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 TR71 in Generation VIII

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 Generation VIII

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

Effect

Generations IV and V

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

Generation VI onwards

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 SwSh 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	VIII
071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass	47	47	47	32
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	47	47	47	47	1
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass				47	1
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	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
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	42
549		Lilligant		Grass		Grass					1
724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying				1USUM	1
762		Steenee		Grass		Grass				45	52
763		Tsareena		Grass		Grass				45	52
829		Gossifleur		Grass		Grass					36
830		Eldegoss		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.

By TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TR71
001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass					✔
002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass					✔
003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass					✔
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass					✔
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass					✔
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass					✔
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass					✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔
182		Bellossom		Grass		Grass					✔
251		Celebi		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon					✔
253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon					✔
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon					✔
272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass					✔
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass					✔
315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass					✔
406		Budew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔
407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass					✔
460		Abomasnow		Monster	Grass					✔
465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass					✔
470		Leafeon		Field		Field					✔
548		Petilil		Grass		Grass					✔
549		Lilligant		Grass		Grass					✔
556		Maractus		Grass		Grass					✔
640		Virizion		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔
709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous					✔
724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying					✔
753		Fomantis		Grass		Grass					✔
754		Lurantis		Grass		Grass					✔
762		Steenee		Grass		Grass					✔
763		Tsareena		Grass		Grass					✔
812		Rillaboom		Field	Grass					✔
829		Gossifleur		Grass		Grass					✔
830		Eldegoss		Grass		Grass					✔
898		Calyrex		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔
898		Calyrex Ice Rider		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔
898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔
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
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.

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.

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 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 Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Special	3	—	136	163	90%	An opponent	—	Lowers the user's Sp. Atk by two stat ranks.

Past Description

• Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Sharply lowers the user's Sp. Atk.

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.

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

In the anime

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. 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 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	The stinger on Mega Sceptile's tail spins at a high speed and becomes surrounded in green leaves. It then fires the stinger and the 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		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

Pokémon Adventures

	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

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

	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

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

	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

Pokémon Try Adventure

	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	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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. Instead of Leaf Storm, the Sandy Cloak Wormadam should know Fissure.

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 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 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
Overheat • Draco Meteor • Leaf Storm • Fleur Cannon Formerly a variation Psycho Boost

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