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-'''Leech Seed''' (Japanese: '''やどりぎのタネ''' ''Mistletoe Seed'') is a non-damaging {{type|Grass}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation I]].
+'''Leech Seed''' (Japanese: '''やどりぎのタネ''' ''{{wp|Mistletoe}} Seed'') is a non-damaging {{type|Grass}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation I]].
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-*Though Leech Seed cannot normally affect {{type|Grass}} Pokémon in the games, Grass-type Pokémon have been affected in the {{pkmn|anime}}.
+* Though Leech Seed cannot affect {{type|Grass}} Pokémon in the games, Grass-type Pokémon have been affected in the {{pkmn|anime}}.
-*Leech Seed is referred to as "Mistletoe Seed" in Japanese because the mistletoe is a well-known parasitic plant that leeches nutrients from its host plant. Ironically, Grass-type Pokémon are immune to its effects.
+* Despite originally being named after parasitic plants that leech nutrients from a host plant, Grass-type Pokémon are immune to the effects of Leech Seed.
-* Although Leech Seed is singular, the games depict three seeds being planted. In the anime usually just one seed is planted, but sometimes two are. In the manga, only one seed is planted when the attack is used.
+* Although Leech Seed's name and in-game descriptions imply the planting of a single seed, three seeds are planted in its in-game animations. In the anime usually just one seed is planted, but sometimes two are. In the manga, only one seed is planted when the attack is used.
 * Because all Pokémon that can learn Leech Seed are at least part {{type|Grass}}, all Pokémon that can learn Leech Seed are immune to its effects.