Normal · Status move · Gen 2
Belly Drum
Belly Drum is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 2. It never misses and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 58 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
User loses 50% max HP. Maximizes Attack. Raises the user's Attack by 12 stages in exchange for the user losing 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded down. Fails if the user would faint or if its Attack stat stage is 6.
- Targets
- The user
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (37 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (10 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Belly Drum
58 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Water | 6–8 | ||||
| Ice/Water | 6–8 | ||||
| Ice/Water | 6–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Electric | ✓ | 9 |
Belly Drum FAQ
What does Belly Drum do?
Belly Drum is a Normal-type status move. Raises the user's Attack by 12 stages in exchange for the user losing 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded down. Fails if the user would faint or if its Attack stat stage is 6.
Which Pokémon can learn Belly Drum?
58 Pokémon and forms can learn Belly Drum in at least one game: 37 in Scarlet & Violet, 10 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Clefairy, Clefable and Poliwag.
Is Belly Drum in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 10 Pokémon can use Belly Drum in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.