Leech Life
きゅうけつ Suck Blood
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Target
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Foe
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Foe
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Ally
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Ally
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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.
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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.
Generation III to 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 onwards
Leech Life's power was quadrupled from 20 to 80 and its PP was changed from 15 to 10.
Description
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Description
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| StadStad2
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An HP-draining attack. It adds half the HP it drained from the target to the attacker's HP.
| | GSC
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Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
| | RSE
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An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
| | FRLG
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An attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
| | Colo.XD
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An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
| | DPPtHGSSPBR
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A blood-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
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XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwSh
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The user drains the target's blood. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
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Learnset
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Pokémon
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Types
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Egg Groups
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Level
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| I
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II
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III
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IV
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V
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VI
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VII
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VIII
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| 041
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Zubat
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Flying
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Flying
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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31SMUSUM
25PE
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55
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| 042
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Golbat
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Flying
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Flying
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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35SMUSUM
31PE
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69
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| 046
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Paras
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Bug
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Grass
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20
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19
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19
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11
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11
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11
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23PE
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| 047
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Parasect
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Bug
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Grass
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1, 20
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19
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19
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1, 11
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1, 11
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1, 11
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23PE
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| 048
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Venonat
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Bug
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Bug
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27
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25
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25
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17
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17
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17
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35SMUSUM
28PE
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| 049
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Venomoth
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Bug
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Bug
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1, 27RGB
27Y
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25
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25
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17
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17
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17
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37SMUSUM
28PE
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| 071
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Victreebel
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Grass
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Grass
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1PE
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| 140
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Kabuto
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Water 1
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Water 3
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48PE
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45
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| 141
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Kabutops
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Water 1
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Water 3
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54PE
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49
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| 167
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Spinarak
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Bug
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Bug
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23
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23
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12
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12
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12
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| 168
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Ariados
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Bug
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Bug
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25
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25
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12
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12
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12
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| 169
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Crobat
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Flying
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Flying
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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35
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69
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| 290
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Nincada
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Bug
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Bug
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5
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5
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5
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5
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| 291
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Ninjask
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Bug
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Bug
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1, 5
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1, 5
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1, 5
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1, 5
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| 292
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Shedinja
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Mineral
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Mineral
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5
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5
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5
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5
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| 402
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Kricketune
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Bug
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Bug
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14
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14
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14
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| 595
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Joltik
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Bug
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Bug
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1
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1
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| 596
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Galvantula
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Bug
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Bug
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1
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1
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| 616
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Shelmet
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Bug
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Bug
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1
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1
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| 617
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Accelgor
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Bug
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Bug
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1
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1
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| 636
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Larvesta
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Bug
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Bug
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10
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10
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36
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| 637
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Volcarona
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Bug
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Bug
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1, 10
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1, 10
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36
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| 714
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Noibat
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Flying
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Dragon
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5
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| 715
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Noivern
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Flying
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Dragon
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5
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| 751
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Dewpider
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Water 1
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Bug
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29
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44
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| 752
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Araquanid
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Water 1
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Bug
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33
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56
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| 794
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Buzzwole
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Undiscovered
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Undiscovered
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29
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Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
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In other games
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.
Description
| Games
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Description
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| MDRB
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Inflicts damage on the target. It also restores the user's HP based on the damage it inflicted.
| | MDTDS
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Inflicts damage on the target, then restores the user's HP based on the damage inflicted.
| | BSL
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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
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It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.
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In the animeIn the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
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
Leech Life
