Fighting Charged move

Drain Punch

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Drain Punch, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−33

Cost per use

Duration

2.5s

Animation time

DPS

20.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 50
Energy: −33
Duration: 2.5s
DPS: 20.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.52 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.10s
Damage window end: 1.60s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 40
Energy: −40
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1 dmg/energy

Buff / debuff effect

self DEF +1 — 100% chance each time the move lands.

How it compares

Against the other Fighting charged moves

Of the 16 Fighting charged moves in the game, Drain Punch is #15 by damage per second — High Jump Kick leads with 60 against its 20. It is a 3-bar move (33 energy). Per point of energy it ranks #6 (1.52). All Fighting moves.

In GO Battle League it costs 40 energy for 40 power, 1 damage per energy — #14 of 16 Fighting charged moves on that measure. It raises the user's Defense by 1 stage every time — in PvP only.

1 of the Pokemon listed below can only have it as a legacy move: Bewear. A regular TM never rolls it for them — it takes an Elite TM or the event that features it.

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy the move costs to fire.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Drain Punch

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Gengar GhostPoison	3,254	261	149	155
2	Mienshao Fighting	3,065	258	127	163
3	BewearElite TM NormalFighting	3,525	226	141	260
4	Passimian Fighting	3,430	222	160	225
5	Incineroar FireDark	3,388	214	175	216
6	Toxicroak PoisonFighting	2,813	211	133	195
7	Slowbro WaterPsychic	2,877	177	180	216
8	Mienfoo Fighting	1,571	160	98	128
9	Quagsire WaterGround	2,253	152	143	216
10	Sableye DarkGhost	1,669	141	136	137

FAQ

Is Drain Punch a good move?

Drain Punch deals 50 base damage over 2.5 seconds, which works out at 20.0 DPS and 1.52 damage per energy spent.

Which Pokemon learn Drain Punch?

The table above lists the 10 strongest by base attack, led by Gengar, Mienshao, Bewear.

Is Drain Punch better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 50 power for 33 energy over 2.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 40 power for 40 energy. It also has a stat-changing effect that only applies in PvP.

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