Essentials

Leaf Storm

Grass special

Generation 4

Summary

Lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug ½
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon ½
  • Electric 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire ½
  • Flying ½
  • Ghost 1
  • Grass ½
  • Ground 2
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison ½
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock 2
  • Steel ½
  • Water 2

Stats

Power
140; percentile 94.5
Accuracy
90% ≈ 126.0 power
PP
5, up to 8 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
100
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

Machines

Generation 4
Not a TM
Generation 5
Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage, then lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

A storm of sharp leaves is whipped up. The attack’s recoil sharply reduces the user’s Sp. Atk stat.

Generation 5
Black, White

The user whips up a storm of leaves around the target. The attack's recoil harshly reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat.

Foreign Names

Spanish
Lluevehojas
Czech
Listová bouře
French
Tempêteverte
German
Blättersturm
Italian
Verdebufera
Japanese
リーフストーム (riifusutoomu)

Contests

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
Cute
Appeal
♡♡
Flavor text
Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Leaf Storm.

Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Overheat Fire special 5 140 90%

Lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.
Psycho Boost Psychic special 5 140 90%

Lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.
Draco Meteor Dragon special 5 140 90%

Lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.

Pokémon

Grass Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Leaf Storm's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

Diamond, Pearl Platinum
HeartGold, SoulSilver 		Generation 5 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
53 53 53 Bellossom Grass Chlorophyll
Healer 		½ male, ½ female Plant 75 80 85 90 100 50 480
47 47 47 Victreebel Grass Poison Chlorophyll
Gluttony 		½ male, ½ female Plant 80 105 65 100 60 70 480
47 47 47 Exeggutor Grass Psychic Chlorophyll
Harvest 		½ male, ½ female Plant 95 95 85 125 65 55 520
43 43 45 Sunflora Grass Chlorophyll
Solar Power
Early Bird 		½ male, ½ female Plant 75 75 55 105 85 30 425
82 82 82 Celebi Psychic Grass Natural Cure genderless No Eggs 100 100 100 100 100 100 600
59 59 59 Grovyle Grass Overgrow
Unburden 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Dragon 		50 65 45 85 65 95 405
67 67 67 Sceptile Grass Overgrow
Unburden 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Dragon 		70 85 65 105 85 120 530
49 49 49 Shiftry Grass Dark Chlorophyll
Early Bird
Pickpocket 		½ male, ½ female Ground
Plant 		90 100 60 90 60 80 480
61 61 71 Tropius Grass Flying Chlorophyll
Solar Power
Harvest 		½ male, ½ female Monster
Plant 		99 68 83 72 87 51 460
45 45 45 Turtwig Grass Overgrow
Shell Armor 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Plant 		55 68 64 45 55 31 318
52 52 52 Grotle Grass Overgrow
Shell Armor 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Plant 		75 89 85 55 65 36 405
57 57 57 Torterra Grass Ground Overgrow
Shell Armor 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Plant 		95 109 105 75 85 56 525
47 47 47 Plant Wormadam Bug Grass Anticipation
Overcoat 		always female Bug 60 59 85 79 105 36 424
91 91 Sky Shaymin Sky Shaymin Grass Flying Serene Grace genderless No Eggs 100 103 75 120 75 127 600
43 Snivy Grass Overgrow
Contrary 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground
Plant 		45 45 55 45 55 63 308
52 Servine Grass Overgrow
Contrary 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground
Plant 		60 60 75 60 75 83 413
62 Serperior Grass Overgrow
Contrary 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground
Plant 		75 75 95 75 95 113 528
50 Leavanny Bug Grass Swarm
Chlorophyll
Overcoat 		½ male, ½ female Bug 75 103 80 70 70 92 490
46 Petilil Grass Chlorophyll
Own Tempo
Leaf Guard 		always female Plant 45 35 50 70 50 30 280
Diamond, Pearl Platinum
HeartGold, SoulSilver 		Generation 5 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
• • • Bulbasaur Grass Poison Overgrow
Chlorophyll 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Plant 		45 49 49 65 65 45 318
• • • Exeggcute Grass Psychic Chlorophyll
Harvest 		½ male, ½ female Plant 60 40 80 60 45 40 325
• • • Tangela Grass Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard
Regenerator 		½ male, ½ female Plant 65 55 115 100 40 60 435
• • • Chikorita Grass Overgrow
Leaf Guard 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Plant 		45 49 65 49 65 45 318
• • • Treecko Grass Overgrow
Unburden 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Dragon 		40 45 35 65 55 70 310
• • • Budew Grass Poison Natural Cure
Poison Point
Leaf Guard 		½ male, ½ female No Eggs 40 30 35 50 70 55 280
• • • Roselia Grass Poison Natural Cure
Poison Point
Leaf Guard 		½ male, ½ female Fairy
Plant 		50 60 45 100 80 65 400
• • • Tropius Grass Flying Chlorophyll
Solar Power
Harvest 		½ male, ½ female Monster
Plant 		99 68 83 72 87 51 460
• Pansage Grass Gluttony
Overgrow 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground 50 53 48 53 48 64 316
Diamond, Pearl Platinum
HeartGold, SoulSilver 		Generation 5 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Rotom Form: Appears when Rotom changes to this form. Disappears if Rotom becomes another form and this move can only be learned by form change.
• • Mow Rotom Mow Rotom Electric Grass Levitate genderless Indeterminate 50 65 107 105 107 86 520

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