Drain Punch (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia

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Drain Punch (Japanese: ドレインパンチ Drain Punch) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is TM60 in Generation IV and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, TM63 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and TM073 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

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.

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 and a base power of 60 in this generation

Generation V

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

Generation VI onwards

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

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/Move Tutor

By breeding

Special move

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0534				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. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0560				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. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Drain Punch inflicts damage and 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP, including excess damage. In Adventure Squad only, the move heals by 20% of dealt damage instead. In Gates to Infinity only, the user will heal based on how much HP the target lost, and excess damage is not accounted for.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Drain Punch is a Charged Attack that was made available on April 23, 2022.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Pokémon Masters EX

• 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.
• HP restored is equal to 10% of the damage dealt, rounded down.

Description

In the anime

Cacnea Drowzee Mienshao Mienfoo
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'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 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's fist becomes surrounded by a green aura with yellow streaks spiraling around it. It then punches the opponent.
Azure's Drowzee	Beating the Bustle and Hustle!		None
	Seismitoad's fist becomes surrounded by 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's fist becomes surrounded by 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's fist becomes surrounded by 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'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
	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

Riolu Kadabra
The user attacks with an energy-draining punch that restores the user’s stamina.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Riolu strikes the opponent with one of its fists. When the fist makes contact, a black energy surrounds the opponent and is absorbed into Riolu's arm, draining its energy.
Maylene's Riolu	Magnificent Meditite and Really Riolu II		Debut
	Kadabra delivers a powerful punch to the opponent with one of its fists. As it strikes the opponent, its fist becomes surrounded in a bright aura. When the fist makes contact with the opponent, it absorbs some of its energy.
The Battle Factory's Kadabra	Outlasting Ledian		None

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Side series games

Trivia

In other languages