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Fighting · Physical move · Gen 4

Drain Punch

Drain Punch is a Fighting-type physical move introduced in Generation 4. It has 75 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 154 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Fighting

Category

Physical

Power

75

Accuracy

100%

PP

10 (max 16)

Priority

0

Effect

User recovers 50% of the damage dealt. The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Properties
Makes contact · Punch move (Iron Fist) · Healing move
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (107 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Usable (50 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A
Usable (74 Pokémon)

Type matchups as a Fighting attack

2× vsNormalIceRockDarkSteel

½× vsPoisonFlyingPsychicBugFairy

0× vsGhost

Pokémon that learn Drain Punch

154 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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
RaichuElectric✓✓
ClefairyFairy✓✓4–9
ClefableFairy✓✓✓4–9
JigglypuffNormal/Fairy✓✓4–9
WigglytuffNormal/Fairy✓✓✓4–9
GloomGrass/Poison4–8
VileplumeGrass/Poison4–8
MankeyFighting✓✓9
PrimeapeFighting✓✓9
PoliwrathWater/Fighting✓8–9
AbraPsychic✓4–8
KadabraPsychic✓4–8
AlakazamPsychic✓✓4–8
MachopFighting✓
MachokeFighting✓
MachampFighting✓✓
SlowbroWater/Psychic✓✓✓4–9
Galarian SlowbroPoison/Psychic✓✓✓8–9
GrimerPoison✓9
Alolan GrimerPoison/Dark✓9
MukPoison✓9
Alolan MukPoison/Dark✓9
GengarGhost/Poison✓✓✓4–9
DrowzeePsychic✓4–7, 9
HypnoPsychic✓4–7, 9
HitmonchanFighting✓4–9
ChanseyNormal✓4–9
KangaskhanNormal✓✓4–8
Mr. MimePsychic/Fairy✓✓4–8
Galarian Mr. MimeIce/Psychic✓4–8
JynxIce/Psychic4–8
MewtwoPsychic✓✓4–9
MewPsychic✓4–9
LedybaBug/Flying4–7
LedianBug/Flying4–7
TogeticFairy/Flying4–8
BellossomGrass✓4–9
SudowoodoRock✓9
QuagsireWater/Ground✓9
SlowkingWater/Psychic✓✓✓4–9
Galarian SlowkingPoison/Psychic✓✓✓8–9
BlisseyNormal✓4–9
TreeckoGrass✓✓4–9
GrovyleGrass✓✓4–9
SceptileGrass✓✓✓4–9
BlazikenFire/Fighting✓
LombreWater/Grass✓4–9
LudicoloWater/Grass✓4–9
ShroomishGrass✓5–7, 9
BreloomGrass/Fighting✓4–7, 9
VigorothNormal✓9
SlakingNormal✓9
MakuhitaFighting✓9
HariyamaFighting✓9
SableyeDark/Ghost✓✓✓8–9
MedititeFighting/Psychic✓✓4–7, 9
MedichamFighting/Psychic✓✓✓4–7, 9
GrumpigPsychic✓✓4–7, 9
SpindaNormal4–7
CacneaGrass✓4–7, 9
CacturneGrass/Dark✓4–7, 9
KecleonNormal✓4–7
RegirockRock✓4–9
JirachiSteel/Psychic✓4–9
DeoxysPsychic✓4–7, 9
MonfernoFire/Fighting✓9
InfernapeFire/Fighting✓✓9
BunearyNormal✓4–8
LopunnyNormal✓✓4–8
Mime Jr.Psychic/Fairy✓4–8
HappinyNormal4–8
RioluFighting✓✓4–9
LucarioFighting/Steel✓✓✓4–9
CroagunkPoison/Fighting✓5–9
ToxicroakPoison/Fighting✓✓5–9
TogekissFairy/Flying4–8
GalladePsychic/Fighting✓✓✓4–9
UxiePsychic✓8–9
MespritPsychic✓8–9
AzelfPsychic✓8–9
RegigigasNormal✓4–9
DarkraiDark✓✓4–7, 9
PigniteFire/Fighting✓✓9
EmboarFire/Fighting✓✓✓9
SimisageGrass✓
AudinoNormal✓✓5–8
TimburrFighting✓5–9
GurdurrFighting✓5–9
ConkeldurrFighting✓✓5–9
SeismitoadWater/Ground5–8
SawkFighting✓
MaractusGrass5–8
ScraggyDark/Fighting✓✓5–9
ScraftyDark/Fighting✓✓✓5–9
TrubbishPoison✓5–8
GarbodorPoison✓✓5–8
ReuniclusPsychic✓✓5–9
EelektrossElectric✓✓✓5–7, 9
AccelgorBug8
MienfooFighting✓5–9
MienshaoFighting✓5–9
GolettGround/Ghost✓✓5–9
GolurkGround/Ghost✓✓✓5–9
HeatmorFire8
MeloettaNormal/Psychic✓✓5–7, 9
ChespinGrass✓✓6–7, 9
QuilladinGrass✓✓6–7, 9
ChesnaughtGrass/Fighting✓✓✓6–7, 9
DiggersbyNormal/Ground✓
PanchamFighting✓6–8
PangoroFighting/Dark✓✓6–8
AromatisseFairy✓✓6–8
SlurpuffFairy✓✓6–8
HawluchaFighting/Flying✓✓✓6–9
TrevenantGhost/Grass✓✓✓6–9
HoopaPsychic/Ghost✓✓6–7, 9
IncineroarFire/Dark✓✓7–9
CrabrawlerFighting✓✓7, 9
CrabominableFighting/Ice✓✓✓7, 9
ShiinoticGrass/Fairy8
BewearNormal/Fighting7–8
PassimianFighting✓✓7–9
MimikyuGhost/Fairy✓✓✓7–9
Hakamo-oDragon/Fighting✓7–9
Kommo-oDragon/Fighting✓✓7–9
BuzzwoleBug/Fighting7–8
GuzzlordDark/Dragon7–8
MarshadowFighting/Ghost✓7–8
ZeraoraElectric✓7–8
GrookeyGrass✓8–9
ThwackeyGrass✓8–9
RillaboomGrass✓✓8–9
ToxtricityElectric/Poison✓✓✓8–9
Toxtricity-Low-KeyElectric/Poison✓✓8–9
ClobbopusFighting✓
GrapploctFighting✓✓8
ImpidimpDark/Fairy✓8–9
MorgremDark/Fairy✓8–9
GrimmsnarlDark/Fairy✓✓8–9
Mr. RimeIce/Psychic✓✓4–8
AlcremieFairy✓✓8–9
IndeedeePsychic/Normal✓✓✓8–9
Indeedee-FPsychic/Normal✓✓✓8–9
UrshifuFighting/Dark✓8–9
Urshifu-Rapid-StrikeFighting/Water✓8–9
ZarudeDark/Grass✓8–9
UrsalunaGround/Normal✓9
PalafinWater✓✓9
AnnihilapeFighting/Ghost✓✓✓9
Scream TailFairy/Psychic✓9
Iron HandsFighting/Electric✓9
Iron ValiantFairy/Fighting✓9
KoraidonFighting/Dragon✓9
OkidogiPoison/Fighting✓9

Drain Punch FAQ

What does Drain Punch do?

Drain Punch is a Fighting-type physical move with 75 power. The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down.

Which Pokémon can learn Drain Punch?

154 Pokémon and forms can learn Drain Punch in at least one game: 107 in Scarlet & Violet, 50 in Pokémon Champions and 74 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Raichu, Clefairy, Clefable, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff and Gloom.

Is Drain Punch in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 50 Pokémon can use Drain Punch in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.

What is Drain Punch super effective against?

As a Fighting-type attack, Drain Punch is super effective against Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark and Steel, not very effective against Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug and Fairy and has no effect on Ghost (unless its effect says otherwise).

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.