Drain Punch (move)

Drain Punch (Japanese: ドレインパンチ Drain Punch) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TM60 in Generation IV and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and is TM63 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Drain Punch
ドレインパンチ Drain Punch
Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  75
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as the move used just before it.

Effect

Generation IV

Drain Punch inflicts damage, and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP. If this attack deals 1 HP of damage, 1 HP will be restored to the user. Drain Punch has a base power of 60.

If HP is restored to the user when its current HP is greater than its maximum HP, its current HP will be set equal to its maximum HP.

If the target has the Ability Liquid Ooze, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

If the user is holding a Big Root, the HP restored is increased by 30% (making the restored HP 65% of the damage dealt). Big Root does not increase the damage dealt.

Drain Punch has 5 PP.

Generation V

Drain Punch's base PP is raised to 10 and the power is increased from 60 to 75.

Generation VI

Drain Punch cannot be used if the user is under the effects of Heal Block.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSP
An energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
068 Machamp
Human-Like Human-Like 30LA
107 Hitmonchan
Human-Like Human-Like 1, Evo.
286 Breloom

Fairy Grass 39BDSP
537 Seismitoad

Water 1 Water 1 44 44 44 1, Evo.
549 Lilligant
Hisuian Form

Grass Grass 34LA
619 Mienfoo
Field Human-Like 33 33 33 35
620 Mienshao
Field Human-Like 33 33 33 35
802 Marshadow

Undiscovered Undiscovered 1 54
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
[[|]]
II
[[|]]
III
[[|]]
IV
TM60
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
TM63
035 Clefairy
Fairy Fairy
036 Clefable
Fairy Fairy
039 Jigglypuff

Fairy Fairy
040 Wigglytuff

Fairy Fairy
044 Gloom

Grass Grass
045 Vileplume

Grass Grass
062 Poliwrath

Water 1 Water 1
063 Abra
Human-Like Human-Like
064 Kadabra
Human-Like Human-Like
065 Alakazam
Human-Like Human-Like
080 Slowbro

Monster Water 1
080 Slowbro
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1
094 Gengar

Amorphous Amorphous
096 Drowzee
Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
097 Hypno
Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
107 Hitmonchan
Human-Like Human-Like
113 Chansey
Fairy Fairy
115 Kangaskhan
Monster Monster
122 Mr. Mime

Human-Like Human-Like
122 Mr. Mime
Galarian Form

Human-Like Human-Like
124 Jynx

Human-Like Human-Like
150 Mewtwo
Undiscovered Undiscovered
151 Mew
Undiscovered Undiscovered
165 Ledyba

Bug Bug BDSP
166 Ledian

Bug Bug BDSP
176 Togetic

Flying Fairy
182 Bellossom
Grass Grass
199 Slowking

Monster Water 1
199 Slowking
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1
242 Blissey
Fairy Fairy
252 Treecko
Monster Dragon
253 Grovyle
Monster Dragon
254 Sceptile
Monster Dragon
271 Lombre

Water 1 Grass
272 Ludicolo

Water 1 Grass
285 Shroomish
Fairy Grass BDSP
286 Breloom

Fairy Grass BDSP
302 Sableye

Human-Like Human-Like
307 Meditite

Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
308 Medicham

Human-Like Human-Like BDSP
326 Grumpig
Field Field BDSP
327 Spinda
Field Human-Like BDSP
331 Cacnea
Grass Human-Like BDSP
332 Cacturne

Grass Human-Like BDSP
352 Kecleon
Field Field BDSP
377 Regirock
Undiscovered Undiscovered
385 Jirachi

Undiscovered Undiscovered
386 Deoxys
Undiscovered Undiscovered BDSP
427 Buneary
Field Human-Like
428 Lopunny
Field Human-Like
439 Mime Jr.

Undiscovered Undiscovered
440 Happiny
Undiscovered Undiscovered
447 Riolu
Undiscovered Undiscovered
448 Lucario

Field Human-Like
453 Croagunk

Human-Like Human-Like
454 Toxicroak

Human-Like Human-Like
468 Togekiss

Flying Fairy
475 Gallade

Human-Like Amorphous
480 Uxie
Undiscovered Undiscovered
481 Mesprit
Undiscovered Undiscovered
482 Azelf
Undiscovered Undiscovered
486 Regigigas
Undiscovered Undiscovered
491 Darkrai
Undiscovered Undiscovered BDSP
531 Audino
Fairy Fairy
532 Timburr
Human-Like Human-Like
533 Gurdurr
Human-Like Human-Like
534 Conkeldurr
Human-Like Human-Like
537 Seismitoad

Water 1 Water 1
556 Maractus
Grass Grass
559 Scraggy

Field Dragon
560 Scrafty

Field Dragon
568 Trubbish
Mineral Mineral
569 Garbodor
Mineral Mineral
579 Reuniclus
Amorphous Amorphous
617 Accelgor
Bug Bug
619 Mienfoo
Field Human-Like
620 Mienshao
Field Human-Like
622 Golett

Mineral Mineral
623 Golurk

Mineral Mineral
631 Heatmor
Field Field
674 Pancham
Field Human-Like
675 Pangoro

Field Human-Like
683 Aromatisse
Fairy Fairy
685 Slurpuff
Fairy Fairy
701 Hawlucha

Flying Human-Like
709 Trevenant

Grass Amorphous
727 Incineroar

Field Field
756 Shiinotic

Grass Grass
760 Bewear

Field Field
766 Passimian
Field Field
778 Mimikyu

Amorphous Amorphous
783 Hakamo-o

Dragon Dragon
784 Kommo-o

Dragon Dragon
794 Buzzwole

Undiscovered Undiscovered
799 Guzzlord

Undiscovered Undiscovered
802 Marshadow

Undiscovered Undiscovered
807 Zeraora
Undiscovered Undiscovered
810 Grookey
Field Grass
811 Thwackey
Field Grass
812 Rillaboom
Field Grass
849 Toxtricity
Amped Form

Human-Like Human-Like
849 Toxtricity
Low Key Form

Human-Like Human-Like
853 Grapploct
Water 1 Human-Like
859 Impidimp

Fairy Human-Like
860 Morgrem

Fairy Human-Like
861 Grimmsnarl

Fairy Human-Like
866 Mr. Rime

Human-Like Human-Like
869 Alcremie
Fairy Amorphous
876 Indeedee
Male

Fairy Fairy
876 Indeedee
Female

Fairy Fairy
892 Urshifu
Single Strike Style

Undiscovered Undiscovered
892 Urshifu
Rapid Strike Style

Undiscovered Undiscovered
893 Zarude

Undiscovered Undiscovered
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII
165 Ledyba

Bug Bug
285 Shroomish
Fairy Grass
307 Meditite

Human-Like Human-Like
453 Croagunk

Human-Like Human-Like
532 Timburr
Human-Like Human-Like
559 Scraggy

Field Dragon
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE
035 Clefairy
Fairy Fairy
036 Clefable
Fairy Fairy
039 Jigglypuff

Fairy Fairy
040 Wigglytuff

Fairy Fairy
044 Gloom

Grass Grass
045 Vileplume

Grass Grass
063 Abra
Human-Like Human-Like
064 Kadabra
Human-Like Human-Like
065 Alakazam
Human-Like Human-Like
080 Slowbro

Monster Water 1
094 Gengar

Amorphous Amorphous
096 Drowzee
Human-Like Human-Like
097 Hypno
Human-Like Human-Like
107 Hitmonchan
Human-Like Human-Like
113 Chansey
Fairy Fairy
115 Kangaskhan
Monster Monster
122 Mr. Mime

Human-Like Human-Like
124 Jynx

Human-Like Human-Like
150 Mewtwo
Undiscovered Undiscovered
151 Mew
Undiscovered Undiscovered
165 Ledyba

Bug Bug
166 Ledian

Bug Bug
176 Togetic

Flying Fairy
182 Bellossom
Grass Grass
199 Slowking

Monster Water 1
242 Blissey
Fairy Fairy
252 Treecko
Monster Dragon
253 Grovyle
Monster Dragon
254 Sceptile
Monster Dragon
271 Lombre

Water 1 Grass
272 Ludicolo

Water 1 Grass
285 Shroomish
Fairy Grass
286 Breloom

Fairy Grass
307 Meditite

Human-Like Human-Like
308 Medicham

Human-Like Human-Like
326 Grumpig
Field Field
327 Spinda
Field Human-Like
331 Cacnea
Grass Human-Like
332 Cacturne

Grass Human-Like
352 Kecleon
Field Field
377 Regirock
Undiscovered Undiscovered
385 Jirachi

Undiscovered Undiscovered
386 Deoxys
Normal Forme
Undiscovered Undiscovered
386 Deoxys
Attack Forme
Undiscovered Undiscovered
386 Deoxys
Defense Forme
Undiscovered Undiscovered
386 Deoxys
Speed Forme
Undiscovered Undiscovered
427 Buneary
Field Human-Like
428 Lopunny
Field Human-Like
439 Mime Jr.

Undiscovered Undiscovered
440 Happiny
Undiscovered Undiscovered
447 Riolu
Undiscovered Undiscovered
448 Lucario

Field Human-Like
453 Croagunk

Human-Like Human-Like
454 Toxicroak

Human-Like Human-Like
468 Togekiss

Flying Fairy
475 Gallade

Human-Like Amorphous
486 Regigigas
Undiscovered Undiscovered
491 Darkrai
Undiscovered Undiscovered
531 Audino
Fairy Fairy
532 Timburr
Human-Like Human-Like
533 Gurdurr
Human-Like Human-Like
534 Conkeldurr
Human-Like Human-Like
537 Seismitoad

Water 1 Water 1
556 Maractus
Grass Grass
559 Scraggy

Field Dragon
560 Scrafty

Field Dragon
568 Trubbish
Mineral Mineral
569 Garbodor
Mineral Mineral
579 Reuniclus
Amorphous Amorphous
604 Eelektross
Amorphous Amorphous
619 Mienfoo
Field Human-Like
620 Mienshao
Field Human-Like
622 Golett

Mineral Mineral
623 Golurk

Mineral Mineral
648 Meloetta

Undiscovered Undiscovered
650 Chespin
Field Field
651 Quilladin
Field Field
652 Chesnaught

Field Field
674 Pancham
Field Human-Like
675 Pangoro

Field Human-Like
683 Aromatisse
Fairy Fairy
685 Slurpuff
Fairy Fairy
701 Hawlucha

Flying Human-Like
709 Trevenant

Grass Amorphous
720 Hoopa
Confined

Undiscovered Undiscovered
720 Hoopa
Unbound

Undiscovered Undiscovered
727 Incineroar

Field Field
739 Crabrawler
Water 3 Water 3
740 Crabominable

Water 3 Water 3
760 Bewear

Field Field
766 Passimian
Field Field
778 Mimikyu

Amorphous Amorphous
783 Hakamo-o

Dragon Dragon
784 Kommo-o

Dragon Dragon
794 Buzzwole

Undiscovered Undiscovered
799 Guzzlord

Undiscovered Undiscovered
802 Marshadow

Undiscovered Undiscovered
807 Zeraora
Undiscovered Undiscovered
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
427 BunearyLv. 16
Field Human-Like My Pokémon Ranch
447 Riolu
Undiscovered Undiscovered Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia - Rescue Kidnapped Riolu!
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
096 Drowzee
Human-Like Human-Like Dream World - Spooky Manor
115 Kangaskhan
Monster Monster Dream World - Pleasant Forest
307 Meditite

Human-Like Human-Like Dream World - Spooky Manor
427 Buneary
Field Human-Like Dream World - Pleasant Forest
453 Croagunk

Human-Like Human-Like Dream World - Rugged Mountain
533 Gurdurr
Human-Like Human-Like Dream World - Dream Park
559 Scraggy

Field Dragon Dream World - Dream Park
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
534 Conkeldurr
Human-Like Human-Like Island Scan - Poni PlainsSM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
560 Scrafty

Field Dragon 2011 World Championships Scrafty
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Drain Punch is a move with 13 base power, 88% accuracy, and 8 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, cutting corners, and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP, including excess damage.

In Gates to Infinity, the user will heal based on how much HP the target lost, with excess damage not being accounted for. This is changed back to what it previously was in Super Mystery Dungeon.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description
Physical 3 91 109 100% An opponent Absorbs The more damage dealt to the target, the more this move restores the user's HP.*

Past Description

  • Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Restores the user's HP based on the amount of damage dealt to the target.

Pokémon GO

 Drain Punch
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Duration 2.4 seconds
Damage window 1 - 1.5 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None


Description

Games Description
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, then restores the user's HP based on the damage inflicted.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる あたえたダメージに おうじて じぶんの HPが かいふくする
MDGtI It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage caused, the more HP it restores.


In the anime

Mienfoo Cacnea Drowzee Mienshao
The user's fist becomes enveloped in swirling green energy. It then punches the opponent, regaining health.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Cacnea Cacnea's arm becomes surrounded by yellow streaks that spiral around its arm and its arm glows green. It then punches the opponent.
James's Cacnea Once There Were Greenfields Debut
Mastered prior to Barry's Busting Out All Over!
Meditite Meditite punches forward and its arm becomes surrounded in green energy with white streaks spiraling around it. When the attack hits the opponent, green sparks come off the opponent and onto Meditite, causing it to gain health.
Maylene's Meditite Crossing the Battle Line! None
Drowzee Drowzee's fist becomes surrounded in a green energy with yellow streaks spiraling around it. It then punches the opponent.
Azure's Drowzee Beating the Bustle and Hustle! None
Seismitoad Seismitoad's fist becomes surrounded in a green orb of energy. It then punches the opponent.
Sean's father's Seismitoad Battling the Bully! None
Edmund's Seismitoad The Clubsplosion Begins! None
Mienshao Mienshao's fist becomes surrounded in a green orb of energy. It then punches the opponent, or Mienshao's arm glows light green and then punches the opponent, leaving a trail of light green sparkles behind it.
Kylan's Mienshao Evolution by Fire! None
Ikari's Mienshao Smashing with Sketch! None
Mienfoo Mienfoo's fist becomes surrounded in a green orb of energy. It then punches the opponent. When the attack hits the opponent, sparkling green orbs of energy fly out of the opponent and into Mienfoo, draining the opponent's energy.
Korrina's Mienfoo Showdown at the Shalour Gym! None
Breloom Breloom's claw becomes surrounded by a black orb with blue-white sparkles, outlined in green. When it punches the opponent, green, sparkling energy appears where the opponent was hit, which flies back towards Breloom in an orb, bathing it in a sparkling green glow that heals it.
A Trainer's Breloom Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare! None
Smeargle The tip of Smeargle's tail becomes surrounded in a light green aura. It then hits the opponent with its tail, leaving behind a trail of light green sparkles.
Ilima's Smeargle Smashing with Sketch! Used via Sketch


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Side series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 吸取拳 Kāpchéui Kyùhn *
吸收拳 Kāpsāu Kyùhn *
Mandarin 吸取拳 Xīqǔ Quán *
吸收拳 Xīshōu Quán *
Czech Vysávací rána
Dutch Afvoerslag
French Vampi-Poing*
Vampipoing*
German Ableithieb
Greek Γροθιά Αποστράγγισης Grothiá Apostrángisis
Hindi ड्रेन मुक्का Drain Mukka
Indonesian Drain Punch
Italian Assorbipugno
Korean 드레인펀치 Drain Punch
Polish Skrętocios
Portuguese Brazil Soco Dreno (Pokémon GO, Pokémon the Series: XY-present, TCG)
Soco Drenagem (early anime)
Portugal Ataque Chupão
Romanian Lovitura Istovitoare
Spanish Latin America Golpe Agotador (DP054-DP135)
Golpe Fuga (BW065)
Drenagolpe (BW070)
Golpe Drenado (BW077)
Spain Puño Drenaje
Thai เดรนพันช์
Vietnamese Cú Đấm Kiệt Sức



Variations of the move Giga Drain
Drain PunchHorn Leech
Giga Drain
Generation IV TMs
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Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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BDSP
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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