Drain Punch

Drain Punch is a Fighting-type Charge move in Pokémon GO. In Gym and Raid battles, it deals 50 damage and it costs 33 energy. In GO Battle League, Drain Punch deals 20 damage and costs 40 energy. Explore its damage and energy stats in battles, its effectiveness against various Pokémon types, and see which Pokémon wield it best.

Drain Punch effectiveness against other Pokémon types


Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6

Drain Punch Adventure Effects

Drain Punch has no Adventure Effects.

Drain Punch in Gym and Raid Battles

Gym and Raid Battles Stats

Category	Charge
Type	Fighting
Power	50
Energy	33
Animation Duration	2.4s
Damage Window	1.0s - 1.5s
DPS	20.83 Damage per second
DPE	1.52 Damage per Energy

Similar moves in Gym and Raid Battles

Name	PWR	ENG	Duration	DPS
Cross Chop	50	50	1.5s	33.33
Submission	60	50	2.2s	27.27
Low Sweep	40	33	1.9s	21.05
Brick Break	40	33	1.6s	25.00
Close Combat	100	100	2.3s	43.48
Dynamic Punch	90	50	2.7s	33.33
Focus Blast	140	100	3.5s	40.00
Superpower	85	50	3.0s	28.33
Drain Punch	50	33	2.4s	20.83
Power-Up Punch	50	33	2.0s	25.00
Sacred Sword	55	33	1.2s	45.83
Flying Press	110	50	2.3s	47.83
Aura Sphere	90	50	1.8s	50.00

Drain Punch in Trainer Battles

Trainer Battles Stats

Category	Charge
Type	Fighting
Power	20
Energy	40
Duration	6 Turns
DPS	0.50 Damage per second
DPE	0.50 Damage per Energy
Tags	Spam / BaitBoost

Special effects

Special

Drain Punch has a 100.0% chance to:

Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

Similar moves in Trainer Battles

Name	DPE	PWR	ENG
Cross Chop General Special Cross Chop has a 0% chance to:	1.57	55	35
Submission General Special Submission has a 0% chance to:	1.20	60	50
Low Sweep Spam / Bait Special Low Sweep has a 0% chance to:	1.00	40	40
Brick Break Spam / Bait Special Brick Break has a 0% chance to:	1.00	40	40
Close Combat Nuke Special Close Combat has a 0% chance to:	2.22	100	45
Dynamic Punch General Special Dynamic Punch has a 0% chance to:	1.80	90	50
Focus Blast Nuke Special Focus Blast has a 0% chance to:	2.00	150	75
Superpower General Special Superpower has a 0% chance to:	2.13	85	40
Drain Punch Spam / Bait Special Drain Punch has a 0% chance to:	0.50	20	40
Power-Up Punch Spam / Bait Special Power-Up Punch has a 0% chance to:	0.57	20	35
Sacred Sword Spam / Bait Special Sacred Sword has a 0% chance to:	1.71	60	35
Flying Press General Special Flying Press has a 0% chance to:	2.25	90	40
Aura Sphere General Special Aura Sphere has a 0% chance to:	1.82	100	55

Strongest Pokémon with Drain Punch

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