Leaf Storm (move)

Leaf Storm リーフストーム Leaf Storm

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  130 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII

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

Contents

Effect

Generations IV and V

Leaf Storm deals damage, and lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages.

Generation VI

Leaf Storm's power changed from 140 to 130.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSSPBR A storm of sharp leaves is whipped up. The attack's recoil sharply reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat. BWB2W2 The user whips up a storm of leaves around the target. The attack's recoil harshly reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat. XYORAS SMUSUM The user whips up a storm of leaves around the target. The attack's recoil harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass	47	47	47	32
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	47	47	47	47
103		Exeggutor Alola Form		Grass		Grass				47
182		Bellossom		Grass		Grass	53	53	1, 53XY 1, 64ORAS	1, 69
192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass	43	45BW 43B2W2	43	43
251		Celebi		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	82	82	82	82
253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon	59	59	59XY 58ORAS	58
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon	67	67	1, 67XY 1, 63ORAS	1, 63
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass	49	49	49XY 44ORAS	44
357		Tropius		Monster	Grass	61	71	1, 71XY 1, 61ORAS	1, 61
387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass	45	45	45	45
388		Grotle		Monster	Grass	52	52	52	52
389		Torterra		Monster	Grass	57	57	57	57
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug	47	47	47	47
492		Shaymin Sky Forme		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	91PtHGSS	91	91	91
495		Snivy		Field	Grass		43	43	43
496		Servine		Field	Grass		52	52	52
497		Serperior		Field	Grass		62	62	62
542		Leavanny		Bug		Bug		50	50	50
548		Petilil		Grass		Grass		46	46	46
724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying				1USUM
762		Steenee		Grass		Grass				45
763		Tsareena		Grass		Grass				45
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
357		Tropius		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
406		Budew		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
511		Pansage		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
753		Fomantis		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.

Form change

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
479		Rotom Mow Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	Upon changing into this formPtHGSS
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
479		Rotom Mow Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
479		Rotom Mow Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
479		Rotom Mow Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	My Pokémon Ranch
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass	Island Scan - Ula'ula MeadowSM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
251		CelebiLv. 50		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	Cinema Celebi Winter 2011 Celebi
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
254		SceptileLv. 50		Monster	Dragon	JR Kyushu Train Station Sceptile
511		Pansage		Field		Field	Japanese Global Link
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
497		SerperiorLv. 50		Field	Grass	Hidden Ability Present Serperior
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

>	Table assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right. Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit. Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon. A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
★★★★★
Power = 52 | Accuracy = 90% | Effect = Lowers the user's Attack.
Used by :

Description

Games Description MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance, but it also reduces the user's Special Attack by 2 levels. BSL はなれたポケモンに ダメージをあたえるが じぶんの とくこうが ２だんかいさがる Conq. A storm of sharp leaves is whipped up. The move's recoil lowers the user's Attack. MDGtI It damages even a faraway Pokémon, but it also sharply lowers your Special Attack. (The stat change returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.) SMD It damages a Pokémon, even one far away, but it also sharply lowers your Sp. Atk. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In the anime

In the main series

Leavanny	Torterra	Sceptile	Mow Rotom
The user hurls a flurry of leaves at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Turtwig	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
Torterra	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
Sceptile	The seeds on Sceptile's back glow white and it releases a barrage of light green glowing leaves from all around at the opponent or a barrage of green leaves surrounded in a green aura appear around its tail and then the leaves stretch out and surrounds the opponent, leaving the opponent encircled in a tornado of leaves, before the encircled opponent gets slammed into the ground.
Ash's Sceptile	The Semi-Final Frontier!		None
Sawyer's Sceptile	A Meeting of Two Journeys!		None
Snivy	Snivy jumps into the air and multiple glowing green leaves start spinning around Snivy's body. Snivy then fires the leaves at the opponent, or Snivy waves one of its arms and a barrage of glowing green leaves appear and fires at the opponent.
Ash's Snivy	Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!		None
Leavanny	Leavanny raises its arms and its body becomes outlined in turquoise energy. It is then surrounded by a large number of glowing green leaves, which it fires at the opponent after bringing its arms forward. Sometimes, Leavanny does not glow with energy..
Burgh's Leavanny	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!		None
Rotom	Mow Rotom forms a glowing green sphere in front of its mouth, then fires countless glowing green leaves from out of the sphere at the opponent.
Professor Oak's Rotom	To Catch a Rotom!		None
Weston's Rotom	Rotom's Wish!		None
Grovyle	Grovyle jumps into the air and multiple green leaves start spinning around its body. Grovyle then fires the leaves at the opponent.
Sawyer's Grovyle	From A to Z!		None
Roserade	Roserade raises its arms and multiple green leaves start spinning above it body. Roserade then fires the leaves at the opponent.
Elma's Roserade	Master Class is in Session!		None
Sceptile	Mega Sceptile surrounds the stinger of its tail with leaves and fires them at the opponent.
Sawyer's Sceptile	A Riveting Rivalry!		None

In Pokémon Generations

	Sceptile
The opponent is grabbed, engulfed in a whirlwind of leaves and smashed to the ground.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Sceptile	Sceptile engulfs itself in a whirlwind of leaves, jumps, grabs the opponent and starts spinning while falling head first on the ground.
Brendan's Sceptile	The Vision		None

In the manga

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: appearance of Alpha's Sceptile using Leaf Storm in Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Mow Rotom	Servine
The user attacks the foe with a powerful twister of leaves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Rotom	Mow Rotom releases several twisters filled with leaves from its mouth.
Diamond's Rotom	The Final Dimensional Duel IV		Debut
Servine	Servine whips its tail, sending a small whirlwind of leaves flying at the opponent.
White's Amanda	With a Little Help from My Friends		None

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

	Serperior
The user calls out a powerful tornado.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Serperior	Serperior calls a powerful tornado and sends it to the opponent.
Monta's Serperior	Pokédex Complete!		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga

	Sky Forme Shaymin
The user attacks with a twister of leaves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Shaymin	Sky Forme Shaymin attacks with a twister of leaves.
Yū's Shaymin	PBK1		Debut

In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga

	Turtwig
The user calls out a twister of leaves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Turtwig	Turtwig fires a twister of leaves from its head.
Katsuya's Nanae	TA28		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

Sandy Cloak Wormadam using Leaf Storm in Black and White

• Prior to Generation VI, Leaf Storm was the only Grass-type Cute move.
• In Pokémon Black and White, School Kid Ann on Route 12 has a Sandy Cloak Wormadam that knows Leaf Storm, despite it being a move that Sandy Cloak Wormadam cannot learn by any means; it is instead learned by Plant Cloak Wormadam.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 飛葉風暴 Fēiyihp Fūngbouh * 葉暴風 Yihpbouhfūng * Mandarin 飛葉風暴 / 飞叶风暴 Fēiyè Fēngbào * 葉暴風 Yèbàofēng * Dutch Bladstorm French Tempête Verte* Tempêteverte* German Blättersturm Greek Καταιγίδα Φύλλων Hindi पत्तों की आंधी Patton Ki Andhi Patte ka Toofan Indonesian Badai Daun Italian Verdebufera Korean 리프스톰 Leaf Storm Norwegian Bladstorm Polish Burza Liści Portuguese Ataque Laminar Brazilian Portuguese Tempestade de Folhas Romanian Furtuna de Frunze Spanish Latin America Tormenta de Hojas Spain Lluevehojas Vietnamese Bão Lá

Variations of the move Overheat
Overheat • Draco Meteor • Leaf Storm • Fleur Cannon Formerly a variation Psycho Boost

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