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:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
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 SWSH	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
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like					1, Evo.
	Seismitoad	water/ground	Water 1		44	44	44	1, Evo.
	Mienfoo	fighting	Field/Human-Like		33	33	33	35
	Mienshao	fighting	Field/Human-Like		33	33	33	35
	Marshadow	fighting/ghost	Undiscovered				1	54
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
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Clefairy	fairy	Fairy	TM60				TM63
	Clefable	fairy	Fairy	TM60				TM63
	Jigglypuff	normal/fairy	Fairy	TM60				TM63
	Wigglytuff	normal/fairy	Fairy	TM60				TM63
	Gloom	grass/poison	Grass	TM60				TM63
	Vileplume	grass/poison	Grass	TM60				TM63
	Poliwrath	water/fighting	Water 1	TM60				TM63
	Abra	psychic	Human-Like	TM60				TM63
	Kadabra	psychic	Human-Like	TM60				TM63
	Alakazam	psychic	Human-Like	TM60				TM63
	Slowbro	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	TM60				TM63
	Slowbro	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1					TM63
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous	TM60				TM63
	Drowzee	psychic	Human-Like	TM60
	Hypno	psychic	Human-Like	TM60
	Hitmonchan	fighting	Human-Like	TM60				TM63
	Chansey	normal	Fairy	TM60				TM63
	Kangaskhan	normal	Monster	TM60				TM63
	Mr. Mime	psychic/fairy	Human-Like	TM60				TM63
	Mr. Mime	ice/psychic	Human-Like					TM63
	Jynx	ice/psychic	Human-Like	TM60				TM63
	Mewtwo	psychic	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63
	Ledyba	bug/flying	Bug	TM60
	Ledian	bug/flying	Bug	TM60
	Togetic	fairy/flying	Flying/Fairy	TM60				TM63
	Slowking	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	TM60				TM63
	Slowking	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1					TM63
	Blissey	normal	Fairy	TM60				TM63
	Treecko	grass	Monster/Dragon	TM60				TM63
	Grovyle	grass	Monster/Dragon	TM60				TM63
	Sceptile	grass	Monster/Dragon	TM60				TM63
	Lombre	water/grass	Water 1/Grass	TM60				TM63
	Ludicolo	water/grass	Water 1/Grass	TM60				TM63
	Breloom	grass/fighting	Fairy/Grass	TM60
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like					TM63
	Meditite	fighting/psychic	Human-Like	TM60
	Medicham	fighting/psychic	Human-Like	TM60
	Grumpig	psychic	Field	TM60
	Spinda	normal	Field/Human-Like	TM60
	Cacnea	grass	Grass/Human-Like	TM60
	Cacturne	grass/dark	Grass/Human-Like	TM60
	Kecleon	normal	Field	TM60
	Regirock	rock	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63
	Jirachi	steel/psychic	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered	TM60
	Buneary	normal	Field/Human-Like	TM60				TM63
	Lopunny	normal	Field/Human-Like	TM60				TM63
	Mime Jr.	psychic/fairy	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63
	Happiny	normal	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63
	Riolu	fighting	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63
	Lucario	fighting/steel	Field/Human-Like	TM60				TM63
	Croagunk	poison/fighting	Human-Like					TM63
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like					TM63
	Togekiss	fairy/flying	Flying/Fairy	TM60				TM63
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous	TM60				TM63
	Uxie	psychic	Undiscovered					TM63
	Mexprit	psychic	Undiscovered					TM63
	Azelf	psychic	Undiscovered					TM63
	Regigigas	normal	Undiscovered	TM60				TM63
	Darkrai	dark	Undiscovered	TM60
	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
	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
	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
	Trevenant	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous					TM63
	Incineroar	fire/dark	Field					TM63
	Shiinotic	grass/fairy	Grass					TM63
	Bewear	normal/fighting	Field					TM63
	Passimian	fighting	Field					TM63
	Mimikyu	ghost/fairy	Amorphous					TM63
	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
	Thwackey	grass	Field/Grass					TM63
	Rillaboom	grass	Field/Grass					TM63
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like					TM63
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like					TM63
	Grapploct	fighting	Water 1/Human-Like					TM63
	Impidimp	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					TM63
	Morgrem	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					TM63
	Grimmsnarl	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like					TM63
	Mr. Rime	ice/psychic	Human-Like					TM63
	Alcremie	fairy	Fairy/Amorphous					TM63
	Indeedee	psychic/normal	Fairy					TM63
	Indeedee	psychic/normal	Fairy					TM63
	Urshifu	fighting/dark	Undiscovered					TM63
	Urshifu	fighting/water	Undiscovered					TM63
	Zarude	dark/grass	Undiscovered					TM63
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 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.

Gallery

• Anime

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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Trivia

In it's debut Generation, Drain Punch could not be learned naturally through leveling up