Belly Drum

Essentials

Belly Drum

status

Generation 2

Summary

User pays half its max HP to max out its Attack.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: User
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable
Snatchable

This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

User pays half its max HP to raise its Attack to +6 stages. If the user cannot pay the HP cost, this move will fail.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Reduces own HP to maximize ATTACK.

: Maximizes ATTACK while sacrificing HP.
: The user maximizes its ATTACK stat at the cost of half its full HP.

: The user maximizes its Attack stat in exchange for HP equal to half its max HP.

: The user maximizes its Attack stat in exchange for HP equal to half its max HP.

: The user maximizes its Attack stat in exchange for HP equal to half its max HP.

: The user maximizes its Attack stat in exchange for HP equal to half its max HP.

Foreign Names

Japanese: はらだいこ (haradaiko)
: はらだいこ
Korean: 배북
Chinese: 腹鼓
: 腹鼓
French: Cognobidon
German: Bauchtrommel
Spanish: Tambor
Italian: Panciamburo
Czech: Břišní buben

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡

Jam

Flavor text

Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Use after

None

Use before

Rest

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Earn double the score in the next turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Belly Drum.

Pokémon

										Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
37	37	37	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	Poliwag		Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim		Water 1	40	50	40	40	40	90	300
43	43	43	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	Poliwhirl		Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim		Water 1	65	65	65	50	50	90	385
						44	44	44	44	Munchlax		Pickup Thick Fat Gluttony		Undiscovered	135	85	40	40	85	5	390
22	15	13	17	17	17	44	44	44	44	Snorlax		Immunity Thick Fat Gluttony		Monster	160	110	65	65	110	30	540
	41	41	41	41	45	45	37	37	37	Zigzagoon		Pickup Gluttony Quick Feet		Field	38	30	41	30	41	60	240
	53	53	53	53	59	59	43	43	43	Linoone		Pickup Gluttony Quick Feet		Field	78	70	61	50	61	100	420
	37	37	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	Makuhita		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Human-Like	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
	40	40	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	Hariyama		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Human-Like	144	120	60	40	60	50	474
					30	30	30	30	30	Darumaka		Hustle Inner Focus		Field	70	90	45	15	45	50	315
					30	30	30	30	30	Standard Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Field	105	140	55	30	55	95	480
					30	30	30	30	30	Zen Darmanitan		Sheer Force Zen Mode		Field	105	30	105	140	105	55	540
						—	—	—	—	Chesnaught		Overgrow Bulletproof		Field	88	107	122	74	75	64	530
								—	—	Kommo-o		Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat		Dragon	75	110	125	100	105	85	600
								—	—	Totem Kommo’o		Bulletproof Soundproof Overcoat		Dragon	75	110	125	100	105	85	600
										Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
										Charmander		Blaze Solar Power		Monster Dragon	39	52	43	60	50	65	309
										Cleffa		Cute Charm Magic Guard Friend Guard		Undiscovered	50	25	28	45	55	15	218
										Slowpoke		Oblivious Own Tempo Regenerator		Monster Water 1	90	65	65	40	40	15	315
										Cubone		Rock Head Lightning Rod Battle Armor		Monster	50	50	95	40	50	35	320
										Lickitung		Own Tempo Oblivious Cloud Nine		Monster	90	55	75	60	75	30	385
										Magby		Flame Body Vital Spirit		Undiscovered	45	75	37	70	55	83	365
										Marill		Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper		Water 1 Fairy	70	20	50	20	50	40	250
										Teddiursa		Pickup Quick Feet Honey Gather		Field	60	80	50	50	50	40	330
										Zangoose		Immunity Toxic Boost		Field	73	115	60	60	60	90	458
										Spheal		Thick Fat Ice Body Oblivious		Water 1 Field	70	40	50	55	50	25	290
										Chespin		Overgrow Bulletproof		Field	56	61	65	48	45	38	313
										Swirlix		Sweet Veil Unburden		Fairy	62	48	66	59	57	49	341

26 Pokémon