Mega Drain (move)

Mega Drain (Japanese: メガドレイン Mega Drain) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I. It is TM21 in Generation I and TM53 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
It is the second in a line of three Grass-type HP draining attacks, the other two being and .
==Effect==
===Generations I and II===
Mega 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. Mega Drain has 40 base power and 10 PP.
In the localized versions of the Generation I games, if Mega Drain breaks a , no HP will be restored to the user. In the Japanese version of Generation I games, and all versions of the Pokémon Stadium series and Generation II games, Mega Drain will always miss if the target has a substitute.
===Generation III===
Mega Drain will now properly heal the user when damaging a substitute, even if it was broken. If used on a Pokémon with the Ability, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.
Mega Drain can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if was used in the previous turn.
Mega Drain is no longer affected by King's Rock.
===Generation IV===
Mega Drain's base PP was increased to 15. 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===
Mega Drain is now affected by King's Rock.
===Generation VI===
Mega Drain cannot be used if the user is under the effects of .
===Generation VII===
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Mega Drain's power was changed from 40 to 75, while its PP was reduced back to 10. This makes it functionally identical to Giga Drain, a change likely implemented due to the latter move's absence from the game.
===Generation VIII onwards===
Mega Drain's power was changed back to 40, and its PP was changed back to 15.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
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===By TM===
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
Mega Drain inflicts damage and up to 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 Conquest===
===Pokémon GO===
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===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
* In the dubbed version of Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile!, commented about Sawyer's using Mega Drain after their Gym battle. The move mentioned in the original Japanese version was , a move that Treecko cannot legally learn.
==In the manga==
===How I Became a Pokémon Card===
===Pokémon Adventures===
* In The Ariados up There, 's , Sunbo, was revealed to know Mega Drain, but Gold was interrupted before he could finish the attack command.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Side series games===
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==In other languages==
Category:HP-draining moves
Category:Moves that can jam
Category:Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
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es:Megaagotar
fr:Méga-Sangsue
it:Megassorbimento
ja:メガドレイン
zh:超级吸取（招式）