Leaf Blade (move)

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Leaf Blade
リーフブレード Leaf Blade
Leaf Blade.png
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Type  Grass
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  90
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

Leaf Blade (Japanese: リーフブレード Leaf Blade) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, 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 onward

Leaf Blade's base power increased from 70 to 90.

Leaf Blade can also be used as part of a Contest Spectaculars combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move Focus Energy was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
RSEColo.XD Slashes with a sharp leaf. High critical-hit ratio.
FRLG
DPPtHGSS
The foe is slashed with a sharp leaf. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SM
The user handles a sharp leaf like a sword and attacks by cutting its target. Critical hits land more easily.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0071 Victreebel GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Grass Grass 47PtHGSS 47 47 44
0182 Bellossom GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 1PtHGSS 1 1 1
0253 Grovyle GrassIC Big.png Monster Dragon 29 29 29 29XY
23ORAS
23
0254 Sceptile GrassIC Big.png Monster Dragon 29 29 29 29XY
23ORAS
23
0274 Nuzleaf GrassIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Field Grass 28ORAS 28
0470 Leafeon GrassIC Big.png Field Field 71 71BW
45B2W2
45 45
0475 Gallade PsychicIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1
0495 Snivy GrassIC Big.png Field Grass 28 28 28
0496 Servine GrassIC Big.png Field Grass 32 32 32
0497 Serperior GrassIC Big.png Field Grass 32 32 32
0542 Leavanny BugIC Big.png
GrassIC Big.png
Bug Bug 36 36 36
0640 Virizion GrassIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
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 67 1, 67 1, 55
0672 Skiddo GrassIC Big.png Field Field 45 45
0673 Gogoat GrassIC Big.png Field Field 55 55
0722 Rowlet GrassIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Flying 36
0723 Dartrix GrassIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Flying 42
0724 Decidueye GrassIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png
Flying Flying 44
0753 Fomantis GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 23
0754 Lurantis GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 23
0798 Kartana GrassIC Big.png
SteelIC Big.png
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 43
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
0083 Farfetch'd NormalIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Field HGSS
0357 Tropius GrassIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Monster 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.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0083 Farfetch'd NormalIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Field Dream World - Pleasant Forest
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: 45
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a high critical hit ratio
Users: Grovyle   Leafeon   Servine
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.

Pokémon GO

Template:GoSpecialAttack Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Leaf Blade had a power of 45.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It has a high critical-hit rate.
Conq. The target is slashed with a sharp leaf. It has a high critical-hit ratio.


In the anime

In the main series

Zoey Leafeon Leaf Blade.png
Leafeon
Ash Snivy Leaf Blade.png
Snivy
Natasha Grovyle Leaf Blade.png
Grovyle
Servine Leaf Blade.png
Servine
The leaves on the user's body extend and glow a light green.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Grovyle 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
Sawyer's Grovyle Rivals: Today and Tomorrow! None
Sceptile 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
Sawyer's Sceptile A Meeting of Two Journeys! None
Leafeon 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
Servine 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
Snivy 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
Riolu Riolu's tail becomes surrounded by a wavy light green aura. Riolu then slashes the opponent with its tail.
Cameron's Riolu Cameron's Secret Weapon! Used via Copycat
Sceptile The four leaves on Mega Sceptile's wrists glow light green and form into two. Mega Sceptile then slices the opponent.
Sawyer's Sceptile A Riveting Rivalry! None


In Pokémon Generations

Brendan Sceptile Leaf Blade PG.png


The user slashes the opponent with protruding leaves that stick out of its body.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Sceptile Sceptile slashes the opponent using the leaves protruding from one its arms.
Brendan's Sceptile The Vision Debut
Leavanny The leaves on Leavanny's arms glow green and slashes the opponent with them.
Burgh's Leavanny The Uprising None


In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga


In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga


In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


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


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 刀葉 Dāoyè
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Messcherpblad
Finland Flag.png Finnish Lehtiterä*
France Flag.png French Lame-Feuille
Germany Flag.png German Laubklinge
Greece Flag.png Greek Φυλλόξιφος
India Flag.png Hindi चाकू पत्ता Chaku Patta
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Pedang Daun
Italy Flag.png Italian Fendifoglia
South Korea Flag.png Korean 리프블레이드 Leaf Blade
Poland Flag.png Polish Ostrze Liścia
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Lâmina de Folha
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Lâmina
Espada Folha
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Lisnato sečivo
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Hoja Sable (AG041)
Hojas Navaja*
Spain Flag.png Spain Hoja Aguda
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Lưỡi Kiếm Lá


Variations of the move Leaf Blade
PhysicalIC HOME.png Leaf BladeAttack Order


Variations of the move Slash
PhysicalIC HOME.png SlashNight SlashShadow ClawPsycho CutCross PoisonAqua Cutter
Formerly a variation
PhysicalIC HOME.png Leaf Blade


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