Leaf Tornado
Leech Seed
Leech Life
Essentials
Leech Life
Summary
Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.
Damage Dealt
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1
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1
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1
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1
Stats
- Power
- 20; percentile 5.3
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 15, up to 24 with
PP Up - Target
- Selected Pokémon
- Effect chance
- n/a
- Priority
- 0 (normal)
Flags
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Makes contact
User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
- Has a charging turn
- Must recharge
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
- Reflectable
- Snatchable
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Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
- Punch-based
- Sound-based
- Unusable during Gravity
- Defrosts when used
- Targets opposite side in triples
- Heals
- Ignores Substitute
Machines
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
Effect
Inflicts regular damage. Heals the user for half the damage inflicted.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
- Inflicts damage; absorbs damage done to heal the user
- User takes 50% of the damage inflicted as recoil
Flavor
Flavor Text
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Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
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An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
An attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
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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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The user drains the target's blood. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Foreign Names
- Spanish
- Chupavidas
- French
- Vampirisme
- Italian
- Sanguisuga
- German
- Blutsauger
- Czech
- Vysátí
- Japanese
- きゅうけつ (kyuuketsu)
Contests
Contest
- Type
- Appeal
- ♡♡
- Jam
- ♥♥♥
- Flavor text
- Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.
- Use after
- None
- Use before
- None
Super Contest
- Type
- Appeal
- ♡
- Flavor text
- Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
- Use after
- None
- Use before
- None
Similar moves
These moves all have the same effect as Leech Life.
| Move | Type | Class | PP | Power | Acc | Pri | Effect |
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| Absorb | |
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25 | 20 | 100% | Heals the user by half the damage inflicted. |
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| Mega Drain | |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Heals the user by half the damage inflicted. |
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| Giga Drain | |
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10 | 75 | 100% | Heals the user by half the damage inflicted. |
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| Drain Punch | |
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10 | 75 | 100% | Heals the user by half the damage inflicted. |
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| Horn Leech | |
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10 | 75 | 100% | Heals the user by half the damage inflicted. |
Pokémon
Bug Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.
Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Leech Life's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.
 
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
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| Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | ||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | Zubat |
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Inner Focus
Infiltrator |
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Flying | 40 | 45 | 35 | 30 | 40 | 55 | 245 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | Golbat |
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Inner Focus
Infiltrator |
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Flying | 75 | 80 | 70 | 65 | 75 | 90 | 455 | |
| — | — | — | — | Crobat |
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Inner Focus
Infiltrator |
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Flying | 85 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 80 | 130 | 535 | |||
| 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | Paras |
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Effect Spore
Dry Skin Damp |
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Bug
Plant |
35 | 70 | 55 | 45 | 55 | 25 | 285 | |
| — | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | Parasect |
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Effect Spore
Dry Skin Damp |
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Bug
Plant |
60 | 95 | 80 | 60 | 80 | 30 | 405 | |
| 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | Venonat |
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Compoundeyes
Tinted Lens Run Away |
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Bug | 60 | 55 | 50 | 40 | 55 | 45 | 305 | |
| — | 27 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | Venomoth |
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Shield Dust
Tinted Lens Wonder Skin |
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Bug | 70 | 65 | 60 | 90 | 75 | 90 | 450 | |
| 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 | Spinarak |
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Swarm
Insomnia Sniper |
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Bug | 40 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 250 | |||
| 25 | 25 | 12 | 12 | Ariados |
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Swarm
Insomnia Sniper |
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Bug | 70 | 90 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 390 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Nincada |
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Compoundeyes
Run Away |
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Bug | 31 | 45 | 90 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 266 | ||||
| — | — | — | Ninjask |
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Speed Boost
Infiltrator |
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Bug | 61 | 90 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 160 | 456 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Shedinja |
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Wonder Guard |  |
Mineral | 1 | 90 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 236 | ||||
| 14 | 14 | Kricketune |
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Swarm
Technician |
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Bug | 77 | 85 | 51 | 55 | 51 | 65 | 384 | |||||
| — | Joltik |
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Compoundeyes
Unnerve Swarm |
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Bug | 50 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 50 | 65 | 319 | ||||||
| — | Galvantula |
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Compoundeyes
Unnerve Swarm |
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Bug | 70 | 77 | 60 | 97 | 60 | 108 | 472 | ||||||
| — | Shelmet |
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Hydration
Shell Armor Overcoat |
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Bug | 50 | 40 | 85 | 40 | 65 | 25 | 305 | ||||||
| — | Accelgor |
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Hydration
Sticky Hold Unburden |
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Bug | 80 | 70 | 40 | 100 | 60 | 145 | 495 | ||||||
| 10 | Larvesta |
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Flame Body
Swarm |
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Bug | 55 | 85 | 55 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 360 | ||||||
| — | Volcarona |
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Flame Body
Swarm |
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Bug | 85 | 60 | 65 | 135 | 105 | 100 | 550 | ||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bellsprout |
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Chlorophyll
Gluttony |
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Plant | 50 | 75 | 35 | 70 | 30 | 40 | 300 | |||
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Yanma |
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Speed Boost
Compoundeyes Frisk |
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Bug | 65 | 65 | 45 | 75 | 45 | 95 | 390 | |||
