Mega Drain
Grass
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
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 1-3 Mega Drain has 10 PP
- In LGPLGEMega 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
Normal
Affects a selected adjacent target.
Cannot selectCan selectWill select
Effect Type
Damage
Deals damage.
Drain
Absorbs some amount to heal the user.
Interactions3
Blocked by Detect and Protect
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
Level Up
Egg Breeding
Machine
Contest Information
Contest
Smart
Green
Bitter FlavorContest Effect
Attempts to jam the Pokémon that appealed before the user.
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Appeal❤️
Jam🖤🖤🖤🖤
Super Contest
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Appeal❤️