Draining Kiss (move)

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Draining Kiss
ドレインキッス Drain Kiss
XY Prerelease Swirlix Draining Kiss.png
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Type  Fairy
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  50
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VI
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as all the moves before it this turn.

Draining Kiss (Japanese: ドレインキッス Drain Kiss) is a damage-dealing Fairy-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Draining Kiss does damage and restores the user's HP by 75% of the damage dealt.

If the user is holding a Big Root, the HP restored is increased by 30%. Big Root does not increase the damage dealt.

If the target has the Ability Liquid Ooze, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

Draining Kiss cannot be used if the user is under the effects of Heal Block.

Description

Games Description
XYORAS The user steals the target's energy with a kiss. The user's HP is restored by over half of the damage taken by the target.
SM The user steals the target's HP with a kiss. The user's HP is restored by over half of the damage taken by the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0124 Jynx GrassIC Big.png Human-Like Human-Like 1 1
0280 Ralts GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 22ORAS 22
0281 Kirlia GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 23ORAS 23
0282 Gardevoir GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 23ORAS 23
0368 Gorebyss GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Water 1 11ORAS 11
0370 Luvdisc GrassIC Big.png Water 2 Water 2 9ORAS 9
0478 Froslass GrassIC Big.png Fairy Mineral 23ORAS 23
0666 Vivillon GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 25 25
0682 Spritzee GrassIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 21 21
0683 Aromatisse GrassIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 21 21
0684 Swirlix GrassIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 31 31
0685 Slurpuff GrassIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 31 31
0700 Sylveon GrassIC Big.png Field Field 20 20
0707 Klefki GrassIC Big.png Mineral Mineral 18 18
0742 Cutiefly GrassIC Big.png Bug Fairy 16
0743 Ribombee GrassIC Big.png Bug Fairy 16
0764 Comfey GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 7
0786 Tapu Lele GrassIC Big.png style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0531 Audino GrassIC Big.png Fairy Fairy
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Form change

Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
025Po Pikachu
Pikachu
Pop Star

GrassIC Big.png Field Fairy Upon changing into the Pop Star costumeORAS
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By events

Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0700 Sylveon
SylveonLv. 10
GrassIC Big.png Field Field Eevee House Sylveon
XY Sylveon
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon GO

Template:GoSpecialAttack Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Draining Kiss had a power of 15.

In the anime

Penelope Sylveon Draining Kiss.png
Sylveon


The user kisses the opponent, draining their energy.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Sylveon Sylveon runs over to the opponent and gives it a kiss. The opponent starts to glow red, and a light yellow orb of energy flies off from the opponent and into Sylveon, draining the opponent's energy.
Penelope's Sylveon Kindergarten Chaos! Debut


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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Reason: image of Veevee using this move



The user kisses the opponent, stealing their energy.
Pokémon Method
User First Chapter Used In Notes
Sylveon Sylveon puts its lips on the opponent and kisses them. The opponent is then drained of its energy.
Y's Veevee X & Y chapter Debut


Trivia

  • Draining Kiss is the only obtainable HP-draining move in Pokémon GO.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 吸收之吻 Kāpsāu-jī Máhn
Mandarin 吸取之吻 Xīqǔ-zhī Wěn *
吸收之吻 Xīshōu-zhī Wěn *
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Zuigende kus
France Flag.png French Vampibaiser
Germany Flag.png German Diebeskuss
Italy Flag.png Italian Assorbibacio
South Korea Flag.png Korean 드레인키스 Drain Kiss
Poland Flag.png Polish Buziak niemocy
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Beijo Drenante
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Beijo Sugador
Spain Flag.png Spanish Beso Drenaje


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