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Giga Drain

In Pokémon ChampionsGen II

Game

Pokémon Champions

GrassSpecial

User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.

Power: 75
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10
Hits: One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown: 0.5% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

Changes over time

How Giga Drain changed from game to game, newest first.

Gen V
Power 60 → 75 Buffed
… HP lost by the target, rounded ~~dropped: down.~~ added: half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded added: half down.
Gen IV
PP 5 → 10 Buffed
… lost by the target, rounded down. added: If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded down.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down.

Healing: stopped by Heal Block

“A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Good to know

Heals the user by 1/2 of the damage dealt. Big Root heals 30% more; Liquid Ooze hurts the user instead.Draining moves
Healing move: Heal Block stops it, and Triage gives it +3 priority.Healing moves
Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.

Who runs Giga Drain on Showdown

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Giga Drain among their most used moves.