Drain Punch
Fighting
Effect Summary
Deals damage and drains 50% of the damage done to heal the user.
Detailed Effect
Drain Punch deals damage and the user restores up to 50% of the HP
drained.
If the user is holding a Big Root
, the move instead recovers 65% of the damage dealt (a 30% increase!).
If used on a Pokémon with the ability Liquid Ooze, the user instead loses the HP it would have gained.
drained.If the user is holding a Big Root
, the move instead recovers 65% of the damage dealt (a 30% increase!).If used on a Pokémon with the ability Liquid Ooze, the user instead loses the HP
it would have gained.
- In Gen 4 Drain Punch has 5 PP and 60 power.
- In Gen 4-5 Drain Punch can be used while affected by Heal Block but will not restore any HP
Description
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HGSS
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SWSH
An energy-draining punch. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Additional Information
Move Target
Normal
Affects a selected adjacent target.
Cannot selectCan selectWill select
Effect Type
Damage
Deals damage.
Drain
Absorbs some amount to heal the user.
Interactions5
Makes contact
User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb
).
).Blocked by Detect and Protect
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
This move has 1.2x its usual power when used by a Pokémon with Iron Fist.
Heals
This move is blocked by Heal Block.
Other Languages
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Tutor
Contest Information
Contest
Beauty
Blue
Dry FlavorSuper Contest
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
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