Storm Drain (Ability)

Storm Drain (Japanese: よびみず Pump Priming) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

Generation IV

Storm Drain forces all single-target Water-type moves to strike the Pokémon with this Ability, including those used by allies. Water-type moves will never miss the Pokémon with this Ability, unless it is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dive or Fly (Surf will never miss a Pokémon in the semi-invulnerable turn of Dive). Storm Drain can only redirect Dive on the turn Dive deals damage.

Storm Drain cannot redirect Water-type Judgment or Natural Gift.

If another Pokémon becomes the center of attention, Water-type moves will be directed to it instead of the Pokémon with Storm Drain.

Generation V onward

Along with its previous effects, Storm Drain also gives the Pokémon immunity to all Water-type moves, and it raises the Pokémon's Special Attack by one stage whenever it is hit by one. This effect will not activate if the Pokémon is protected from the Water-type move. Multi-strike moves, such as Water Shuriken, will only activate this effect once.

Storm Drain can now redirect Water-type Hidden Power, Judgment, and Natural Gift.

If a Pokémon with Storm Drain is holding an Absorb Bulb or Luminous Moss, Storm Drain absorbs the move so the item's effect is not triggered.

In Triple Battles, Storm Drain cannot redirect Water-type moves if the Pokémon is out of range.

The Abilities Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze and the move G-Max Hydrosnipe ignore Storm Drain and hit the intended target. The Abilities Propeller Tail and Stalwart and the move Snipe Shot bypass the targeting effect of Storm Drain but not the Water-type immunity.

Outside of battle

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, if a Pokémon with Storm Drain is in the first place in the party (even if fainted), then there is a 50% chance the game will force an encounter with a Water-type Pokémon, if one is possible.

Pokémon with Storm Drain

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	Suction Cups	None	Storm Drain
0346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	Suction Cups	None	Storm Drain
0422		Shellos	Water		Water	Sticky Hold	Storm Drain	Sand Force
422E	Shellos	Shellos	Water		Water	Sticky Hold	Storm Drain	Sand Force
0423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground	Sticky Hold	Storm Drain	Sand Force
423E	Gastrodon	Gastrodon	Water	Ground	Sticky Hold	Storm Drain	Sand Force
0456		Finneon	Water		Water	Swift Swim	Storm Drain	Water Veil
0457		Lumineon	Water		Water	Swift Swim	Storm Drain	Water Veil
0556		Maractus	Grass		Grass	Water Absorb	Chlorophyll	Storm Drain
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time and Darkness, a Pokémon with Storm Drain draws in all enemy Water-type attacks on the floor, completely neutralizing them.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, the effect is now only room-wide.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Storm Drain also increases the Pokémon's Special Attack by one stage when hit by a Water-type move.

Description

In other languages

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