Giga Drain
Grass
Effect Summary
Deals damage and drains half the damage done to heal the user.
Detailed Effect
Giga Drain deals damage and the user will recover 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.
Giga Drain fails against target's behind a Substitute.
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.Giga Drain fails against target's behind a Substitute.
- In Gen 2-3 Giga Drain has 5 PP.
- In Gen 2-4 Giga Drain has 60 power.
- In Gen 3-4 Giga Drain is not affected by
King's Rock
- In Gen 4-5 Giga Drain does not fail if the user is under the effect of Heal Block
Description
GS C | Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. |
RS E | An attack that steals half the damage inflicted. |
FRLG | A harsh attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP. |
DP HGSS PL COL B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM LGPLGE SWSH | A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. |
Meta Information
| Move Target |  Normalmeans that the Pokémon can not be selected.means that the Pokémon can be selected.means that the Pokémon will be selected. | ||||||
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Contest Information
Contest
| Contest Condition | Smart |
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| Color | Green |
| Flavor | Bitter |
Contest Effect
| Effect | Attempts to jam all Pokémon that have appealed this turn. If a Pokémon is in combo standby status, it is jammed 5 points instead of 1. |
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| Description | Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention. |
| Jam | 🖤 |
| Appeal | ❤️❤️ |
Super Contest Effect
| Description | Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row. |
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| Appeal | ❤️ |