Belly Drum (move)

Belly Drum

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat or Magic Bounce Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

Availability Not a TM, HM or Move Tutor move.

On Bulbapedia's Movedex On Smogon's Movedex On Eevee's Movedex

Belly Drum is a non-damaging Normal-type move.

Effect

Belly Drum deducts half of the user's maximum HP (rounded down) from its current HP and, in return, it maximizes the user's Attack stat by raising it to +6 stages, even if the user's temporary Attack bonus stages were below 0 prior to using Belly Drum.

Belly Drum fails if the user's current HP is less than half its maximum, or if the user's Attack is already at +6 (even if the user has Contrary).

If the user has Contrary, its Attack will be lowered to -6 stages (although the message will still say that the user maximized its Attack); even if the user's Attack is already at -6 stages, Belly Drum will deduct HP.

Description

Description The user maximizes its Attack stat in exchange for HP equal to half its max HP.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
009		Aguanaut	Water	Fighting	Start
085		Bullotus	Grass	Water	Start
162		Soakoth	Water		Water	61
179		Chimpoca	Fighting		Fighting	40
180		Simayan	Fighting		Fighting	43
181		Monkezuma	Fighting		Fighting	47
200		Baboom	Electric	Dark	50
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					Direct	Chain
020		Pengliff	Ice		Ice
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.