Leech Life (move)

Leech Life
きゅうけつ Suck Blood

Battles

Type	Bug
Category	Physical
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	80
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

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

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
TM28 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	3 ♥♥♥
Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	1 ♥
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as the move used just before it.

On Smogon's Movedex:

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

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

Generation III-V

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.

Generation VI

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

Generation VII

Leech Life's power was quadrupled from 20 to 80 and its PP was changed from 15 to 10.

Description

Games	Description
StadStad2	An HP-draining attack. It adds half the HP it drained from the target to the attacker's HP.
GS C	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
RS E	An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
FRLG	An attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
Colo.XD	An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	A blood-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM	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
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	31^SMUSUM 25^PE
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	35^SMUSUM 31^PE
046		Paras		Bug	Grass	20	19	19	11	11	11	23^PE
047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	1, 20	19	19	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11	23^PE
048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	27	25	25	17	17	17	35^SMUSUM 28^PE
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	1, 27^RGB 27^Y	25	25	17	17	17	37^SMUSUM 28^PE
071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass							1^PE
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3							48^PE
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3							54^PE
167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug		23	23	12	12	12
168		Ariados		Bug		Bug		25	25	12	12	12
169		Crobat		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	35
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug			5	5	5	5
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug			1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral			5	5	5	5
402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug				14	14	14
595		Joltik		Bug		Bug					1	1
596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug					1	1
616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug					1	1
617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug					1	1
636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug					10	10
637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug					1, 10	1, 10
714		Noibat		Flying		Flying						5
715		Noivern		Flying		Flying						5
751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug							29
752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug							33
794		Buzzwole		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							29
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

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII TM28
027		Sandshrew Alola Form		Field		Field							✔
028		Sandslash Alola Form		Field		Field							✔
041		Zubat		Flying		Flying							✔
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying							✔
046		Paras		Bug	Grass							✔
047		Parasect		Bug	Grass							✔
048		Venonat		Bug		Bug							✔
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug							✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							✔
167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug							✔
168		Ariados		Bug		Bug							✔
169		Crobat		Flying		Flying							✔
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug							✔
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug							✔
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral							✔
402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug							✔
469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug							✔
595		Joltik		Bug		Bug							✔
596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug							✔
616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug							✔
617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug							✔
636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug							✔
637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug							✔
714		Noibat		Flying		Flying							✔
715		Noivern		Flying		Flying							✔
725		Litten		Field		Field							✔
726		Torracat		Field		Field							✔
727		Incineroar		Field		Field							✔
742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy							✔
743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy							✔
751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug							✔
752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug							✔
753		Fomantis		Grass		Grass							✔
754		Lurantis		Grass		Grass							✔
757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon							✔
758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon							✔
767		Wimpod		Bug	Water 3							✔
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3							✔
778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous							✔
794		Buzzwole		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							✔
804		Naganadel		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							✔^USUM
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
069		Bellsprout		Grass	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
193		Yanma		Bug	Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
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

Leech Life inflicts damage and restores the user's HP based on the damage inflicted. In Gates to Infinity and Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, ½ of the damage dealt will be restored to the user. In Gates to Infinity, the HP restored will be based off the HP lost by the target, while in Super Mystery Dungeon, the HP restored is based off the overall damage dealt. For example, Leech Life dealing 120 damage to a target with 50 HP will restore 25 HP in Gates to Infinity, but 60 HP in Super Mystery Dungeon.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target. It also restores the user's HP based on the damage it inflicted.
MDTD S	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	It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

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

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Golbat

The user bites the opponent and drains their blood for energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Golbat	Golbat bites the opponent and drains their blood for energy. Golbat can also spit the blood it drained at the opponent.
Koga's Golbat	Weezing Winks Out	Debut
Crobat	Crobat bites the opponent and drains their blood for energy.
Janine's Crobat	Crossing Crobat	None

In The Secret of Kangaskhan, Blue's Venomoth was revealed to know Leech Life by Blue's Pokédex.

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	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

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	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

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	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

Leech Life is the only Bug-type HP-draining move.
Due to the power of Leech Life being quadrupled in Pokémon Sun and Moon, 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
Chinese	Mandarin	吸血 Xīxuè / Xīxiě
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 (anime, HeartGold & SoulSilver-present, manga) Suga-Vida (Fossil) Sanguessuga (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Dreno de Energia
Portuguese	Portugal	Suga-Vidas
Russian		Пиявка Piyavka
Serbian		Isisavanje
Spanish		Chupavidas
Vietnamese		Hút Máu

Generation VII TMs
Alola
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
Kanto
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

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