Fighting Charged move

Drain Punch

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

Power
50
PvE base damage
Energy
−33
Cost per use
Duration
2.5s
Animation time
DPS
20.0
Damage per second
Fighting type

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.

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
Gengar GhostPoison
3,254 261 149 155
2
Mienshao
Mienshao Fighting
3,065 258 127 163
3
Bewear
BewearElite TM NormalFighting
3,525 226 141 260
4
Passimian
Passimian Fighting
3,430 222 160 225
5
Incineroar
Incineroar FireDark
3,388 214 175 216
6
Toxicroak
Toxicroak PoisonFighting
2,813 211 133 195
7
Slowbro
Slowbro WaterPsychic
2,877 177 180 216
8
Mienfoo
Mienfoo Fighting
1,571 160 98 128
9
Quagsire
Quagsire WaterGround
2,253 152 143 216
10
Sableye
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. Compare it with the rest of the Fighting moves to see where it ranks.

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. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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