Leech Life (move)

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Leech Life
きゅうけつ Suck Blood
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Type  Bug
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as the move used just before it.

Leech Life (Japanese: きゅうけつ Suck Blood) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM28 in Generation VII.

Effect

Generations I and II

Leech Life inflicts damage, and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP. If this attack deals 1 HP of damage, 1 HP will be restored to the user.

If Leech Life breaks a substitute, no HP will be restored to the user. If HP is restored to the user when its current HP is greater than its maximum HP, its current HP will be set equal to its maximum HP.

In Stadium, Leech Life will always miss if the target has a substitute.

Generation III

If the target has the Ability Liquid Ooze, the user takes damage instead of restoring HP.

Generations IV and V

If the user has a Big Root as its held item, it will recover 30% more HP than it normally would. Big Root does not increase damage dealt.

Generation VI

Leech Life cannot be used if the user is under the effects of Heal Block.

Generation VII

Leech Life's power was changed from 20 to 80 and its PP was changed from 15 to 10.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 An HP-draining attack. It adds half the HP it drained from the target to the attacker's HP.
GSC Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
RSE An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
FRLG An attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
Colo.XD An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
DPPtHGSS A blood-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SM
The user drains the target's blood. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0041 Zubat GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying 1 1 1 1 1 1 31
0042 Golbat GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying 1 1 1 1 1 1 35
0046 Paras GrassIC Big.png Bug Grass 20 19 19 11 11 11
0047 Parasect GrassIC Big.png Bug Grass 1, 20 19 19 1, 11 1, 11 1, 11
0048 Venonat GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 27 25 25 17 17 17 35
0049 Venomoth GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 1, 27RGB
27Y
25 25 17 17 17 37
0167 Spinarak GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 23 23 12 12 12
0168 Ariados GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 25 25 12 12 12
0169 Crobat GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying 1 1 1 1 1 35
0290 Nincada GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 5 5 5 5
0291 Ninjask GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5
0292 Shedinja GrassIC Big.png Mineral Mineral 5 5 5 5
0402 Kricketune GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 14 14 14
0595 Joltik GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 1 1
0596 Galvantula GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 1 1
0616 Shelmet GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 1 1
0617 Accelgor GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 1 1
0636 Larvesta GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 10 10
0637 Volcarona GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 1, 10 1, 10
0714 Noibat GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying 5
0715 Noivern GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying 5
0751 Dewpider GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Bug 29
0752 Araquanid GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Bug 33
0794 Buzzwole GrassIC 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 29
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 TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
VII
TM28
VIII
--
IX
--
027A Sandshrew
Sandshrew
Alola Form
GrassIC Big.png Field Field
028A Sandslash
Sandslash
Alola Form
GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0041 Zubat GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying
0042 Golbat GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying
0046 Paras GrassIC Big.png Bug Grass
0047 Parasect GrassIC Big.png Bug Grass
0048 Venonat GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
0049 Venomoth GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
0151 Mew GrassIC 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
0167 Spinarak GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
0168 Ariados GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
0169 Crobat GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying
0290 Nincada GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
0291 Ninjask GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
0292 Shedinja GrassIC Big.png Mineral Mineral
0402 Kricketune GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
0469 Yanmega GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
0595 Joltik GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
0596 Galvantula GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
0616 Shelmet GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
0617 Accelgor GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
0636 Larvesta GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
0637 Volcarona GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
0714 Noibat GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying
0715 Noivern GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying
0725 Litten GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0726 Torracat GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0727 Incineroar GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0742 Cutiefly GrassIC Big.png Bug Fairy
0743 Ribombee GrassIC Big.png Bug Fairy
0751 Dewpider GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Bug
0752 Araquanid GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Bug
0753 Fomantis GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass
0754 Lurantis GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass
0757 Salandit GrassIC Big.png Monster Dragon
0758 Salazzle GrassIC Big.png Monster Dragon
0767 Wimpod GrassIC Big.png Bug Water 3
0768 Golisopod GrassIC Big.png Bug Water 3
0778 Mimikyu GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous
0794 Buzzwole GrassIC 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
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
0069 Bellsprout GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass
0193 Yanma GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug
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

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It also restores the user's HP based on the damage it inflicted.
MDS Inflicts damage on the target, then restores the user's HP based on the damage inflicted.


In the anime

The user bites the opponent and drains their energy.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Zubat Zubat bites down on the opponent, draining their energy.
A Team Skull Grunt's three Zubat Alola to New Adventure! Debut


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 吸血 Xīxuè
Denmark Flag.png Danish Livigle
Sug Liv
France Flag.png French Vampirisme
Germany Flag.png German Blutsauger
Greece Flag.png Greek Παρασιτισμός Parasitismós
Italy Flag.png Italian Sanguisuga
South Korea Flag.png Korean 흡혈 Heuphyeol
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Dreno de Energia
Suga-vidas (TCG)
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Isisavanje
Spain Flag.png Spanish Chupavidas
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Hút Máu
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
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2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960


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