Leech Life (move)
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| Leech Life きゅうけつ Suck Blood | ||||||||||||
| A blood-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. | ||||||||||||
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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.
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Effect
Generation I
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.
Generation IV onwards
If the user has the Big Root as its held item, Leech Life does twice the amount of damage as a result.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 041 | | Zubat | Poison | Flying | -- |
| 042 | | Golbat | Poison | Flying | -- |
| 046 | | Paras | Bug | Grass | 20 |
| 047 | | Parasect | Bug | Grass | -- 20 |
| 048 | | Venonat | Bug | Poison | 27 |
| 049 | | Venomoth | Bug | Poison | -- 27 |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
Generation II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 041 | | Zubat | Poison | Flying | -- |
| 042 | | Golbat | Poison | Flying | -- |
| 046 | | Paras | Bug | Grass | 19 |
| 047 | | Parasect | Bug | Grass | 19 |
| 048 | | Venonat | Bug | Poison | 25 |
| 049 | | Venomoth | Bug | Poison | 25 |
| 167 | | Spinarak | Bug | Poison | 23 |
| 168 | | Ariados | Bug | Poison | 25 |
| 169 | | Crobat | Poison | Flying | -- |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 069 | | Bellsprout | Grass | Poison | Paras, Parasect |
| 193 | | Yanma | Bug | Flying | Paras, Parasect, Venonat, Venomoth, Spinarak, Ariados |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 041 | | Zubat | Poison | Flying | -- |
| 042 | | Golbat | Poison | Flying | -- |
| 046 | | Paras | Bug | Grass | 19 |
| 047 | | Parasect | Bug | Grass | 19 |
| 048 | | Venonat | Bug | Poison | 25 |
| 049 | | Venomoth | Bug | Poison | 25 |
| 167 | | Spinarak | Bug | Poison | 23 |
| 168 | | Ariados | Bug | Poison | 25 |
| 169 | | Crobat | Poison | Flying | -- |
| 290 | | Nincada | Bug | Ground | 5 |
| 291 | | Ninjask | Bug | Flying | -- 5 |
| 292 | | Shedinja | Bug | Ghost | 5 |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 069 | | Bellsprout | Grass | Poison | Paras, Parasect |
| 193 | | Yanma | Bug | Flying | Paras, Parasect, Venonat, Venomoth, Spinarak, Ariados, Nincada, Ninjask |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 041 | | Zubat | Poison | Flying | -- |
| 042 | | Golbat | Poison | Flying | -- |
| 046 | | Paras | Bug | Grass | 11 |
| 047 | | Parasect | Bug | Grass | -- 11 |
| 048 | | Venonat | Bug | Poison | 17 |
| 049 | | Venomoth | Bug | Poison | 17 |
| 167 | | Spinarak | Bug | Poison | 12 |
| 168 | | Ariados | Bug | Poison | 12 |
| 169 | | Crobat | Poison | Flying | -- |
| 290 | | Nincada | Bug | Ground | 5 |
| 291 | | Ninjask | Bug | Flying | -- 5 |
| 292 | | Shedinja | Bug | Ghost | 5 |
| 402 | | Kricketune | Bug | 14 | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 069 | | Bellsprout | Grass | Poison | Paras, Parasect |
| 193 | | Yanma | Bug | Flying | Paras, Parasect, Venonat, Venomoth, Spinarak, Ariados, Nincada, Ninjask, Kricketune |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
In other languages
- German: Blutsauger
- French: Vampirisme
- Spanish: Chupavidas
- Italian: Sanguisuga
| | This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |

