Giga Drain (move)
- Contents
- Flavor text
- Learnt by level up
- Learnt by TM
Move data
Type | Grass |
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Category | ![]() |
Power | 75 |
Accuracy | 100 |
PP | 10 (max. 16) |
Makes contact? | No |
Introduced | Generation 2 |
Machine/Record
Gold/Silver Crystal |
TM19 |
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Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald |
TM19 |
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver |
TM19 |
Sword/Shield | TM28 |
B.Diamond/S.Pearl | TM19 |
Scarlet/Violet | TM111 |
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 2-4, Giga Drain has 60 base power.
- In Generations 2-3, Giga Drain has 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
Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally
Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.
Other languages
English | Giga Drain |
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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. |
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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. |
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 Giga Drain at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Sword & Shield and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.
Whimsicott
#547 / Grass · Fairy
Level 1
#547 / Grass · Fairy
Level 1
Celesteela
#797 / Steel · Flying
Level 35
#797 / Steel · Flying
Level 35
Polteageist
#855 / Ghost
Level 36
#855 / Ghost
Level 36
Learnt by TM
Butterfree
#012 / Bug · Flying
#012 / Bug · Flying
Tentacruel
#073 / Water · Poison
#073 / Water · Poison
Whimsicott
#547 / Grass · Fairy
#547 / Grass · Fairy
Karrablast
#588 / Bug
#588 / Bug
Escavalier
#589 / Bug · Steel
#589 / Bug · Steel
Galvantula
#596 / Bug · Electric
#596 / Bug · Electric
Ferrothorn
#598 / Grass · Steel
#598 / Grass · Steel
Celesteela
#797 / Steel · Flying
#797 / Steel · Flying
Gossifleur
#829 / Grass
#829 / Grass
Polteageist
#855 / Ghost
#855 / Ghost