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Ability · Gen 4 · 13 Pokémon

Storm Drain

This Pokemon draws Water moves to itself to raise Sp. Atk by 1; Water immunity.

This Pokemon is immune to Water-type moves and raises its Special Attack by 1 stage when hit by a Water-type move. If this Pokemon is not the target of a single-target Water-type move used by another Pokemon, this Pokemon redirects that move to itself if it is within the range of that move. If multiple Pokemon could redirect with this Ability, it goes to the one with the highest Speed, or in the case of a tie to the one that has had this Ability active longer.

Storm Drain was introduced in Generation 4. 13 Pokémon and forms can have it (9 as a hidden ability).

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Changes type matchups

Water: immune (0×)

Applied automatically on every weakness page and in the team builder's defensive analysis.

Best Pokémon with Storm Drain

Ranked by usage in public Pokémon Showdown battles (Champions VGC first, then National Dex OU, SV OU and Champions Singles), with how many of each Pokémon's sets actually run Storm Drain.

  1. Gastrodon1. Gastrodon#231 in National Dex OU · 95.5% run Storm Drain
  2. Cradily2. Cradily#347 in National Dex OU · 99.1% run Storm Drain
  3. Tatsugiri3. Tatsugiri#257 in SV OU · 99.8% run Storm Drain

Storm Drain before and after

Damage taken by Gastrodon, Cradily and Tatsugiri without → with Storm Drain.

AttackGastrodonCradilyTatsugiri
Water1× → 0×1× → 0×¼× → 0×

Pokémon with Storm Drain

As a regular ability (4)

ShellosShellosGastrodonGastrodonFinneonFinneonLumineonLumineon

As a hidden ability (9)

LileepLileepCradilyCradilyMaractusMaractusTatsugiriTatsugiriTatsugiri-DroopyTatsugiri-DroopyTatsugiri-StretchyTatsugiri-StretchyTatsugiri-Curly-MegaTatsugiri-Curly-MegaTatsugiri-Droopy-MegaTatsugiri-Droopy-MegaTatsugiri-Stretchy-MegaTatsugiri-Stretchy-Mega

Storm Drain FAQ

What does Storm Drain do?

This Pokemon is immune to Water-type moves and raises its Special Attack by 1 stage when hit by a Water-type move. If this Pokemon is not the target of a single-target Water-type move used by another Pokemon, this Pokemon redirects that move to itself if it is within the range of that move. If multiple Pokemon could redirect with this Ability, it goes to the one with the highest Speed, or in the case of a tie to the one that has had this Ability active longer.

Which Pokémon have Storm Drain?

13 Pokémon and forms can have Storm Drain, 9 of them only as a hidden ability: Lileep, Cradily, Shellos, Gastrodon, Finneon, Lumineon, Maractus and Tatsugiri and more.

Is Storm Drain a hidden ability?

It depends on the Pokémon. Lileep, Cradily, Maractus, Tatsugiri and Tatsugiri-Droopy have it as a hidden ability, while Shellos, Gastrodon, Finneon and Lumineon can have it as a regular ability.

What are the best Pokémon with Storm Drain?

By competitive usage, the most used Pokémon that can have Storm Drain are Gastrodon (#231 in National Dex OU, 95.5% run Storm Drain), Cradily (#347 in National Dex OU, 99.1% run Storm Drain) and Tatsugiri (#257 in SV OU, 99.8% run Storm Drain).

Does Storm Drain change type matchups?

Yes. Water: immune (0×). DexTeam's weakness pages and team builder count this automatically.

Effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT); which Pokémon have it from Showdown's Pokédex, cross-checked against PokéAPI. Unofficial fan site.