Leech Life (move): Difference between revisions

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

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 Stadium, Leech Life will always miss if the target has a substitute.

Generation III

If the target has the Ability Liquid Ooze, the user takes damage instead of restoring HP.

Generations IV and V

If the user has a Big Root as its held item, it will recover 30% more HP than it normally would. Big Root does not increase damage dealt.

Generation VI

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

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	1			1			1			1				1			1
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	1			1			1			1				1			1
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	20			19			19			11				11			11
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	1, 20			19			19			1, 11				1, 11			1, 11
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	27			25			25			17				17			17
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	1, 27	27	25			25			17				17			17
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison				23			23			12				12			12
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison				25			25			12				12			12
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying				1			1			1				1			1
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground							5			5				5			5
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying							1, 5			1, 5				1, 5			1, 5
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost							5			5				5			5
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug										14				14			14
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric														1			1
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric														1			1
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug														1			1
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug														1			1
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire														10			10
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire														1, 10			1, 10
714		Noibat	Flying	Dragon																	5
715		Noivern	Flying	Dragon																	5
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Description

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Golbat Crobat
The user bites the opponent and drains their blood for energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	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 bites the opponent and drains their blood for energy.
Janine's Crobat	Crossing Crobat		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Along with Barrage, Struggle, and Kinesis, Leech Life is one of four moves originating from Generation I that has not been featured in the anime.
• Shedinja is the only Pokémon that will never recover HP with Leech Life.
• Leech Life is the only Bug-type HP-draining move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 吸血 Xīxuè Danish Livigle Sug Liv French Vampirisme German Blutsauger Greek Παρασιτισμός Parasitismós Italian Sanguisuga Korean 흡혈 Heuphyeol Brazilian Portuguese Dreno de Energia Suga-vidas (TCG) Serbian Isisavanje Spanish Chupavidas

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