Mega Drain (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Grass
Category	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

User

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

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	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 Mega 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.

Oddish
#043 / Grass · Poison
Level 12

Gloom
#044 / Grass · Poison
Level 12

Vileplume
#045 / Grass · Poison
Level 1

Exeggcute
#102 / Grass · Psychic
Level 15

Exeggutor
#103 / Grass · Psychic
Level 1

Exeggutor
Alolan Exeggutor
#103 / Grass · Dragon
Level 1

Tangela
#114 / Grass
Level 12

Bellossom
#182 / Grass
Level 1

Treecko
#252 / Grass
Level 9

Grovyle
#253 / Grass
Level 9

Sceptile
#254 / Grass
Level 5

Lotad
#270 / Water · Grass
Level 12

Lombre
#271 / Water · Grass
Level 12

Ludicolo
#272 / Water · Grass
Level 1

Seedot
#273 / Grass
Level 15

Nuzleaf
#274 / Grass · Dark
Level 18

Shiftry
#275 / Grass · Dark
Level 1

Roselia
#315 / Grass · Poison
Level 5

Lileep
#345 / Rock · Grass
Level 20

Cradily
#346 / Rock · Grass
Level 20

Roserade
#407 / Grass · Poison
Level 1

Tangrowth
#465 / Grass
Level 12

Cottonee
#546 / Grass · Fairy
Level 12

Whimsicott
#547 / Grass · Fairy
Level 1

Petilil
#548 / Grass
Level 9

Lilligant
#549 / Grass
Level 1

Maractus
#556 / Grass
Level 8

Foongus
#590 / Grass · Poison
Level 12

Amoonguss
#591 / Grass · Poison
Level 12

Shelmet
#616 / Bug
Level 12

Accelgor
#617 / Bug
Level 12

Morelull
#755 / Grass · Fairy
Level 12

Shiinotic
#756 / Grass · Fairy
Level 12

Sandygast
#769 / Ghost · Ground
Level 15

Palossand
#770 / Ghost · Ground
Level 15

Dhelmise
#781 / Ghost · Grass
Level 12

Tapu Bulu
#787 / Grass · Fairy
Level 20

Celesteela
#797 / Steel · Flying
Level 15

Sinistea
#854 / Ghost
Level 12

Polteageist
#855 / Ghost
Level 1

Calyrex
#898 / Psychic · Grass
Level 1

Calyrex
Ice Rider
#898 / Psychic · Ice
Level 1

Calyrex
Shadow Rider
#898 / Psychic · Ghost
Level 1

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Mega Drain as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Kabuto
#140 / Rock · Water
Water 1, Water 3