Magical Leaf (move)

Magical Leaf マジカルリーフ Magical Leaf

[[File:|center]]

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  60 Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

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

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

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   The appeal works great if performed first.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Magical Leaf on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Magical Leaf on Eevee's Movedex

Magical Leaf (Japanese: マジカルリーフ Magical Leaf) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Magical Leaf inflicts damage and is unaffected by modifications to the Accuracy stat and Evasion stat. It will not hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of moves such as Dig, Fly and Dive.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic		22	--				--
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass	no			20				20
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass	no			22				22
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass	no			22				22
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal		17	16				16
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying		--	--				--
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass	--			23				23
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass	no			19				19
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic	no			21				21
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic		--	22				22
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic	no			22				22
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	25			19				19
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying	31			31				31
407		Roserade	Grass	Poison	no			--				--
420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass	no			19				19
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass	no			19				19
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost	no			--				--
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass	no			36				36
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass	no			10				10
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass	no			no				19
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting	no			no				13
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
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	no
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass	no
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass	no
459		Snover	Grass	Ice	no
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass	no				no
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass	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

Roselia	Roserade	Cherrim	Mismagius
The user scatters curious leaves that chase the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Roselia	Roselia sticks out one of its hand roses and it glows white. It then shoots multiple glowing crescents at the opponent.
Drew's Roselia	Now That's Flower Power!		Debut
Roserade	Roserade holds out its arms and releases glowing light green leaves from the flowers at the end of its arms at the opponent, or Roserade spins around quickly and it releases glowing light green leaves from its body at the opponent. Sometimes, the flowers on the end of its arms glow light green before firing the attack.
Forsythia's Roserade	Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan!		None
Gardenia's Roserade	The Grass Menagerie!		None
Nando's Roserade	League Unleashed!		None
Cherubi	Cherubi jumps up and flips around, releasing multiple glowing yellow or green leaves from the top two leaves on its head, or its body.
Gardenia's Cherubi	The Grass Menagerie!		None
Marilyn's Cherubi	Battling a Cute Drama!		None
Bellossom	Bellossom spins its body around, releasing glowing green leaves from its body at the opponent.
A Poké-Stylist's Bellossom	Arriving in Style!		None
Mismagius	Mismagius spins its body around and releases glowing green leaves from its body at the opponent.
Fantina's Mismagius	Playing the Leveling Field!		None
Cherrim	Cherrim spins its body around and releases glowing light green leaves from its body at the opponent.
Lila's Cherrim	Battling the Generation Gap!		None
Cherrim	Cherrim waves its head and releases glowing light green leaves from its head at the opponent.
A wild Cherrim	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None
Kirlia	Kirlia raises its hands above its head, then brings them forward and releases multiple glowing light green leaves from its hands at the opponent.
Zoey's Kirlia	Double-Time Battle Training!		None
Leafeon	Leafeon pulls its head back, then brings it forward. Its ears then lift up and it releases glowing light green leaves from its ears at the opponent.
Zoey's Leafeon	Double-Time Battle Training!		None
Togetic	Togetic releases multiple light green glowing leaves from its body at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Togetic	Playing the Performance Encore!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Tropius
The user releases a powerful beam of energy that never misses.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Tropius	Tropius raises its top two leaves on its back and they start to glow brightly. It then waves them and a large beam of energy comes out of them and hits the opponent. The attack never misses.
Professor Birch's Pilo	VS. Pelipper I		Debut

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

• When used in very long grass in Generation III, Secret Power has the animation of Magical Leaf.
• Prior to the release of FireRed and LeafGreen, only Grass-type Pokémon could learn this move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 魔法葉 Mófǎ Yè Dutch Magisch Blad French Feuillemagik German Zauberblatt Greek Μαγικά Φύλλα Hindi जादूई पत्ते Jadooi Patte Indonesian Daun Ajaib Italian Fogliamagica Korean 메지컬리프 Magical Leaf Portuguese Brazil Magia Floral Folhas Mágicas Portugal Folha Mágica Serbian Magični List Spanish Hoja Mágica

Variations of the move Swift
Faint Attack • Aerial Ace • Shadow Punch • Magnet Bomb Swift • Magical Leaf • Shock Wave

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.