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Giga Drain

General

Giga Drain
grass special

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Diamond/Pearl Flavor text
A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Eevine summary
Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.

Damage grass Inflicts

0× against
½× against
bug dragon fire flying grass poison steel
2× against
ground rock water

Stats

Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
10; maximum is 16
Target
enemy
Effect chance
n/a
Power × accuracy
60.0
Power percentile
61.7
Priority
0

Names

Japanese
ギガドレイン
Romaji
Gigadorein

Flags

TMs

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY TM
n/a
Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC TM
TM19 (¥), location: Erika's gift (Celadon's gym)
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE TM
TM19 (¥0), location:
Diamond/Pearl DP TM
TM19 (¥), location:

Effect Details

Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.

Notes, Changes, Bugs, Etc

Before D/P: PP was 5.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Flavor Text

An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
smart
Appeal
2 22
Jam
1 1
Flavor text
Attempts to jam all Pokemon that have appealed this turn. If a Pokemon is in combo standby status, it is jammed 5 points instead of 1.

Similar Moves

beauty
Cotton Spore
cool
DynamicPunch, Fury Attack, Pin Missile, Spike Cannon
cute
Mud-Slap, Sand-Attack
tough
Arm Thrust, Bone Club, DoubleSlap, Fury Swipes, Muddy Water, Octazooka, Scary Face, Sludge Bomb

Combos

Use Giga Drain before
none
Use Giga Drain after
Growth

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 105 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

16 Pokémon

Red/Blue Yellow Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
38 38 38 Beautifly 3'3.4" 62.6 lb bug flying Bug Swarm 60 70 50 90 50 65 64.2
47 Gloom 2'7.5" 19 lb grass poison Plant Chlorophyll 60 65 70 85 75 40 65.8
47 Grotle 3'7.3" 213.8 lb grass Monster
Plant
Overgrow 75 89 85 55 65 36 67.5
37 Hoppip 1'3.7" 1.1 lb grass flying Fairy
Plant
Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard
35 35 40 35 55 50 41.7
44 Jumpluff 2'7.5" 6.6 lb grass flying Fairy
Plant
Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard
75 55 70 55 85 110 75.0
43 Leafeon 3'3.4" 56.2 lb grass Ground Leaf Guard
Leaf Guard
65 110 130 60 65 95 87.5
37 Oddish 1'7.7" 11.9 lb grass poison Plant Chlorophyll 45 50 55 75 65 30 53.3
43 43 43 43 33 Paras 11.8" 11.9 lb bug grass Bug
Plant
Effect Spore
Dry Skin
35 70 55 45 55 25 47.5
55 55 51 51 39 Parasect 3'3.4" 65 lb bug grass Bug
Plant
Effect Spore
Dry Skin
60 95 80 60 80 30 67.5
33 33 25 Roselia 11.8" 4.4 lb grass poison Fairy
Plant
Natural Cure
Poison Point
50 60 45 100 80 65 66.7
45 45 37 Shroomish 1'3.7" 9.9 lb grass Fairy
Plant
Effect Spore
Poison Heal
60 40 60 40 60 35 49.2
44 Skiploom 1'11.6" 2.2 lb grass flying Fairy
Plant
Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard
55 45 50 45 65 80 56.7
46 46 42 42 41 Sunkern 11.8" 4 lb grass Plant Chlorophyll
Solar Power
30 30 30 30 30 30 30.0
51 Torterra 7'2.6" 683.4 lb grass ground Monster
Plant
Overgrow 95 109 105 75 85 56 87.5
46 46 46 Treecko 1'7.7" 11 lb grass Monster
Dragon
Overgrow 40 45 35 65 55 70 51.7
41 Turtwig 1'3.7" 22.5 lb grass Monster
Plant
Overgrow 55 68 64 45 55 31 53.0

Machine

Too many to list!

Egg

1 Pokémon

Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Venonat 3'3.4" 66.1 lb bug poison Bug Compoundeyes
Tinted Lens
60 55 50 40 55 45 50.8

Giga Drain in other Pokédexes