Belly Drum

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Belly Drum

はらだいこ Belly Drum

Generation:	II

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	N/A
PP:	10, max: 16
Affects:	User
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	No
Snatch:	Yes
Mirror Move:	No
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	0

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Belly Drum (Japanese: はらだいこ, Hepburn: Belly Drum) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	Reduces own HP to maximize Attack.
RSE	Maximizes Attack while sacrificing HP.
FRLG	The user maximizes its Attack stat at the cost of half its full HP.
DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM	The user maximizes its Attack stat in exchange for HP equal to half its max HP.

Effect

Belly Drum depletes the user's HP by half of its max HP and maximizes its Attack stat.

Learnset

Generation II

By Level Up

By Level-Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Poliwag	Water	37
Poliwhirl	Water	43
Snorlax	Normal	22

By Breeding

By Breeding
Pokémon	type	Father
Charmander	Fire	Snorlax
Clefairy*	Normal	Marill, Azumarill
Slowpoke	Water/Psychic	Snorlax, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Cubone	Ground	Snorlax, Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Lickitung
Lickitung	Normal	Snorlax
Marill	Water	Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation III

By Level Up

By Level-Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Poliwag	Water	37
Poliwhirl	Water	43
Snorlax	Normal	15(RSE)
Snorlax	Normal	13(FRLG)
Zigzagoon	normal	41
Linoone	Normal	53
Makuhita	Fighting	37
Hariyama	Fighting	40

By Breeding

By Breeding
Pokémon	type	Father
Charmander	Fire	Snorlax
Slowpoke	Water/Psychic	Snorlax, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Cubone	Ground	Snorlax, Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Lickitung
Lickitung	Normal	Snorlax
Cleffa	Normal	Marill, Azumarill
Marill	Water	Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed

Generation IV

By Level Up

By Level-Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Poliwag	Water	31
Poliwhirl	Water	37
Snorlax	Normal	17
Zigzagoon	normal	41
Linoone	Normal	53
Makuhita	Fighting	25
Hariyama	Fighting	27

By Breeding

By Breeding
Pokémon	type	Father
Charmander	Fire	Snorlax
Slowpoke	Water/Psychic	Snorlax, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Cubone	Ground	Snorlax, Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Lickitung
Lickitung	Normal	Snorlax
Cleffa	Normal	Marill, Azumarill
Marill	Water	Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed, Zigzagoon, Linoone
Teddiursa	Normal	Zigzagoon, Linoone(HGSS)
Magby	Fire	Makuhita, Hariyama(HGSS)

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

Belly Drum depicted in Generation II

Main series

Belly Drum being used by Trainer School's Poliwag.

Belly Drum being used by Hala's Hariyama.