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^[1]
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	10, max: 16
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Super Contests (DP Pt)

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
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP	An energy draining punch. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
LA	The user attacks with an energy-draining punch that restores the user's HP.
SV	The user attacks with an energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by up to 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
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Machamp	fighting	Human-Like					30LA
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like					1, Evo.
	Breloom	grass/fighting	Fairy/Grass					39BDSP
	Seismitoad	water/ground	Water 1		44	44	44	1, Evo.
	Lilligant	grass/fighting	Grass					34LA
	Mienfoo	fighting	Field/Human-Like		33	33	33	35
	Mienshao	fighting	Field/Human-Like		33	33	33	35
	Marshadow	fighting/ghost	Undiscovered				1	54
	Koraidon	fighting/dragon	Undiscovered						21
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 TM[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Clefairy	fairy	Fairy	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Clefable	fairy	Fairy	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Jigglypuff	normal/fairy	Fairy	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Wigglytuff	normal/fairy	Fairy	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Gloom	grass/poison	Grass	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Vileplume	grass/poison	Grass	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Mankey	fighting	Field						TM073
	Primeape	fighting	Field						TM073
	Poliwrath	water/fighting	Water 1					TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Abra	psychic	Human-Like	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Kadabra	psychic	Human-Like	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Alakazam	psychic	Human-Like	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Slowbro	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Slowbro	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1					TM63SwSh	TM073
	Grimer	poison	Amorphous						TM073
	Grimer	poison/dark	Amorphous						TM073
	Muk	poison	Amorphous						TM073
	Muk	poison/dark	Amorphous						TM073
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Drowzee	psychic	Human-Like	TM60				TM60BDSP	TM073
	Hypno	psychic	Human-Like	TM60				TM60BDSP	TM073
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Chansey	normal	Fairy	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Kangaskhan	normal	Monster	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Mr. Mime	psychic/fairy	Human-Like	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Mr. Mime	ice/psychic	Human-Like					TM63SwSh
	Jynx	ice/psychic	Human-Like	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Mewtwo	psychic	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Ledyba	bug/flying	Bug	TM60				TM60BDSP
	Ledian	bug/flying	Bug	TM60				TM60BDSP
	Togetic	fairy/flying	Flying/Fairy	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Bellossom	grass	Grass	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Sudowoodo	rock	Mineral						TM073
	Quagsire	water/ground	Water 1/Field						TM073
	Slowking	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Slowking	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1					TM63SwSh	TM073
	Blissey	normal	Fairy	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Treecko	grass	Monster/Dragon	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Grovyle	grass	Monster/Dragon	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Sceptile	grass	Monster/Dragon	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Lombre	water/grass	Water 1/Grass	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Ludicolo	water/grass	Water 1/Grass	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Shroomish	grass	Fairy/Grass					TM60BDSP	TM073
	Breloom	grass/fighting	Fairy/Grass	TM60				TM60BDSP	TM073
	Vigoroth	normal	Field						TM073
	Slaking	normal	Field						TM073
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like					TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Meditite	fighting/psychic	Human-Like	TM60				TM60BDSP	TM073
	Medicham	fighting/psychic	Human-Like	TM60				TM60BDSP	TM073
	Grumpig	psychic	Field	TM60				TM60BDSP	TM073
	Spinda	normal	Field/Human-Like	TM60				TM60BDSP
	Cacnea	grass	Grass/Human-Like	TM60				TM60BDSP	TM073
	Cacturne	grass/dark	Grass/Human-Like	TM60				TM60BDSP	TM073
	Kecleon	normal	Field	TM60				TM60BDSP
	Regirock	rock	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Jirachi	steel/psychic	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered	TM60				TM60BDSP
	Buneary	normal	Field/Human-Like	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Lopunny	normal	Field/Human-Like	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Mime Jr.	psychic/fairy	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Happiny	normal	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Riolu	fighting	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Lucario	fighting/steel	Field/Human-Like	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Croagunk	poison/fighting	Human-Like					TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like					TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Togekiss	fairy/flying	Flying/Fairy	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Uxie	psychic	Undiscovered					TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Mexprit	psychic	Undiscovered					TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Azelf	psychic	Undiscovered					TM63SwSh TM60BDSP	TM073
	Regigigas	normal	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63SwSh TM60BDSP
	Darkrai	dark	Undiscovered	TM60				TM60BDSP
	Audino	normal	Fairy					TM63
	Timburr	fighting	Human-Like					TM63
	Gurdurr	fighting	Human-Like					TM63
	Conkeldurr	fighting	Human-Like					TM63
	Seismitoad	water/ground	Water 1					TM63
	Maractus	grass	Grass					TM63
	Scraggy	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon					TM63
	Scrafty	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon					TM63
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral					TM63
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral					TM63
	Reuniclus	psychic	Amorphous					TM63
	Eelektross	electric	Amorphous						TM073
	Accelgor	bug	Bug					TM63
	Mienfoo	fighting	Field/Human-Like					TM63
	Mienshao	fighting	Field/Human-Like					TM63
	Golett	ground/ghost	Mineral					TM63
	Golurk	ground/ghost	Mineral					TM63
	Heatmor	fire	Field					TM63
	Meloetta	normal/psychic	Undiscovered						TM073
	Chespin	grass	Field						TM073
	Quilladin	grass	Field						TM073
	Chesnaught	grass/fighting	Field						TM073
	Pancham	fighting	Field/Human-Like					TM63
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like					TM63
	Aromatisse	fairy	Fairy					TM63
	Slurpuff	fairy	Fairy					TM63
	Hawlucha	fighting/flying	Flying/Human-Like					TM63	TM073
	Trevenant	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous					TM63
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered						TM073
	Hoopa	psychic/dark	Undiscovered						TM073
	Incineroar	fire/dark	Field					TM63
	Crabrawler	fighting	Water 3						TM073
	Crabominable	fighting/ice	Water 3						TM073
	Shiinotic	grass/fairy	Grass					TM63
	Bewear	normal/fighting	Field					TM63
	Passimian	fighting	Field					TM63	TM073
	Mimikyu	ghost/fairy	Amorphous					TM63	TM073
	Hakamo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon					TM63
	Kommo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon					TM63
	Buzzwole	bug/fighting	Undiscovered					TM63
	Guzzlord	dark/dragon	Undiscovered					TM63
	Marshadow	fighting/ghost	Undiscovered					TM63
	Zeraora	electric	Undiscovered					TM63
	Grookey	grass	Field/Grass					TM63	TM073
	Thwackey	grass	Field/Grass					TM63	TM073
	Rillaboom	grass	Field/Grass					TM63	TM073
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like					TM63	TM073
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like					TM63	TM073
	Grapploct	fighting	Water 1/Human-Like					TM63
	Impidimp	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					TM63	TM073
	Morgrem	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					TM63	TM073
	Grimmsnarl	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					TM63	TM073
	Mr. Rime	ice/psychic	Human-Like					TM63
	Alcremie	fairy	Fairy/Amorphous					TM63
	Indeedee	psychic/normal	Fairy					TM63	TM073
	Indeedee	psychic/normal	Fairy					TM63	TM073
	Urshifu	fighting/dark	Undiscovered					TM63	TM073
	Urshifu	fighting/water	Undiscovered					TM63	TM073
	Zarude	dark/grass	Undiscovered					TM63	TM073
	Ursaluna	ground/normal	Field						TM073
	Palafin	water	Field/Water 2						TM073
	Annihilape	fighting/ghost	Field						TM073
	Scream Tail	fairy/psychic	Undiscovered						TM073
	Iron Hands	fighting/electric	Undiscovered						TM073
	Iron Valiant	fairy/fighting	Undiscovered						TM073
	Koraidon	fighting/dragon	Undiscovered						TM073
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[]

By Move Tutor[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Special move[]

Generation IV[]

Generation V[]

Generation VII[]

By event[]

Generation V[]

Trivia[]

In its debut Generation, Drain Punch could not be learned naturally through leveling up.

Gallery[]

Main games

Main series

References[]

^ As of Generation V, Drain Punch has a base power of 75, which prior to that had a base power of 60

[1] As of Generation V, Drain Punch has a base power of 75, which prior to that had a base power of 60

[1]

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#101–150	101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150

#151–200	151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200

#201–229	201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229

See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII TMs TRs

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet

v · d · e List of Fighting-type moves

Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX

A	Arm Thrust Aura Sphere Axe Kick

B	Body Press Brick Break Bulk Up

C	Circle Throw Close Combat Coaching Collision Course Combat Torque Counter Cross Chop

D	Detect Double Kick Drain Punch Dynamic Punch

F	Final Gambit Flying Press Focus Blast Focus Punch Force Palm

H	Hammer Arm High Jump Kick

J	Jump Kick

K	Karate Chop

L	Low Kick Low Sweep

M	Mach Punch Mat Block Meteor Assault

N	No Retreat

O	Octolock

P	Power-Up Punch

Q	Quick Guard

R	Revenge Reversal Rock Smash Rolling Kick

S	Sacred Sword Secret Sword Seismic Toss Sky Uppercut Storm Throw Submission Superpower

T	Thunderous Kick Triple Arrows Triple Kick

U	Upper Hand

V	Vacuum Wave Victory Dance Vital Throw

W	Wake-Up Slap

See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type

Moves

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation IV

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A	Acupressure Air Slash Aqua Jet Aqua Ring Aqua Tail Assurance Attack Order Aura Sphere Avalanche

B	Brave Bird Brine Bug Bite Bug Buzz Bullet Punch

C	Captivate Charge Beam Chatter Close Combat Copycat Cross Poison Crush Grip

D	Dark Pulse Dark Void Defend Order Defog Discharge Double Hit Draco Meteor Dragon Pulse Dragon Rush Drain Punch

E	Earth Power Embargo Energy Ball

F	Feint Fire Fang Flare Blitz Flash Cannon Fling Focus Blast Force Palm

G	Gastro Acid Giga Impact Grass Knot Gravity Guard Swap Gunk Shot Gyro Ball

H	Hammer Arm Head Smash Heal Block Heal Order Healing Wish Heart Swap

I	Ice Fang Ice Shard Iron Head

J	Judgment

L	Last Resort Lava Plume Leaf Storm Lucky Chant Lunar Dance

M	Magma Storm Magnet Bomb Magnet Rise Me First Metal Burst Miracle Eye Mirror Shot Mud Bomb

N	Nasty Plot Natural Gift Night Slash

O	Ominous Wind

P	Payback Pluck Poison Jab Power Gem Power Swap Power Trick Power Whip Psycho Cut Psycho Shift Punishment

R	Roar of Time Rock Climb Rock Polish Rock Wrecker Roost

S	Seed Bomb Seed Flare Shadow Claw Shadow Force Shadow Sneak Spacial Rend Stealth Rock Stone Edge Sucker Punch Switcheroo

T	Tailwind Thunder Fang Toxic Spikes Trick Room Trump Card

U	U-turn

V	Vacuum Wave

W	Wake-Up Slap Wood Hammer Worry Seed Wring Out

X	X-Scissor

Z	Zen Headbutt

See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Generation IV