Mega Drain (move)

Mega Drain メガドレイン Mega Drain

A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM21 in Generation I

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥  ???

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

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

Mega Drain (Japanese: メガドレイン Mega Drain) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation I.

Mega Drain is the second in a line of three Grass-type HP draining attacks, the other two being Absorb and Giga Drain.

Effect

Generation I-II

Mega Drain inflicts damage, and 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user. The amount of HP recovered is always rounded down, however, if this move deals 1 HP of damage, 1 HP will be restored to the user.

If Mega Drain 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.

In Pokémon Stadium, Mega Drain will always miss if the opponent has a Substitute.

Mega Drain has 10 PP.

Generation III

If used against a Pokémon with the ability Liquid Ooze, the user will lose HP as well.

Generation IV

Mega Drain's base PP was increased to 15. If the user has the Big Root as its held item, Mega Drain does twice the amount of damage as a result. All other effects are the same.

In the anime

Budew's bud glows.	Budew using Mega Drain.	Pikachu getting hit by Mega Drain.
Budew begins to heal.	Budew whilst healing.	Budew is healed.

Pokémon

Golbat. Golbat's eyes glow yellow and it tries to bite the opponent.

• Used by Mandi's Golbat in Round One - Begin. Debut.

Budew. Budew's bud glows white. A greenish beam then comes out and hits then opponent. The opponent and beam then glow red. The beam then goes back to the user and the user glows and gets healed.

• Used by Nando's Budew in Dawn of a New Era

Learnset

Generation I

By TM21

#		Pokémon	Type
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison
023		Ekans	Poison
024		Arbok	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
089		Muk	Poison
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic
114		Tangela	Grass
151		Mew	Psychic
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 II

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
114		Tangela	Grass		31
140		Kabuto	Water	Rock	46
141		Kabutops	Water	Rock	51
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	30
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	36
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	44
191		Sunkern	Grass		10
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
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Oddish, Gloom,Vileplume Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel Exeggcute, Exeggutor Tangela Hoppip, SkiploomJumpluff Sunkern, Sunflora
114		Tangela	Grass		Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Oddish, Gloom,Vileplume Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel Exeggcute, Exeggutor Tangela Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Sunkern, Sunflora
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.

Generation III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	--
114		Tangela	Grass		31
140		Kabuto	Water	Rock	49
141		Kabutops	Water	Rock	55
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	30
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	36
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	44
191		Sunkern	Grass		13
252		Treecko	Grass		26
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	24
270		Lotad	Water	Grass	43
285		Shroomish	Grass		16
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	16
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	17
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
114		Tangela	Grass		Vileplume Tangela Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Sunkern, Sunflora
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.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	21
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	23
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	--
114		Tangela	Grass		26
140		Kabuto	Water	Rock	36
141		Kabutops	Water	Rock	36
182		Bellossom	Grass		--
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	25
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	28
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	28
191		Sunkern	Grass		5
192		Sunflora	Grass		5
252		Treecko	Grass		26
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	24
270		Lotad	Water	Grass	19
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass	--
285		Shroomish	Grass		17
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	17
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	13
387		Turtwig	Grass		25
388		Grotle	Grass		27
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground	27
406		Budew	Grass	Poison	--
407		Roserade	Grass	Poison	--
465		Tangrowth	Grass		26
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
114		Tangela	Grass		Vileplume Tangela, Tangrowth Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Sunkern, Sunflora
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 other languages

• Spanish: Megaagotar
• French: Mega-sangsue
• German: Megasauger
• Italian: Megassorbimento

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