Magical Leaf (move)

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Magical Leaf
マジカルリーフ Magical Leaf
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Type  Grass
Category  Special
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  60
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
The appeal works great if performed first.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Magical Leaf (Japanese: マジカルリーフ Magical Leaf) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Magical Leaf inflicts damage and is unaffected by modifications to the accuracy stat and evasion stat. It will not hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of moves such as Dig, Fly and Dive.

Description

Games Description
RSE Attacks with a strange leaf that cannot be evaded.
FRLG The foe is attacked with a strange leaf that cannot be evaded.
The user scatters curious leaves that chase the foe. This attack will not miss.
The user scatters curious leaves that chase the target. This attack will not miss.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
122   Mr. Mime Psychic Psychic   22 -- -- '
152   Chikorita Grass Grass   20 20 ''''
153   Bayleef Grass Grass   22 22 ''''
154   Meganium Grass Grass   22 22 ''''
173   Cleffa Normal Normal   17 16 16 '
176   Togetic Normal Flying   -- -- -- '
182   Bellossom Grass Grass -- 23 23 ''''
251   Celebi Psychic Grass   19 19 ''''
280   Ralts Psychic Psychic   21 21 '
281   Kirlia Psychic Psychic   -- 22 22 '
282   Gardevoir Psychic Psychic   22 22 '
315   Roselia Grass Poison 25 19 19 ''''
357   Tropius Grass Flying 31 31 31 ''''
407   Roserade Grass Poison   -- -- ''''
420   Cherubi Grass Grass   19 19 ''''
421   Cherrim Grass Grass   19 19 ''''
429   Mismagius Ghost Ghost   -- -- '
470   Leafeon Grass Grass   36 36 21 ''''
492   Shaymin Grass Grass   10 10 ''''
548   Petilil Grass Grass     19 ''''
640   Virizion Grass Fighting     13 ''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
001   Bulbasaur Grass Poison                        
069   Bellsprout Grass Poison                        
252   Treecko Grass Grass            
331   Cacnea Grass Grass                        
455   Carnivine Grass Grass                      
459   Snover Grass Ice                      
495   Snivy Grass Grass               
511   Pansage Grass Grass      
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In the anime

 
Roselia
 
Virizion
 
Cherrim
 
Mismagius
The user scatters curious leaves that chase the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Roselia sticks out one of its hand roses and it glows white. It then shoots multiple glowing crescents at the opponent.
Drew's Roselia Now That's Flower Power! Debut
  Roserade holds out its arms and releases glowing light green leaves from the flowers at the end of its arms at the opponent, or Roserade spins around quickly and it releases glowing light green leaves from its body at the opponent. Sometimes, the flowers on the end of its arms glow light green before firing the attack.
Forsythia's Roserade Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan! None
Gardenia's Roserade The Grass Menagerie! None
Nando's Roserade League Unleashed! None
  Cherubi jumps up and flips around, releasing multiple glowing yellow or green leaves from the top two leaves on its head, or its body.
Gardenia's Cherubi The Grass Menagerie! None
Marilyn's Cherubi Battling a Cute Drama! None
  Bellossom spins its body around, releasing glowing green leaves from its body at the opponent.
A Poké-Stylist's Bellossom Arriving in Style! None
  Mismagius spins its body around and releases glowing green leaves from its body at the opponent.
Fantina's Mismagius Playing the Leveling Field! None
  Cherrim spins its body around and releases glowing light green leaves from its body at the opponent.
Lila's Cherrim Battling the Generation Gap! None
  Cherrim waves its head and releases glowing light green leaves from its head at the opponent.
A wild Cherrim Promoting Healthy Tangrowth! None
  Kirlia raises its hands above its head, then brings them forward and releases multiple glowing light green leaves from its hands at the opponent.
Zoey's Kirlia Double-Time Battle Training! None
  Leafeon pulls its head back, then brings it forward. Its ears then lift up and it releases glowing light green leaves from its ears at the opponent.
Zoey's Leafeon Double-Time Battle Training! None
  Togetic releases multiple light green glowing leaves from its body at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Togetic Playing the Performance Encore! None
  Virizion's body glows green and it jumps into the air. Then, light-green leaves quickly circle around its body and is then shot at the target. When they hit, they explode.
Virizion (M15) Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice None
  Gardevoir releases multiple light green glowing leaves at the opponent.
Concordia's Gardevoir BW122 None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga


In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 魔法葉 Mófǎ Yè
  Dutch Magisch Blad
  Finnish Taikalehti
  French Feuillemagik
  German Zauberblatt
  Greek Μαγικά Φύλλα
  Hindi जादूई पत्ते Jadooi Patte
  Indonesian Daun Ajaib
  Italian Fogliamagica
  Korean 메지컬리프 Magical Leaf
Portuguese   Brazil Folha Mágica
  Portugal Folha Mágica
  Romanian Frunza Magică
  Serbian Magični List
  Spanish Hoja Mágica


Variations of the move Swift
  Feint AttackShadow PunchAerial AceMagnet Bomb
  SwiftMagical LeafShock Wave
  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.