Razor Leaf (move)

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Razor Leaf (Japanese: はっぱカッター Leaf Cutter) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Razor Leaf deals damage and has a high critical hit ratio.

In battles with multiple opponents, Razor Leaf targets all adjacent foes. Razor Leaf will also destroy grass patches found in the background of battles.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	27	20	20	19	19	19
0002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass	30	22	22	20	20	20
0003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass	30	22	22	20	20	20
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	33	37	37	39	39	39
0070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass	38	42	42	39	39	39
0071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass	1	1	1	1	1	1
0152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass		8	8	6	6	6
0153		Bayleef		Monster	Grass		1, 8	1, 8	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6
0154		Meganium		Monster	Grass		1, 8	1, 8	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6
0191		Sunkern		Grass		Grass				29	29BW 16B2W2	16
0192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass		10	13	29	29BW 16B2W2	16
0274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass				1	1	1XY 14ORAS
0275		Shiftry		Field	Grass				1	1	1
0357		Tropius		Monster	Grass			11	11	11	11XY 1ORAS
0387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass				13	13	13
0388		Grotle		Monster	Grass				13	13	13
0389		Torterra		Monster	Grass				1, 13	1, 13	1, 13
0413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug				26	26	26
0459		Snover		Monster	Grass				5	5	5
0460		Abomasnow		Monster	Grass				1, 5	1, 5	1, 5
0470		Leafeon		Field		Field				15	15BW 9B2W2	9
0540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug					15	15
0541		Swadloon		Bug		Bug					1	1
0542		Leavanny		Bug		Bug					1	1, 15
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy					19	19
0669		Flabébé		Fairy		Fairy						15
0670		Floette		Fairy		Fairy						15
670E		Floette Eternal Flower		Fairy		Fairy						15
0672		Skiddo		Field		Field						13
0673		Gogoat		Field		Field						13
0710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous						16
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous						16
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0043		Oddish		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0270		Lotad		Water 1	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔
0315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass			✔	✔	✔
0406		Budew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔
0420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass			✔	✔	✔
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass			✔	✔	✔
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

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★ Power: 31 Accuracy: 95%

Effect: Has a high critical hit ratio.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Super Smash Bros. series

Ivysaur has Razor Leaf as its side special move in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Chikorita uses Razor Leaf after coming out of a Poké Ball in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Snivy uses Razor Leaf after coming out of a Poké Ball in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U. However, it cannot legitimately learn this move.

Pokémon GO

Razor Leaf
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 15 Energy boost 12 Duration 1.45 seconds Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles Power ? Energy boost ? Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Razor Leaf had an energy gain of 7%.

Description

In the anime

In the main series

Ludicolo Cottonee Chikorita Snover
A sharp-edged leaf is launched to slash at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Razor-sharp leaves come out from under Bulbasaur's bulb and fly into the opponent.
Ash's Bulbasaur	Primeape goes Bananas		Debut
May's Bulbasaur	Grass Hysteria!		None
Shauna's Bulbasaur	Battling Into the Hall of Fame!		None
	Venusaur launches multiple razor-sharp leaves from the leaves on its back.
Corey's Bruteroot	Mewtwo Strikes Back		None
A Venusaur James borrowed from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None
Jeremy's Venusaur	Weekend Warrior		None
Spenser's Venusaur	Ka Boom with a View!		None
Nihei's Venusaur	The Legend of the Ninja Hero!		None
	Weepinbell spins around in a circle, and multiple razor-sharp leaves come out and fly at the opponent, or Weepinbell release multiple green-glowing leaves from the two large leaves on the sides of its body at the opponent.
Erika's Weepinbell	Pokémon Scent-Sation		None
James's second Weepinbell	Here's Lookin' at you, Elekid		None
Ramos's Weepinbell	The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!		None
	Bellsprout launches multiple razor sharp leaves from the two large leaves on its stem at the opponent.
Jeanette Fisher's Bellsprout	The Fourth Round Rumble		None
Zackie's Bellsprout	A Bout with Sprout		None
Anthony's Bellsprout	You Said a Mouthful!		None
	Victreebel launches razor sharp leaves from the two large leaves on the sides of its body.
James's Victreebel	A Shipful of Shivers		None
	Chikorita swings its head and razor-sharp leaves fly out from the leaf on its head at the opponent.
Casey's Chikorita	The Double Trouble Header		None
Ash's Chikorita	The Chikorita Rescue		None
Silver's Chikorita	The Search for the Legend		None
Chikorita of Team Go-Getters	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate		None
Lyra's Chikorita	An Egg Scramble!		None
	Bayleef swings its head and multiple razor-sharp leaves fly out from the leaf on its head.
Casey's Bayleef	The Bug Stops Here		None
Ash's Bayleef	Current Events		None
	Meganium swings its head and razor-sharp leaves fly out from the flower on Meganium's neck.
Casey's Meganium	Here's Lookin' at you, Elekid		None
Jackson's Meganium	Tie One On!		None
Officer Jenny's Meganium	Gulpin it Down		None
Elisa's Meganium	Beg, Burrow, and Steal		None
Nurse Joy's Meganium	Odd Pokémon Out!		None
	Lotad swings its head and two razor-sharp leaves fly out of the lily pad on its head.
Brock's Lotad	Sharpedo Attack!		None
	Lombre swings it head and releases sharp leaves from the lily pad on its head.
Brock's Lombre	Take the Lombre Home		None
	Sunflora waves its arms and releases multiple razor-sharp leaves at the opponent.
A wild Sunflora	Grass Hysteria!		None
Sunflora of Wigglytuff's Guild	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
	Ivysaur releases multiple razor sharp leaves from the leaves on its back.
Crystal's Ivysaur	Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!		None
Jimmy's Ivysaur	Judgment Day!		None
Shauna's Ivysaur	Tag Team Battle Inspiration!		None
	Ludicolo waves its arms and razor-sharp leaves come out of them at the opponent.
Brock's Ludicolo	Do I Hear a Ralts?		None
	Skitty raises its paw and a white orb appears around it. It then fires razor sharp leaves from the orb at the opponent.
May's Skitty	Mean with Envy		Used via Assist
	Tropius swings the leaves on its back and razor-sharp leaves fly at the opponent, or Tropius flaps its wings at a fast speed, sending a barrage of razor-sharp leaves at the opponent from them.
Dominick's Tropius	From Brags to Riches		None
A wild Tropius	Odd Pokémon Out!		None
	Turtwig swings its head and razor-sharp leaves shoot out from the leaves on its head at the opponent.
A Turtwig Dawn imagined	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
Ash's Turtwig	Gettin' Twiggy With It!		None
	The branch on Sudowoodo's head glows white and it flips around, sending razor-sharp leaves from its branch at the opponent.
Brock's Sudowoodo	Bibarel Gnaws the Best!		Used via Mimic
	Grotle gets on its hind legs and comes down fast, making razor-sharp leaves come out of the bushes on its back at the opponent, or Grotle shakes the bushes on its back and razor-sharp leaves come out of it at the opponent.
Ash's Grotle	A Breed Stampede!		None
	Snover sticks out its hand and releases multiple razor-sharp dark green leaves from it at the opponent.
Candice's Snover	Sliding Into Seventh!		None
Unknown Trainer's Snover	Challenging a Towering Figure!		None
	Abomasnow brings one of its hands forward and releases several razor sharp leaves from it at the opponent.
Candice's Abomasnow	Double-Time Battle Training!		None
	Sewaddle releases a razor-sharp leaf from the leaf on its head at the opponent. The leaf on its head may become outlined in light green and be replaced by a golden outline.
Ash's Sewaddle	Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!		None
A wild Sewaddle	Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!		None
	The two leaves on Swadloon's head becomes outlined in light green and it fires multiple leaves from the leaves at the opponent. When it does, the light green outline is replaced by a golden outline.
Ash's Swadloon	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!		None
	Both of the leaves on Cottonee's body become outlined in a light green outline and it waves both of them at the opponent, releasing multiple razor-sharp leaves the same color as the leaves on its body at the opponent. Sometimes, when it fires the leaves at the opponent, a flash of golden light travels down the two leaves on Cottonee's body.
Four wild Cottonee	Cottonee in Love!		None
	Leavanny's antennae become outlined in light green and it fires multiple leaves from them at the opponent. When it does, the light green outline is replaced by a golden outline.
Ash's Leavanny	Battling the Leaf Thieves!		None
	Shiftry fires multiple spinning leaves at the opponent.
A wild Shiftry	Mystery on a Deserted Island!		None
	Gogoat fires multiple green-glowing leaves from its mane at the opponent.
Ramos's Gogoat	The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!		None
	Gourgeist fires multiple green-glowing leaves from its hands at the opponent.
Count Pumpka's steward's Gourgeist	A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?		None
	Leafeon fires multiple green-glowing leaves at the opponent.
A Leafeon in Shauna's fantasy	Tag Team Battle Inspiration!		None

• In Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile!, Clemont commented about Sawyer's Treecko's Razor Leaf after their Gym battle, however Treecko is unable to learn Razor Leaf. This was replaced by Mega Drain in the dub, a move that Treecko can legally learn.

In Pokémon Origins

Victreebel
The opponent is slashed with razor-sharp leaves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The leaves on both sides of Victreebel's body stiffen and become sharp as razors. It then slashes the opponent with them.
Red's Victreebel	File 3: Giovanni		Debut

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Bulbasaur
A leaf is shot at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bulbasaur releases sharp leaves at the opponent.
Ash's Bulbasaur	Attack of the Demon Stomach		Debut

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga

Bulbasaur Chikorita
A storm of leaves is launched at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bulbasaur throws a storm of leaves.
Pistachio's Bulbasaur	Green Jealousy		Debut
	Chikorita throws a storm of leaves.
Chiko	Hazel VS Almond!		None

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Leafeon
The user fires a leaf at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Leafeon waves its tail and leaves shoot out and hit the opponent.
Lily's Leafeon	Breaking Into An Enemy's Lair!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Grotle Ivysaur Chikorita Ludicolo
A sharp-edged leaf is launched to slash at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bulbasaur releases a razor-sharp leaf from its bulb at the opponent.
Red's Saur	...But Fearow Itself!		Debut
	Ivysaur releases a razor-sharp leaf at the opponent from the base of the flower bulb on its back.
Red's Saur	Kalling Kadabra		None
	Venusaur releases multiple razor-sharp leaves at the opponent from the leaves on its back.
Red's Saur	A Charizard... and a Champion		None
A wild Venusaur	PSs1		None
	Chikorita waves the leaf on its head and multiple razor-sharp leaves come out of it at the opponent.
Crystal's Megaree	Three Cheers for Chikorita		None
	Bayleef waves the leaf on its head and multiple razor-sharp leaves come out of it at the opponent.
Crystal's Megaree	Lively Larvitar		None
	Tropius waves its wings and releases multiple razor-sharp leaves from them at the opponent.
Sapphire's Troppy	Assaulted by Pelipper I		None
	Ludicolo raises its arms into the air and a tornado of leaves appears around the opponent, slicing it up.
Shelly's Ludicolo	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon IX		Used via Nature Power
	Oddish waves the leaves on its head and two razor-sharp leaves come out of it and hit the opponent.
Walter's Oddish	Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I		None
	Turtwig fires multiple razor-sharp leaves from the twig on its head at the opponent.
Diamond's Tru	Ring Around the Roserade II		None
	Grotle fires multiple razor-sharp leaves from the two bushes on its back at the opponent.
Diamond's Tru	Ring Around the Roserade II		None
	The leaves on the tree on Torterra's back starts to shake and it fires multiple razor-sharp leaves from the tree at the opponent. If more leaves are fired the attack is slower and stronger. If less leaves are fired the move becomes faster and weaker.
Diamond's Tru	Grumpy Gliscor		None
	Cottonee fires multiple razor-sharp leaves at the opponent.
Andy's Cottonee	Black's First Trainer Battle		None
	Flabébé holds its flower up and fires razor-sharp leaves from the flower at the opponent.
Trevor's Flabébé	X & Y chapter		None

In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers manga

Bayleef
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Wes's Bayleef	Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga

Turtwig
The user fires razor-sharp leaves at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Turtwig fires razor-sharp leafs from its leaflet onto the opponent.
Ash's Turtwig	Save Pachirisu!		Debut

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Turtwig
Swarms of leaves are fired at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Turtwig fires many leaves at the opponent.
Jun's Turtwig	The Mystery Boy, Jun!!		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga

Meganium
The user releases leaves that scatter around that usually delivers a critical hit.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Chikorita fires leaves that critically hit the foe.
Tsubaki's Chikorita	Aim to be the Strongest! The Hot-Blooded Brotherly Combination!!		Debut
	Meganium fires leaves that critically hit the foe.
Tsubaki's Meganium	Jō VS Team Rocket		None

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Venusaur
The user fires sharp-edged leaves at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Venusaur fires many sharp-edged leaves from the flower on its back at the foe.
A wild Venusaur	Fierce Foe - Venusaur!		Debut

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Chikorita Bayleef
The user fires leaves at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Chikorita fires many leaves at the opponent.
Black's Chikorita	Let's Go! The Journey Towards The Championship		Debut
	Bayleef fires many leaves at the opponent.
Gold's Bayleef	Extreme Power!! The Friday Pokémon		None

In the Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom manga

Nuzleaf
The user throws leaves at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Nuzleaf throws leaves at the opponent in a frisbee-like fashion.
Alpha's Nuzleaf	Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Chikorita
The user fires a sharp leaf at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Chikorita spins its leaf in circles, attacking anything it touches.
Green's Chikorita	Where is Chikorita?!		Debut

In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga

Turtwig
Unknown.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Turtwig
Katsuya's Nanae	TA12		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)	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	DP	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

• Razor Leaf is among the three attacks enhanced into "new" moves in the Pokémon Adventures manga, the others being Thunderbolt and Thunder. It also has the longest name of a "move" in any media, being titled by Diamond as "Razor Leaf Dia Special Mach One and Only."
• During the Advanced Generation series, the Finnish dub, probably by mistake, used the same translated name for both Razor Leaf and Leaf Blade, even though the translation fits more accurately on the latter and the original series had already used a different, arguably better-suiting, translation of the first.
  • The same thing occurs in Latin American dub.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 飛葉快刀 Fēiyihp Faaidōu * 飛葉快攻 Fēiyihp Faaigūng * 葉子飛刀 Yihpjí Fēidōu * 蕉葉 Jīuyihp * Mandarin 飛葉快刀 / 飞叶快刀 Fēiyè Kuàidāo Danish Barberblad Dutch Mesblad Finnish Viiltolehti (original series) Lehtiterä (Advanced Generation) European French Tranch'herbe German Rasierblatt Greek Φύλλα Ξυράφι Hindi तेज़ धार वाले पत्ते Tez Dhaar Waale Patte Indonesian Pisau Daun Italian Foglielama Korean 잎날가르기 Ipnal Gareugi Norwegian Barberblad Polish Dzikie Pnącza* Ostry Liść Portuguese Brazil Folha Navalha (Flashfire-onward and manga) Folha Gilete (XY series and Secret Wonders-Legendary Treasures) Portugal Folha Navalha Folha Gilete Romanian Frunza Ucigașă Russian Лезвие Lezviye Бристволист Bristvolist Serbian Oštri List Spanish Latin America Hojas Navaja Hojas Filosas Spain Hoja Afilada Swedish Rakbladslöv Turkish Jilet Yaprak Vietnamese Lá Cắt

Variations of the move Razor Leaf
Razor Leaf Air Cutter

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