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 saps 30% more HP then it would of normally. Big Root does not increase damage dealt. All other effects are the same.

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 the anime

Going back to user	Budew	Getting hit	Budew getting healed
The oppponent is hit with a blast of energy that absorbs its HP and gives it to the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Golbat	Golbat's eyes glow yellow and it tries to bite the opponent.
Mandi's Golbat	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.
Nando's Budew	Dawn of a New Era!		None
Roserade	Roserade flowers glows white. A greenish beam then comes out.
Drew's Roserade	A Full Course Tag Battle!		None

In other languages

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

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