Mega Drain (move)

Move data

Type Grass
Category Special  Special
Power 40
Accuracy 100
PP 15  (max. 24)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 1

Machine/Record

Red​/​Blue
Yellow
TM21
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee TM53

Effects

Mega Drain deals damage and the user will recover 50% of the HP drained.

If the user is holding a Big Root, the move instead recovers 65% of the damage dealt (30% more than normal). If used on a Pokémon with the ability Liquid Ooze, the user instead loses the HP it would have otherwise gained.

Changes

  • In Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee, Mega Drain has 75 base power.
  • In Generations 1-3, Mega Drain has 10 PP.
  • In Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee, Mega Drain has 10 PP.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Grassium Z and uses its Z-Power, Mega Drain turns into Bloom Doom and has base power 120.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Mega Drain
Japanese メガドレイン (Mega Drain)
German Megasauger
French Méga-Sangsue
Italian Megassorbimento
Spanish Megaagotar
Korean 메가드레인
Chinese (Simplified) 超级吸取
Chinese (Traditional) 超級吸取

Game descriptions

Gold​/​Silver
Crystal
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen A tough attack that drains half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee
A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Scarlet​/​Violet A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Mega Drain at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Oddish Oddish
#0043 / Grass · Poison
Level 12
Gloom Gloom
#0044 / Grass · Poison
Level 12
Vileplume Vileplume
#0045 / Grass · Poison
Level 1
Exeggcute Exeggcute
#0102 / Grass · Psychic
Level 15
Exeggutor Exeggutor
#0103 / Grass · Psychic
Level 1
Alolan Exeggutor Exeggutor
Alolan Exeggutor
#0103 / Grass · Dragon
Level 1
Bellossom Bellossom
#0182 / Grass
Level 1
Hoppip Hoppip
#0187 / Grass · Flying
Level 22
Skiploom Skiploom
#0188 / Grass · Flying
Level 24
Jumpluff Jumpluff
#0189 / Grass · Flying
Level 24
Sunkern Sunkern
#0191 / Grass
Level 10
Sunflora Sunflora
#0192 / Grass
Level 10
Treecko Treecko
#0252 / Grass
Level 9
Grovyle Grovyle
#0253 / Grass
Level 9
Sceptile Sceptile
#0254 / Grass
Level 5
Lotad Lotad
#0270 / Water · Grass
Level 12
Lombre Lombre
#0271 / Water · Grass
Level 12
Seedot Seedot
#0273 / Grass
Level 15
Nuzleaf Nuzleaf
#0274 / Grass · Dark
Level 18
Shroomish Shroomish
#0285 / Grass
Level 12
Breloom Breloom
#0286 / Grass · Fighting
Level 12
Turtwig Turtwig
#0387 / Grass
Level 25
Grotle Grotle
#0388 / Grass
Level 27
Torterra Torterra
#0389 / Grass · Ground
Level 27
Snivy Snivy
#0495 / Grass
Level 22
Servine Servine
#0496 / Grass
Level 24
Serperior Serperior
#0497 / Grass
Level 24
Cottonee Cottonee
#0546 / Grass · Fairy
Level 12
Whimsicott Whimsicott
#0547 / Grass · Fairy
Level 1
Petilil Petilil
#0548 / Grass
Level 9
Lilligant Lilligant
#0549 / Grass
Level 1
Hisuian Lilligant Lilligant
Hisuian Lilligant
#0549 / Grass · Fighting
Level 1
Foongus Foongus
#0590 / Grass · Poison
Level 12
Amoonguss Amoonguss
#0591 / Grass · Poison
Level 12
Sandygast Sandygast
#0769 / Ghost · Ground
Level 15
Palossand Palossand
#0770 / Ghost · Ground
Level 15
Sinistea Sinistea
#0854 / Ghost
Level 12
Polteageist Polteageist
#0855 / Ghost
Level 1
Calyrex Calyrex
#0898 / Psychic · Grass
Level 1
Calyrex (Ice Rider) Calyrex
Ice Rider
#0898 / Psychic · Ice
Level 1
Calyrex (Shadow Rider) Calyrex
Shadow Rider
#0898 / Psychic · Ghost
Level 1
Smoliv Smoliv
#0928 / Grass · Normal
Level 20
Dolliv Dolliv
#0929 / Grass · Normal
Level 20
Arboliva Arboliva
#0930 / Grass · Normal
Level 20
Bramblin Bramblin
#0946 / Grass · Ghost
Level 25
Brambleghast Brambleghast
#0947 / Grass · Ghost
Level 25
Toedscool Toedscool
#0948 / Ground · Grass
Level 16
Toedscruel Toedscruel
#0949 / Ground · Grass
Level 16
Brute Bonnet Brute Bonnet
#0986 / Grass · Dark
Level 14
Wo-Chien Wo-Chien
#1001 / Dark · Grass
Level 20
Poltchageist Poltchageist
#1012 / Grass · Ghost
Level 24
Sinistcha Sinistcha
#1013 / Grass · Ghost
Level 24