a turquiose circle appears above the opponent's head, Ninjask's eyes start to glow red while still spinning around and green static comes off the circle and hits the opponent, and its body glows green as the energy gets drained from it.
Paul's Ninjask	A Real Rival Rouser!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Torterra	Parasect and Sunkern	Vileplume	Seviper
The user releases a beam of energy at the opponent. The beam sticks to the opponent's body and sucks its energy, giving it to the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Sunkern	Sunkern releases a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. The beam sticks to the opponent's body and absorbs its energy, giving it to Sunkern.
Gold's Sunbo	Stop Snoring, Slowking		Debut
Parasect	Parasect releases a beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent. The beam sticks to the opponent's body and absorbs its energy, giving it to Parasect.
Crys's Parasee	Stop Snoring, Slowking		Debut
Seviper	Seviper bites down on the opponent, abosorbing its energy and giving it to Seviper.
Lucy's Seviper	VS. Shuckle		None
Vileplume	Vileplume releases a beam of energy from the hole on the flower on its head at the opponent. When the beam of energy hits the opponent, it drains its energy.
Yayoi's Vileplume	VS. Vileplume II		None
Torterra	Torterra opens its mouth and releases a beam of energy from it at the opponent. When it hits, the beam covers the opponent's body and absorbs its energy. The beam then goes back into Torterra's mouth.
Dia's Tru	VS. Floatzel		None

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)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 超級吸收 Chāojí Xīshōu French Giga-Sangsue German Gigasauger Greek Αποστράγγιση Italian Gigassorb (Gen II-III) Gigassorbim. (Gen IV) Korean 기가드레인 Giga Drain Portuguese Giga Dreno Serbian Giga Isisavanje Spanish Giga-Drenado (Gen II) Gigadrenado (Gen III-present)

Variations of the move Giga Drain
Drain Punch • Horn Leech Giga Drain

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