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Yes, Darmanitan's health will still go down by half. This is because Sheer Force only takes effect on attacking moves, and Belly Drum is a status move. Sheer Force actually does not work by only removing "positive" effects (for example, it removes Life Orb recoil, which is a negative effect) but instead works on moves with Secondary Effects and removes said Secondary Effects. You can learn more about Sheer Force here.

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haha it's fine. i thought the same thing before i researched it for the answer i linked.