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Leech Life (move)

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Leech Life
きゅうけつ Suck Blood
Leech Life VIII.png
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Type  Bug
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1 ♥
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  0  
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as the move used just before it.

Leech Life (Japanese: きゅうけつ Suck Blood) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM28 in Generation VII and is TR18 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Generations I and II

Leech Life inflicts damage, and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP. If this attack deals 1 HP of damage, 1 HP will be restored to the user.

If Leech Life breaks a substitute, no HP will be restored to the user. If HP is restored to the user when its current HP is greater than its maximum HP, its current HP will be set equal to its maximum HP.

In the Japanese version of Generation I games, Pokémon Stadium series and Generation II games, Leech Life will always miss if the target has a substitute.

Generations III and IV

Leech Life will now properly heal the user when damaging a substitute, even if it was broken. If the target has the Ability Liquid Ooze, the user takes damage instead of restoring HP.

If the user is holding a Big Root, the HP restored is increased by 30% (making the restored HP 65% of the damage dealt). Big Root does not increase the damage dealt.

Leech Life is no longer affected by King's Rock.

Generation V

Leech Life is now affected by King's Rock.

Generation VI

Leech Life cannot be used if the user is under the effects of Heal Block.

Generation VII onwards

Leech Life's power was quadrupled from 20 to 80 and its PP was changed from 15 to 10. Accompanying this change it was also replaced by Absorb on many Pokémon's learnsets.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Category  Physical
PP  10
Agile Strong
Power  75  60  90
Accuracy  100%  100%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
Heal  50%  50%  75%
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
Restores the user's HP by a percentage of the damage dealt

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 An HP-draining attack. It adds half the HP it drained from the target to the attacker's HP.
GSC Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
RSE An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
FRLG An attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
ColoXD An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
DPPtHGSSPBR A blood-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA 		The user drains the target's blood. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0041    
  		Flying Flying 1 1 1 1 1 1 31SMUSUM
25PE 		55SwShBDSP
43LA
0042    
  		Flying Flying 1 1 1 1 1 1 35SMUSUM
31PE 		69SwShBDSP
43LA
0046    
  		Bug Grass 20 19 19 11 11 11 23PE
0047    
  		Bug Grass 1, 20 19 19 1, 11 1, 11 1, 11 23PE
0048    
  		Bug Bug 27 25 25 17 17 17 35SMUSUM
28PE 		35BDSP
0049    
  		Bug Bug 1, 27RGB
27Y 		25 25 17 17 17 37SMUSUM
28PE 		37BDSP
0071    
  		Grass Grass 1PE
0140    
  		Water 1 Water 3 48PE 45SwShBDSP
0141    
  		Water 1 Water 3 54PE 49SwShBDSP
0167    
  		Bug Bug 23 23 12 12 12 29BDSP
0168    
  		Bug Bug 25 25 12 12 12 32BDSP
0169    
  		Flying Flying 1 1 1 1 1 35 69SwShBDSP
43LA
0267    
  		Bug Bug 25BDSP
0269    
  		Bug Bug 25BDSP
0290    
  		Bug Bug 5 5 5 5
0291    
  		Bug Bug 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5
0292    
  		Mineral Mineral 5 5 5 5
0355     Amorphous Amorphous 18LA
0356     Amorphous Amorphous 18LA
0402     Bug Bug 14 14 14
0477     Amorphous Amorphous 18LA
0595    
  		Bug Bug 1 1
0596    
  		Bug Bug 1 1
0616     Bug Bug 1 1
0617     Bug Bug 1 1
0636    
  		Bug Bug 10 10 36SwSh
0637    
  		Bug Bug 1, 10 1, 10 36SwSh
0714    
  		Flying Dragon 5
0715    
  		Flying Dragon 5
0751    
  		Water 1 Bug 29 44SwSh
0752    
  		Water 1 Bug 33 56SwSh
0794    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 29
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 TM/TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
-- 		II
-- 		III
-- 		IV
-- 		V
-- 		VI
-- 		VII
TM28 		VIII
TR18 		IX
--
0027     Field Field ✔SwSh
027A  
Sandshrew
Alolan Form
  
  		Field Field ✔ ✔SwSh
0028     Field Field ✔SwSh
028A  
Sandslash
Alolan Form
  
  		Field Field ✔ ✔SwSh
0041    
  		Flying Flying ✔ ✔SwSh
0042    
  		Flying Flying ✔ ✔SwSh
0046    
  		Bug Grass ✔
0047    
  		Bug Grass ✔
0048    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0049    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0140    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔SwSh
0141    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔SwSh
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔ ✔SwSh
0167    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0168    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0169    
  		Flying Flying ✔ ✔SwSh
0290    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
0291    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
0292    
  		Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔SwSh
0402     Bug Bug ✔
0452    
  		Bug Water 3 ✔SwSh
0469    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0595    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
0596    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
0616     Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
0617     Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
0636    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
0637    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
0649    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔SwSh
0714    
  		Flying Dragon ✔ ✔SwSh
0715    
  		Flying Dragon ✔ ✔SwSh
0725     Field Field ✔ ✔SwSh
0726     Field Field ✔ ✔SwSh
0727    
  		Field Field ✔ ✔SwSh
0742    
  		Bug Fairy ✔ ✔SwSh
0743    
  		Bug Fairy ✔ ✔SwSh
0751    
  		Water 1 Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
0752    
  		Water 1 Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
0753     Grass Grass ✔ ✔SwSh
0754     Grass Grass ✔ ✔SwSh
0757    
  		Monster Dragon ✔ ✔SwSh
0758    
  		Monster Dragon ✔ ✔SwSh
0767    
  		Bug Water 3 ✔ ✔SwSh
0768    
  		Bug Water 3 ✔ ✔SwSh
0778    
  		Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔SwSh
0794    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔ ✔SwSh
0804    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔USUM ✔SwSh
0825    
  		Bug Bug ✔SwSh
0826    
  		Bug Bug ✔SwSh
0850    
  		Bug Bug ✔SwSh
0851    
  		Bug Bug ✔SwSh
0859    
  		Fairy Human-Like ✔SwSh
0860    
  		Fairy Human-Like ✔SwSh
0861    
  		Fairy Human-Like ✔SwSh
0864     Water 1 Water 3 ✔SwSh
0873    
  		Bug Bug ✔SwSh
0882    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔SwSh
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 Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
SwSh SwSh
EP 		BDSP LA
0041    
  		Flying Flying ✔
0042    
  		Flying Flying ✔
0046    
  		Bug Grass ✔
0047    
  		Bug Grass ✔
0169    
  		Flying Flying ✔
0193    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0267    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0355     Amorphous Amorphous ✔
0356     Amorphous Amorphous ✔
0402     Bug Bug ✔
0452    
  		Bug Water 3 ✔
0455     Grass Grass ✔
0469    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0477     Amorphous Amorphous ✔
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 Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0069    
  		Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0193    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Leech Life is a move with 4 base power, 90% accuracy, and 19 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP, including excess damage. This move is affected by Muzzled status condition.

In Gates to Infinity, the user will heal based on how much HP the target lost, with excess damage not being accounted for. This is changed back to what it previously was in Super Mystery Dungeon.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 3 — 91 109 100% An opponent Absorbs The more damage dealt to the target, the more this move restores the user's HP.* Lillie (New Year's 2021) & Ribombee
Lana & Araquanid
Scottie/Bettie & Support Paras/Parasect Egg

Past description

  • Prior to Version 2.10.0*: Restores the user's HP based on the amount of damage dealt to the target.

Pokémon GO

  Leech Life
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Duration 2.5 seconds
Damage window 1.15 - 1.4 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It also restores the user's HP based on the damage it inflicted.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, then restores the user's HP based on the damage inflicted.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる あたえたダメージにおうじて じぶんのＨＰが かいふくする
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX 		It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.


In the anime

 
Zubat


The user bites the opponent and drains their energy.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Zubat bites down on the opponent, draining their energy.
Rapp's three Zubat Alola to New Adventure! Debut


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

       
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV
     
 
Generation V Generation VI Generation VII

Side series games

       
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD
 
Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

       
MD: Red and Blue MD: GTI SMD Masters EX

Trivia

  • Leech Life is the only Bug-type HP-draining move.
  • Due to the power of Leech Life being quadrupled in Generation VII, this marks the largest increase for the power of a move in percentage.
    • This is also the greatest increase to a move in terms of power since Self-Destruct and Explosion in Generation II.
    • However, the change also includes a removal from the level-up learnsets of many Pokémon which could learn Leech Life early on in previous generations, with Absorb taking its place instead.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 吸血 Kāphyut
Mandarin 吸血 Xīxuè / Xīxiě *
汲取 Jíqǔ *
  Czech Pijavičí útok
  Danish Livigle
Sug Liv
  Dutch Onttrek Leven
  French Vampirisme
  German Blutsauger
  Greek Παρασιτισμός Parasitismós
  Italian Sanguisuga
  Korean 흡혈 Heuphyeol
  Polish Pijawka*
Wysysanie Krwi*
Portuguese   Brazil Suga-vidas (games, anime, HeartGold & SoulSilver-present, manga)
Suga-Vida (Fossil)
Sanguessuga (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Dreno de Energia
  Portugal Suga-Vidas
  Russian Пиявка Piyavka
  Serbian Isisavanje
  Spanish Chupavidas*
Chupa Vidas*
  Thai ดูดเลือด
  Vietnamese Hút Máu


Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20
21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40
41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60
61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80
81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
PE
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20
21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40
41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19
20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39
40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59
60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79
80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20
21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40
41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60
61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80
81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19
20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39
40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59
60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79
80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99


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