Drain Punch

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Drain Punch

ドレインパンチ Drain Punch

Introduced:	Generation IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	75
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	10 (Max. 16)
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Super Contests (DPPt)

Condition:	Beauty
Appeal:	1 ♥
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	0
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as the move used just before it.

Drain Punch is a Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TM60 in Generation IV.

Description

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

Effect

In battle

Drain Punch deals damage to the target, then restores the user's HP by up to half of the damage dealt to the target.

In a Double Battle, Drain Punch can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Drain Punch can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Seismitoad	water/ground	44	44	44	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}
	Mienfoo	fighting	33	33	33	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}
	Mienshao	fighting	33	33	33	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}
	Marshadow	fighting/ghost			1	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

Pokémon		Type	Egg Groups	Father
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Ledyba	bug/flying
	Shroomish	grass	(BW) (B2W2)
	Meditite	fighting/psychic
	Croagunk	poison/fighting
	Timburr	fighting
	Scraggy	dark/fighting
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Clefairy	normal	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Clefable	normal	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Jigglypuff	normal	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Wigglytuff	normal	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Gloom	grass/poison	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Vileplume	grass/poison	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Abra	psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Kadabra	psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Alakazam	psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Slowbro	water/psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Gengar	ghost/poison	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Drowzee	psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Hypno	psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Hitmonchan	fighting	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Chansey	normal	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Kangaskhan	normal	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Mr. Mime	psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Jynx	ice/psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Mewtwo	psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Mew	psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Ledyba	bug/flying	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Ledian	bug/flying	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Togetic	normal/flying	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Bellossom	grass	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Slowking	water/psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Blissey	normal	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Treecko	grass	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Grovyle	grass	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Sceptile	grass	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Lombre	water/grass	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Ludicolo	water/grass	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Breloom	grass/fighting	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Meditite	fighting/psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Medicham	fighting/psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Grumpig	psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Spinda	normal	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Cacnea	grass	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Cacturne	grass/dark	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Kecleon	normal	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Regirock	rock	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Jirachi	steel/psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Deoxys	psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Buneary	normal	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Lopunny	normal	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Mime Jr.	psychic	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Riolu	fighting	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Lucario	fighting/steel	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Togekiss	normal/flying	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Regigigas	normal	TM60					{{{10}}}
	Darkrai	dark	TM60					{{{10}}}
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

Main series

• Drain Punch performed by Gardenia's Cacnea.
• Drain Punch performed by Kylan's Mienshao.
• Drain Punch performed by Korrina's Mienfoo.
• Drain Punch performed by Ilima's Smeargle via Sketch.

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