Leaf Blade (move)

Leaf Blade リーフブレード Leaf Blade

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes 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, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Leaf Blade (Japanese: リーフブレード Leaf Blade) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III, where it was the signature move of Grovyle and Sceptile.

Effect

Generation III

Leaf Blade inflicts damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. Leaf Blade has a base power of 70 in this generation.

Generation IV

The effects of Leaf Blade are the same as the previous generation; however, its base power increases from 70 to 90.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison						47	47			''''
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass						--	--			''''
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	29			29				29			''''
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	29			29				29			''''
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass				71				71			''''
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting				--				--			'
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass								28			''''
496		Servine	Grass		Grass								32			''''
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass								32			''''
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass								36			''''
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting								67			''''
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
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying
357		Tropius	Grass	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.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Leafeon Leaf Blade.png Leafeon File:Snivy Leaf Blade.png Snivy Sceptile Servine
The leaves on the user's arms extend and glow green.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The three leaves on one of Grovyle's forearm glow white or green and combine into one long sharp blade. It then slashes the opponent with it.
Natasha's Grovyle	What You Seed is What You Get		Debut
Ash's Grovyle	Exploud and Clear		None
	The four leaves on Sceptile's wrists glow light green and form into two. Sceptile then slices the opponent.
Ash's Sceptile	Cutting the Ties that Bind!		None
	The leaf on Leafeon's head and its tail start to glow light green, and they form into long blades. Leafeon then slashes the opponent with one of them.
Zoey's Leafeon	Coming Full Festival Circle!		None
	The leaf at the end of Servine's tail glows light green and it slashes the opponent with it.
Unknown Trainer's Servine	The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!		None
	The leaf at the end of Snivy's tail becomes surrounded by a wavy light green aura. Snivy then slashes the opponent with its tail. It leaves behind a light green trail of energy where it slashes the opponent.
Ash's Snivy	A Rival Battle for Club Champ!		None

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

File:Gallade Leaf Blade P7.png Gallade
The user slashes the opponent with powerful blades.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gallade slashes the opponent with its arms.
Hiori's Gallade	A Fated Reunion		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Grovyle
The user slashes the opponent with protruding leaves that stick out of its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Grovyle uses the leaves on its forearms and slashes the opponent with them.
Emerald's Grovyle	VS. Dusclops		Debut
The Battle Factory's Grovyle	VS. Pinsir		None
	Sceptile slashes the opponent using the leaves protruding from one its arms.
Emerald's Sceptile	VS. Glalie		None

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure

File:Leafeon Leaf Blade DPA.png Leafeon File:Gallade Leaf Blade DPA.png Gallade
The user slashes the opponent with sharp leaves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Leafeon fires out leaves with sharp blades at the opponent.
Mitsumi's Leafeon	Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!		Debut
	Gallade slashes the opponent with one of its arms shaped as a sharp leaf.
Saturn's Gallade	The Legendary Pokémon Captured		None

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 刀葉 Dāoyè Dutch Bladmes Finnish Lehtiterä French Lame-Feuille German Laubklinge Greek Φυλλόξιφος Italian Fendifoglia Korean 리프블레이드 Leaf Blade Portuguese Brazil Lâmina de Folha Portugal Lâmina Serbian Lisnato Sečivo Spanish Hoja Aguda

Variations of the move Leaf Blade
Leaf Blade • Attack Order

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