Giga Drain (move)
Move data
| Type | Grass |
|---|---|
| Category | Special |
| Power | 75 |
| Accuracy | 100 |
| PP | 10 (max. 16) |
| Introduced | Generation 2 |
Technical/Hidden Machine
| Gold/Silver Crystal |
TM19 |
|---|---|
| Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald |
TM19 |
| Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver |
TM19 |
Effects
Giga 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 Generations 1-4, Giga Drain has a base power of 60.
In Generations 1-3, Giga Drain has only 5 PP.
Z-Move effects
When a Pokémon is holding Grassium Z and uses its Z-Power, Giga Drain turns into Bloom Doom and has base power 140.
Move target
Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.
Other languages
| English | Giga Drain |
|---|---|
| Japanese | ギガドレイン (Giga Drain) |
| German | Gigasauger |
| French | Giga-Sangsue |
| Italian | Gigassorbimento |
| Spanish | Gigadrenado |
Game descriptions
| Gold/Silver Crystal | Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. |
|---|---|
| Ruby/Sapphire Emerald | An attack that steals half the damage inflicted. |
| FireRed/LeafGreen | A harsh attack that absorbs 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 | A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. |
Learnt by level up
These Pokémon learn Giga Drain at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.
#797 / Steel · Flying
Level 31
Learnt by breeding
These Pokémon can learn Giga Drain as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.
#069 / Grass · Poison
Grass
#070 / Grass · Poison
Grass
#071 / Grass · Poison
Grass
#406 / Grass · Poison
Undiscovered
Learnt by move tutor
These Pokémon can learn Giga Drain from a move tutor in the games.
#012 / Bug · Flying
#069 / Grass · Poison
#070 / Grass · Poison
#071 / Grass · Poison
#073 / Water · Poison
#205 / Bug · Steel
#284 / Bug · Flying
#547 / Grass · Fairy
#588 / Bug
#589 / Bug · Steel
#596 / Bug · Electric
#598 / Grass · Steel
#604 / Electric
#652 / Grass · Fighting
#797 / Steel · Flying