Lick (move)

Lick したでなめる Tongue Lick

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Battles Type  Ghost Category  Physical PP  30 (max. 48) Power  20 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Lick on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Lick on Eevee's Movedex

Lick (Japanese: したでなめる Tongue Lick) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Lick inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	--			--			--			--				--
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	--			--			--			--				--
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	--			--			--			--				--
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	no			--			--			--				--
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	--			--			--			--, 5				--, 5
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			12				12
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal	no			19			19			13				13
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal	no			19			19			13				13
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	no			8			7			7				7
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	no			--, 8			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	no			--			--			5				5
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	no			no			7			7				7
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal	no			no			--			--				--
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			12				12
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			--				--
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				7
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				--
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire	no			no			no			no				7
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire	no			no			no			no				--
515		Panpour	Water		Water	no			no			no			no				7
516		Simipour	Water		Water	no			no			no			no				--
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire	no			no			no			no				--
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		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
086		Seel	Water		Water
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal				no			no
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal	no			no
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal	no			no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Gastly	Lickitung	Lickilicky	Gengar
The foe is hit and licked with a long tongue.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Haunter	Haunter extends its tongue and licks the opponent, usually causing paralysis.
Sabrina's Haunter	The Tower of Terror		Debut
Morty's Haunter	From Ghost to Ghost		None
Lickitung	Lickitung licks the opponent with its long tongue, usually causing paralysis.
Jessie's Lickitung	Princess vs. Princess		Lickitung could not legally learn Lick at the time
A wild Lickitung	Pikachu's Ghost Carnival		None
Gengar	Gengar licks the opponent with its incredibly long tongue.
A giant Gengar	The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis		None
Morty's Gengar	A Ghost of a Chance		None
Gastly	Gastly licks the opponent with its tongue, causing paralysis, or Gastly extends its tongue to an incredible length and slaps the opponent with it.
Captain's Gastly	A Shipful of Shivers		None
Morty's Gastly	From Ghost to Ghost		None
Kecleon	Kecleon extends its long tongue and licks the opponent. It can also use its tongue to hold, catch or throw objects.
Madison's Reddy	The Kecleon Caper		None
Alexa's Greeny	The Kecleon Caper		None
Harrison's Kecleon	Playing with Fire!		None
Sableye	Sableye licks the opponent with its slimy tongue, which can cause confusion.
A wild Sableye	Ready, Willing, and Sableye		Sableye cannot legally learn Lick
Lickilicky	Lickilicky extends its long tongue and licks the opponent, sometimes paralyzing, or Lickilicky starts to rub its tongue all over the opponent's body, confusing them.
Baron Alberto	The Rise of Darkrai		None
Baron Alberto's Lickilicky	The Rise of Darkrai		None
Unknown Trainer's Lickilicky	If the Scarf Fits, Wear it!		None
Conway's Lickilicky	Working on a Right Move!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Gengar	Munchlax
The user licks the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Gengar	Gengar licks the opponent with its tongue.
Agatha's Gengar	Muk Raking		Debut
Munchlax	Munchlax licks the opponent with its tongue.
Dia's Lax	VS. Mismagius I		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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Lick is the only Ghost-type move in Generation I that is affected by type match-ups.
• Some Pokémon will occasionally use their tongue to attack. One example is a Politoed attacking with its tongue in I Politoed Ya So!, and another example is Sableye licking May's Torchic in Ready, Willing, and Sableye. But it's still not classified as the move Lick.
• In Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD, when a Pokémon uses Lick, it will show its tongue. Starting in Pokémon Battle Revolution, this is no longer visible.
• Lick is the only Ghost-type move able to cause paralysis.
• In Generation I, Lick could not be learned by Lickitung, despite both the move and the Pokémon existing, and Lickitung's Pokédex entry suggesting otherwise.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 舔舌頭 Tiǎn Shétou Dutch Lik Finnish Lipaisu French Léchouille German Schlecker Greek Γλείψιμο Indonesian Jilat Italian Leccata Korean 핥기 Hatgi Portuguese Lambida Serbian Lizanje Spanish Lengüetazo

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