Belly Drum

Changes over time

How Belly Drum changed from game to game, newest first.

1. Champions

   PP 10 → 12 ▲ Buffed

2. Gen III

   Before: The user loses 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded down, unless the user would faint or its Attack stat stage is 6. If the user did not have enough HP, its Attack is raised by 2 stages. Otherwise, while the user's Attack stat stage is less than 6 it is raised by 2, and if its Attack stat before this step was 999 then the stat stage is lowered by 1 and the loop ends.

   Now: Raises the user's Attack by 12 stages in exchange for the user losing 1/2 of its maximum HP, rounded down. Fails if the user would faint or if its Attack stat stage is 6.

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

What interacts

Abilities and items that boost Belly Drum, block it, punish its user or change how it works.

Good to know

• Snatch can steal it.

Who runs Belly Drum on Showdown

1. Snorlax24.2% of its sets
2. Mega Charizard X16.6% of its sets
3. Azumarill51.9% of its sets
4. Mega Chesnaught23.1% of its sets
5. Chesnaught12.9% of its sets

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 Belly Drum among their most used moves.

Snorlax, ladder rank #87Azumarill, ladder rank #122Chesnaught, ladder rank #136

Who learns Belly Drum

14 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

CharizardSlowbroSnorlaxAzumarillPolitoedSlowkingChesnaughtKommo-oMega Charizard XMega Charizard YMega SlowbroGalarian SlowbroGalarian SlowkingMega Chesnaught

All 40 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →