Leaf Storm (move)

Leaf Storm
リーフストーム Leaf Storm
Leaf Storm IX.png
Leaf Storm IX 2.png
Type  Grass
Category  Special
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  130
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  Beautiful
Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

Leaf Storm (Japanese: リーフストーム Leaf Storm) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation IV. It was TR71 in Generation VIII, and is TM159 in Generation IX.

Effect

Generations IV and V

Leaf Storm's base power is 140.

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

Generation VI onwards

Leaf Storm's base power changed from 140 to 130.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Leaf Storm's power has been lowered to 110. It lowers the user's offensive stats for three turns.

Category  Special
PP  5
Agile Strong
Power  110  90  130
Accuracy  90%  90%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
Turns  3  3  3
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
Lowers the user's offensive stats

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
SwShBDSP
The user whips up a storm of leaves around the target. The attack's recoil harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
LA The user whips up a storm of leaves around the target. The recoil from this move lowers the user’s offensive stats.
SV The user whips up a storm of leaves around the target. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
071   Victreebel
 
 
Grass Grass 47 47 47 32SMUSUM 32BDSP
103   Exeggutor
 
 
Grass Grass 47 47 47 47SMUSUM 1
103   Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass 47SMUSUM 1
182   Bellossom
  Grass Grass 53 53 1, 53XY
1, 64ORAS
1, 69
192   Sunflora
  Grass Grass 43 45BW
43B2W2
43 43 43BDSP 43
251   Celebi
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 82 82 82 82 90
252   Treecko
  Monster Dragon 39
253   Grovyle
  Monster Dragon 59 59 59XY
58ORAS
58 55
254   Sceptile
  Monster Dragon 67 67 1, 67XY
1, 63ORAS
1, 63 63
275   Shiftry
 
 
Field Grass 49 49 49XY
44ORAS
44
357   Tropius
 
 
Monster Grass 61 71 1, 71XY
1, 61ORAS
1, 61 1, 61BDSP 1
387   Turtwig
  Monster Grass 45 45 45 45 45BDSP
388   Grotle
  Monster Grass 52 52 52 52 52BDSP
389   Torterra
 
 
Monster Grass 57 57 57 57 57BDSP
413   Wormadam
Plant Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug 47 47 47 47 47BDSP
492   Shaymin
Sky Forme
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 91PtHGSS 91 91 91 91BDSP
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 42SwSh
47LA
42
549   Lilligant
  Grass Grass 1 1
549   Lilligant
Hisuian Form
 
 
Grass Grass 47LA 1
722   Rowlet
 
 
Flying Flying 43LA
723   Dartrix
 
 
Flying Flying 43LA
724   Decidueye
 
 
Flying Flying 1USUM 1 1
724   Decidueye
Hisuian Form
 
 
Flying Flying 43LA 1
762   Steenee
  Grass Grass 45 52 46
763   Tsareena
  Grass Grass 45 52 46
829   Gossifleur
  Grass Grass 36
830   Eldegoss
  Grass Grass 46
907   Floragato
  Field Grass 46
908   Meowscarada
 
 
Field Grass 64
100   Wo-Chien
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 75
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By TM/TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
TR71
IX
TM159
001   Bulbasaur
 
 
Monster Grass
002   Ivysaur
 
 
Monster Grass
003   Venusaur
 
 
Monster Grass
100   Voltorb
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
101   Electrode
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
102   Exeggcute
 
 
Grass Grass
103   Exeggutor
 
 
Grass Grass
103   Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass
114   Tangela
  Grass Grass
151   Mew
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
182   Bellossom
  Grass Grass
187   Hoppip
 
 
Fairy Grass
188   Skiploom
 
 
Fairy Grass
189   Jumpluff
 
 
Fairy Grass
191   Sunkern
  Grass Grass
192   Sunflora
  Grass Grass
251   Celebi
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
252   Treecko
  Monster Dragon
253   Grovyle
  Monster Dragon
254   Sceptile
  Monster Dragon
272   Ludicolo
 
 
Water 1 Grass
275   Shiftry
 
 
Field Grass
286   Breloom
 
 
Fairy Grass
315   Roselia
 
 
Fairy Grass
331   Cacnea
  Grass Human-Like
332   Cacturne
 
 
Grass Human-Like
357   Tropius
 
 
Monster Grass
406   Budew
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
407   Roserade
 
 
Fairy Grass
459   Snover
 
 
Monster Grass
460   Abomasnow
 
 
Monster Grass
465   Tangrowth
  Grass Grass
470   Leafeon
  Field Field
548   Petilil
  Grass Grass
549   Lilligant
  Grass Grass
549   Lilligant
Hisuian Form
 
 
Grass Grass
556   Maractus
  Grass Grass
585   Deerling
 
 
Field Field
586   Sawsbuck
 
 
Field Field
590   Foongus
 
 
Grass Grass
591   Amoonguss
 
 
Grass Grass
640   Virizion
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
650   Chespin
  Field Field
651   Quilladin
  Field Field
652   Chesnaught
 
 
Field Field
672   Skiddo
  Field Field
673   Gogoat
  Field Field
709   Trevenant
 
 
Grass Amorphous
722   Rowlet
 
 
Flying Flying
723   Dartrix
 
 
Flying Flying
724   Decidueye
 
 
Flying Flying
724   Decidueye
Hisuian Form
 
 
Flying Flying
753   Fomantis
  Grass Grass
754   Lurantis
  Grass Grass
761   Bounsweet
  Grass Grass
762   Steenee
  Grass Grass
763   Tsareena
  Grass Grass
810   Grookey
  Field Grass
811   Thwackey
  Field Grass
812   Rillaboom
  Field Grass
829   Gossifleur
  Grass Grass
830   Eldegoss
  Grass Grass
841   Flapple
 
 
Grass Dragon
842   Appletun
 
 
Grass Dragon
893   Zarude
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
898   Calyrex
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
898   Calyrex
Ice Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
898   Calyrex
Shadow Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
906   Sprigatito
  Field Grass
907   Floragato
  Field Grass
908   Meowscarada
 
 
Field Grass
928   Smoliv
 
 
Grass Grass
929   Dolliv
 
 
Grass Grass
930   Arboliva
 
 
Grass Grass
946   Bramblin
 
 
Grass Grass
947   Brambleghast
 
 
Grass Grass
948   Toedscool
 
 
Grass Grass
949   Toedscruel
 
 
Grass Grass
951   Capsakid
  Grass Grass
952   Scovillain
 
 
Grass Grass
986   Brute Bonnet
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
100   Wo-Chien
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
101   Iron Leaves
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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 VIII IX
001   Bulbasaur
 
 
Monster Grass BDSP
102   Exeggcute
 
 
Grass Grass BDSP
114   Tangela
  Grass Grass BDSP
152   Chikorita
  Monster Grass BDSP
252   Treecko
  Monster Dragon BDSP
315   Roselia
 
 
Fairy Grass BDSP
357   Tropius
 
 
Monster Grass BDSP
406   Budew
 
 
Fairy Grass BDSP
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.


Generation VIII

# 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 IX

# 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
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 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 Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Leaf Storm is a move with 27 base power, 5 PP and 80% accuracy. The attack travels up to 10 tiles away and hits the first Pokémon it encounters, ally or enemy. The user's Special Attack is then reduced by two levels.

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★★★
Power: 52
Accuracy: 90%
Effect: Lowers the user's Attack.
Users:          
Grid 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.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Leaf Storm is a Charged Attack that was made available on April 12, 2021.

  Leaf Storm
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 130
Energy cost 100
Duration 2.5 seconds
Damage window 1.1 - 1.25 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 130
Energy cost 55
Secondary effect   2 Attack
Effect chance 100%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
      
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Leaf Storm
★★★★★
Attack power 74.44602
Charge time 0.84 seconds
Range type Wide Shot
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect Lowers the user's Attack

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Special 3 136 163 90% An opponent Lowers the user's Sp. Atk by two stat ranks. Gardenia & Roserade
Brendan & Treecko/Grovyle/Sceptile
Professor Sycamore & Bulbasaur (Direct link)
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Sharply lowers the user's Sp. Atk.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Leaf Storm is Decidueye's first move. It is obtained by reaching level 8 and upgrading Astonish into it instead of Shadow Sneak. The user creates a tempest of sharp leaves, dealing damage to enemies it hits and decreases their movement speed by 30% for a short time. At point-blank range, it also shoves and stuns enemies hit. At level 13, the movement speed reduction's duration is increased.

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

Main series

       
Leavanny Torterra Sceptile Roserade
The user whips up a storm of sharp leaves around the target.
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. It then points its head at the opponent, sending the cyclone of leaves at the opponent.
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 yellow 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 Sceptile's tail. The leaves then stretch out and surround 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 its body. It then fires the leaves at the opponent; or, Roserade spins its arms and five green leaves start spinning around each of them. It then swings its arms forward, firing a flurry of green leaves at the opponent; or Roserade creates a circle of leaves and green energy by moving its arms in a circular motion. It then opens its arms, firing a vortex of green leaves at the opponent.
Elma's Roserade Master Class is in Session! None
Cynthia's Roserade Bewitch, Battle, and Bewilder! None
  Sceptile The stinger on Mega Sceptile's tail spins at high speed and becomes surrounded by green leaves. The seeds on its back then explode, launching the stinger and leaves at the opponent.
Sawyer's Sceptile A Riveting Rivalry! None


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 Debut


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

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W


Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Try Adventure


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

 
Sandy Cloak Wormadam using Leaf Storm in Black and White

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 *
  Czech Listová bouře
  Dutch Bladstorm
  French Tempête VerteVI+
TempêteverteIVV
  German Blättersturm
  Greek Καταιγίδα Φύλλων
  Hindi पत्तों की आंधी Patton Ki Andhi
Patte ka Toofan
  Indonesian Badai Daun
  Italian Verdebufera
  Korean 리프스톰 Ripeuseutom
  Norwegian Bladstorm
  Polish Burza Liści
Portuguese   Brazil Tempestade de Folhas
  Portugal Ataque Laminar
  Romanian Furtuna de Frunze
Spanish   Latin America Tormenta de Hojas
  Spain Lluevehojas
  Vietnamese Bão Lá



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



Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
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6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
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077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
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153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171


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