Leaf Storm (move)

Leaf Storm
リーフストーム Leaf Storm
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Type  Grass
Category  Special
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  140
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Leaf Storm (Japanese: リーフストーム Leaf Storm) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Leaf Storm deals damage, and lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages afterward, but only when it hits.

Description

Games Description
A storm of sharp leaves is whipped up. The attack's recoil sharply reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.
The user whips up a storm of leaves around the target. The attack's recoil harshly reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Conq A storm of sharp leaves is whipped up. The move's recoil lowers the user's Attack.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
071   Victreebel Grass Poison 47 47 ''''
103   Exeggutor Grass Psychic 47 47 ''''
182   Bellossom Grass Grass 53 53 ''''
192   Sunflora Grass Grass 43 45 43 ''''
251   Celebi Psychic Grass 82 82 ''''
253   Grovyle Grass Grass 59 59 ''''
254   Sceptile Grass Grass 67 67 ''''
275   Shiftry Grass Dark 49 49 ''''
357   Tropius Grass Flying 61 71 ''''
387   Turtwig Grass Grass 45 45 ''''
388   Grotle Grass Grass 52 52 ''''
389   Torterra Grass Ground 57 57 ''''
413   Wormadam Bug Grass 47 47 ''''
492   Shaymin Grass Flying 91 91 ''''
495   Snivy Grass Grass   43 ''''
496   Servine Grass Grass   52 ''''
497   Serperior Grass Grass   62 ''''
542   Leavanny Bug Grass   50 ''''
548   Petilil Grass Grass   46 ''''
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                           
102   Exeggcute Grass Psychic                       
114   Tangela Grass Grass                       
152   Chikorita Grass Grass                           
252   Treecko Grass Grass              
315   Roselia Grass Poison                       
357   Tropius Grass Flying                           
406   Budew Grass Poison                       
511   Pansage Grass Grass no     
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.


Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479   Rotom
Electric Grass Pokémon Black and White
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0251   CelebiLv.50 Psychic Grass 13th Movie Celebi
Winter 2011 Celebi
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0254   SceptileLv.50 Grass JR Kyushu Event
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Leaf Storm is the only move of Sceptile, Serperior, and Simisage.

In the anime

 
Leavanny
 
Torterra
 
Sceptile
 
Snivy
The user hurls a flurry of leaves at the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Turtwig raises its head and calls out, making multiple leaves gather around it and start to glow green. The leaves then spiral around Turtwig in a tornado-like fashion, then it points its head at the opponent and the leaves fire at it like a cyclone, hitting it hard.
Gardenia's Turtwig The Grass-Type Is Always Greener Debut
  The leaves on the tree on Torterra's back start to glow light green, and it releases a cyclone of wind and glowing light green leaves from the tree towards the opponent.
Paul's Torterra Glory Blaze! None
Ash's Torterra The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore! None
  The seeds on Sceptile's back glow white and it releases a barrage of light green glowing leaves from all around at the opponent.
Ash's Sceptile The Semi-Final Frontier! None
  Snivy flips around and starts spinning its body on its tail while facing its nose to the sky. It then spins its body rapidly and multiple green leaves the same color as Snivy's body with a glowing green outline appear around its body and start spinning around Snivy's body in the form of a pillar. Snivy then jumps into the air and the storm of leaves float behind Snivy's body. Snivy then fires the leaves at the opponent, or Snivy jumps into the air and multiple green leaves the same color as Snivy's body with a glowing green outline appear behind Snivy. Snivy then fires the leaves at the opponent, or Snivy waves one of its arms and a barrage of green leaves the same color as Snivy's body outlined in glowing light green appears and fires at the opponent.
Ash's Snivy Snivy Plays Hard to Catch! None
  Leavanny raises both of its arms into the air and its body becomes outlined in turquoise energy. A large number of glowing green leaves then appears around Leavanny's feet and float around it, floating up until they reach its arms. The turquoise glow then fades and Leavanny then points its arms at the opponent, firing the leaves at it, or Leavanny raises its arms and a large number of glowing green leaves appears above its arms. It then brings its arms forward and fires the leaves at the opponent.
Burgh's Leavanny Battling For The Love of Bug-Types! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 葉暴風 Yèbàofēng
  Dutch Bladstorm
  French Tempêteverte
  German Blättersturm
  Greek Καταιγίδα Φύλλων
  Hindi पत्तों की आंधी Patton Ki Andhi
  Indonesian Badai Daun
  Italian Verdebufera
  Korean 리프스톰 Leaf Storm
  Norwegian Bladstorm
  Polish Burza Liści
  Brazilian Portuguese Tempestade de Folhas
  Romanian Furtuna de Frunze
Spanish   Latin America Tormenta de Hojas
  Spain Lluevehojas


Variations of the move Overheat
  OverheatDraco MeteorLeaf StormFleur Cannon
Formerly a variation
  Psycho Boost


  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.