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Giga Drain (Japanese: ギガドレイン Giga Drain) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation II.
It is:
It is the strongest in a line of three Grass-type HP draining attacks, the other two being Absorb and Mega Drain.
Effect
Generation II
Giga Drain inflicts damage, and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP (but not less than 1 HP), restoring up to the Pokémon's maximum HP. Giga Drain has 60 base power and 5 PP.
Giga Drain will always miss if the target has a substitute.
Generation III
Giga Drain can now hit a substitute and will properly heal the user when damaging a substitute. When used on a Pokémon with the Liquid Ooze Ability, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.
Giga Drain can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Growth was used in the previous turn.
Giga Drain is no longer affected by King's Rock.
Generation IV
The move's base PP was raised to 10. If the user is holding a Big Root, the HP restored is increased by 30% (making the restored HP 65% of the damage dealt). Big Root does not increase the damage dealt.
Generation V
Giga Drain's base power has been increased from 60 to 75.
Giga Drain is now affected by King's Rock.
Generation VI onwards
Giga Drain cannot be used if the user is under the effects of Heal Block.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
By TM/Move Tutor
By breeding
Special move
Generation III
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0273 |  |  | Field | Grass | Mass outbreak - Route 120 | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. | ||||||
Generation V
Generation IX
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0769 |  |   | Amorphous | Wild Tera Pokémon - Asado DesertSV | ||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. | ||||||
By event
Generation V
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Giga Drain inflicts damage, and 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP, including excess damage. In Adventure Squad only, the move heals by 20% of dealt damage instead. In Gates to Infinity only, the user will heal based on how much HP the target lost, and excess damage is not accounted for.
Pokémon GO
Pokémon Rumble Rush
Giga Drain| ★★★★ | |
|---|---|
| Attack power | 45.34357 |
| Charge time | 0.68 seconds |
| Range type | Arc (wide) |
| Number of hits | 1 |
| Number of projectiles | 1 |
| Critical hit rate | 1.5% |
| Additional effect | Drains HP |
Pokémon Masters EX
- Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Restores the user's HP based on the amount of damage dealt to the target.
Pokémon UNITE
In Pokémon UNITE, Giga Drain is Venusaur's first move after reaching Ivysaur stage at level 5 and upgrading Seed Bomb into it instead of Sludge Bomb. The user emits a cone-shaped blast in the designated direction, damaging enemies and restoring health when it hits. The user also takes 35% reduced damage for a short time. This move's healing is not increased by the user's passive. At level 13, the healing is increased.
Description
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In the anime
Main series
Pokémon Generations
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
In other languages
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