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Leech Life (move)

Leech Life
きゅうけつ Suck Blood
Leech Life IX.png
Leech Life IX 2.png
Type  Bug
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1 ♥
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  0  
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as the move used just before it.

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

It is:

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

Generations III and IV

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.

Leech Life is no longer affected by King's Rock.

Generation V

Leech Life is now affected by King's Rock.

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. Accompanying this change it was also replaced by Absorb on many Pokémon's learnsets.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Category  Physical
PP  10
Agile Strong
Power  75  60  90
Accuracy  100%  100%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
Heal  50%  50%  75%
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
Restores the user's HP by a percentage of the damage dealt

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 An HP-draining attack. It adds half the HP it drained from the target to the attacker's HP.
GSC Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
RSE 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.
DPPtHGSSPBR A blood-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA 		The user drains the target's blood. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
SV The user drains the target's blood. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
041   Zubat
  
  		Flying Flying 1 1 1 1 1 1 31SMUSUM
25PE 		55SwShBDSP
43LA
042   Golbat
  
  		Flying Flying 1 1 1 1 1 1 35SMUSUM
31PE 		69SwShBDSP
43LA
046   Paras
  
  		Bug Grass 20 19 19 11 11 11 23PE
047   Parasect
  
  		Bug Grass 1, 20 19 19 1, 11 1, 11 1, 11 23PE
048   Venonat
  
  		Bug Bug 27 25 25 17 17 17 35SMUSUM
28PE 		35BDSP 35
049   Venomoth
  
  		Bug Bug 1, 27RGB
27Y 		25 25 17 17 17 37SMUSUM
28PE 		37BDSP 37
071   Victreebel
  
  		Grass Grass 1PE
140   Kabuto
  
  		Water 1 Water 3 48PE 45SwShBDSP
141   Kabutops
  
  		Water 1 Water 3 54PE 49SwShBDSP
167   Spinarak
  
  		Bug Bug 23 23 12 12 12 29BDSP
168   Ariados
  
  		Bug Bug 25 25 12 12 12 32BDSP
169   Crobat
  
  		Flying Flying 1 1 1 1 1 35 69SwShBDSP
43LA
267   Beautifly
  
  		Bug Bug 25BDSP
269   Dustox
  
  		Bug Bug 25BDSP
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
355   Duskull
   Amorphous Amorphous 18LA
356   Dusclops
   Amorphous Amorphous 18LA
402   Kricketune
   Bug Bug 14 14 14
477   Dusknoir
   Amorphous Amorphous 18LA
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 36SwSh 36
637   Volcarona
  
  		Bug Bug 1, 10 1, 10 36SwSh 36
714   Noibat
  
  		Flying Dragon 5
715   Noivern
  
  		Flying Dragon 5
751   Dewpider
  
  		Water 1 Bug 29 44SwSh
752   Araquanid
  
  		Water 1 Bug 33 56SwSh
794   Buzzwole
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 29
988   Slither Wing
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 84
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
TM28 		VIII
TR18 		IX
TM095
027   Sandshrew
   Field Field ✔SwSh
027   Sandshrew
Alolan Form 		 
  		Field Field ✔ ✔SwSh
028   Sandslash
   Field Field ✔SwSh
028   Sandslash
Alolan Form 		 
  		Field Field ✔ ✔SwSh
041   Zubat
  
  		Flying Flying ✔ ✔SwSh
042   Golbat
  
  		Flying Flying ✔ ✔SwSh
046   Paras
  
  		Bug Grass ✔
047   Parasect
  
  		Bug Grass ✔
048   Venonat
  
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔
049   Venomoth
  
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔
140   Kabuto
  
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔SwSh
141   Kabutops
  
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔SwSh
151   Mew
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔ ✔SwSh ✔
167   Spinarak
  
  		Bug Bug ✔
168   Ariados
  
  		Bug Bug ✔
169   Crobat
  
  		Flying Flying ✔ ✔SwSh
283   Surskit
  
  		Water 1 Bug ✔
284   Masquerain
  
  		Water 1 Bug ✔
290   Nincada
  
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
291   Ninjask
  
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
292   Shedinja
  
  		Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔SwSh
402   Kricketune
   Bug Bug ✔ ✔
452   Drapion
  
  		Bug Water 3 ✔SwSh
469   Yanmega
  
  		Bug Bug ✔
595   Joltik
  
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
596   Galvantula
  
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
616   Shelmet
   Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
617   Accelgor
   Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
636   Larvesta
  
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh ✔
637   Volcarona
  
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔SwSh ✔
649   Genesect
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔SwSh
714   Noibat
  
  		Flying Dragon ✔ ✔SwSh ✔
715   Noivern
  
  		Flying Dragon ✔ ✔SwSh ✔
725   Litten
   Field Field ✔ ✔SwSh
726   Torracat
   Field Field ✔ ✔SwSh
727   Incineroar
  
  		Field Field ✔ ✔SwSh
742   Cutiefly
  
  		Bug Fairy ✔ ✔SwSh
743   Ribombee
  
  		Bug Fairy ✔ ✔SwSh
751   Dewpider
  
  		Water 1 Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
752   Araquanid
  
  		Water 1 Bug ✔ ✔SwSh
753   Fomantis
   Grass Grass ✔ ✔SwSh ✔
754   Lurantis
   Grass Grass ✔ ✔SwSh ✔
757   Salandit
  
  		Monster Dragon ✔ ✔SwSh ✔
758   Salazzle
  
  		Monster Dragon ✔ ✔SwSh ✔
767   Wimpod
  
  		Bug Water 3 ✔ ✔SwSh
768   Golisopod
  
  		Bug Water 3 ✔ ✔SwSh
778   Mimikyu
  
  		Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔SwSh ✔
794   Buzzwole
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔ ✔SwSh
804   Naganadel
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔USUM ✔SwSh
825   Dottler
  
  		Bug Bug ✔SwSh
826   Orbeetle
  
  		Bug Bug ✔SwSh
850   Sizzlipede
  
  		Bug Bug ✔SwSh
851   Centiskorch
  
  		Bug Bug ✔SwSh
859   Impidimp
  
  		Fairy Human-Like ✔SwSh ✔
860   Morgrem
  
  		Fairy Human-Like ✔SwSh ✔
861   Grimmsnarl
  
  		Fairy Human-Like ✔SwSh ✔
864   Cursola
   Water 1 Water 3 ✔SwSh
873   Frosmoth
  
  		Bug Bug ✔SwSh ✔
882   Dracovish
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔SwSh
917   Tarountula
   Bug Bug ✔
918   Spidops
   Bug Bug ✔
919   Nymble
   Bug Bug ✔
920   Lokix
  
  		Bug Bug ✔
953   Rellor
   Bug Bug ✔
954   Rabsca
  
  		Bug Bug ✔
988   Slither Wing
  
  		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 Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
SwSh SwSh
EP 		BDSP LA
041   Zubat
  
  		Flying Flying ✔
042   Golbat
  
  		Flying Flying ✔
046   Paras
  
  		Bug Grass ✔
047   Parasect
  
  		Bug Grass ✔
169   Crobat
  
  		Flying Flying ✔
193   Yanma
  
  		Bug Bug ✔
267   Beautifly
  
  		Bug Bug ✔
355   Duskull
   Amorphous Amorphous ✔
356   Dusclops
   Amorphous Amorphous ✔
402   Kricketune
   Bug Bug ✔
452   Drapion
  
  		Bug Water 3 ✔
455   Carnivine
   Grass Grass ✔
469   Yanmega
  
  		Bug Bug ✔
477   Dusknoir
   Amorphous Amorphous ✔
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
069   Bellsprout
  
  		Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
193   Yanma
  
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
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 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.

Pokémon GO

  Leech Life
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Duration 2.5 seconds
Damage window 1.15 - 1.4 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Leech Life
★★★★
Attack power 26.3395
Charge time 0.5 seconds
Range type Projectile
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect Drains HP

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 3 — 91 109 100% An opponent Absorbs The more damage dealt to the target, the more this move restores the user's HP.* Lillie (New Year's 2021) & Ribombee
Lana & Araquanid
Scottie/Bettie & Support Paras/Parasect Egg
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Restores the user's HP based on the amount of damage dealt to the target.

Description

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


In the anime

       
Zubat
The user bites the opponent and drains their energy.
Pokémon Method
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

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

       
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV
     
  		 
Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

Side series games

       
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD
 
Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

       
MD: Red and Blue MD: GTI SMD Masters EX

Trivia

  • Leech Life is the only Bug-type HP-draining move.
  • Due to the power of Leech Life being quadrupled in Generation VII, 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
Mandarin 吸血 Xīxuè / Xīxiě *
汲取 Jíqǔ *
  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 (games, anime, HeartGold & SoulSilver-present, manga)
Suga-Vida (Fossil)
Sanguessuga (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Dreno de Energia
  Portugal Suga-Vidas
  Russian Пиявка Piyavka
  Serbian Isisavanje
  Spanish Chupavidas*
Chupa Vidas*
  Thai ดูดเลือด
  Vietnamese Hút Máu



Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
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
PE
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
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 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
BDSP
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
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 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
Generation IX TMs
001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019
020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038
039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057
058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076
077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095
096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114
115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133
134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 • 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152
153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160 • 161 • 162 • 163 • 164 • 165 • 166 • 167 • 168 • 169 • 170 • 171


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