Mega Drain

Type
type icon GrassGrass
Gen.
1
Power
40
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Priority
0
Category
SpecialDamage Category Icon for Special

Effect Summary

Drains half the damage done to heal the user.

Detailed Effect

Mega Drain deals damage and the user will recover 50% of the HP stat img drained.
If the user is holding a Big Root item img, 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 stat img it would have gained.
  • In Gen 1-3 Mega Drain has 10 PP
  • In Let's Go Pikachu!Let's Go Eevee Mega Drain has 75 power and 10 PP

Description

C
GS
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
E
RS
An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
FRLG
A tough attack that drains half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
DP
HGSS
PL
B2W2
BW
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH
A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.

Additional Information

Move Target
Move Target Image for NormalNormal
Affects a selected adjacent target.
means that the Pokémon can not be selected.
means that the Pokémon can be selected.
means that the Pokémon will be selected.
Effect Type
Damage
Deals damage.
Drain
Absorbs some amount to heal the user.
Interactions
Blocked by Detect and Protect
This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Heals
This move is blocked by Heal Block.
Other Languages
United States of America flag
Mega Drain
Japan flag
メガドレイン (Mega Dorein)
Germany flag
Megasauger
France flag
Méga-Sangsue
Italy flag
Megassorbimento
Spain flag
Megaagotar
South Korea flag
메가드레인 (Mega Drain)
Mainland China flag
超級吸取 / 超级吸取 (Chāojí Xīqǔ / Chīukāp Kāpchéui)

Level Up

Egg Breeding

Machine

Contest Information

Contest

Contest Condition
Smart
Color
Green
Flavor
Bitter

Contest Effect

Effect
Attempts to jam the Pokémon that appealed before the user.
Description
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Jam
🖤🖤🖤🖤
Appeal
❤️

Super Contest Effect

Description
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Appeal
❤️