Razor Leaf (move): Difference between revisions

Razor Leaf (Japanese: はっぱカッター Leaf Cutter) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Razor Leaf deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Razor Leaf hits both opponents in a double battle. In a triple battle, Razor Leaf will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 27 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 30 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 30 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 33 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 38 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 20 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 22 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 22 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 37 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 42 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison -- 0152 Chikorita Grass 8 0153 Bayleef Grass -- 0153 Bayleef Grass 8 0154 Meganium Grass -- 0154 Meganium Grass 8 0192 Sunflora Grass 10 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0043 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Oddish
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Sunflora

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 20 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 22 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 22 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 37 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 42 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison -- 0152 Chikorita Grass 8 0153 Bayleef Grass -- 0153 Bayleef Grass 8 0154 Meganium Grass -- 0154 Meganium Grass 8 0192 Sunflora Grass 13 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 11 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0043 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Oddish
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Sunflora
Tropius |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Sunflora
Tropius

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 19 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 20 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 20 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 39 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 39 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison -- 0152 Chikorita Grass 6 0153 Bayleef Grass --,6 0154 Meganium Grass --,6 0191 Sunkern Grass 29 0192 Sunflora Grass 29 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark -- 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark -- 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 11 0387 Turtwig Grass 13 0388 Grotle Grass 13 0389 Torterra Grass Ground --,13 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 26 0459 Snover Grass Ice 5 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice -- 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 5 0470 Leafeon Grass 15 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0043 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Oddish
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef , Meganium
Sunkern, Sunflora
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Snover, Abomasnow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef , Meganium
Sunkern, Sunflora
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Snover, Abomasnow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0315 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Roselia
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef , Meganium
Sunkern, Sunflora
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Snover, Abomasnow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0406 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Budew
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef , Meganium
Sunkern, Sunflora
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Snover, Abomasnow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0420 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cherubi
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef , Meganium
Sunkern, Sunflora
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Snover, Abomasnow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0455 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Carnivine
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef , Meganium
Sunkern, Sunflora
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Snover, Abomasnow

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 19 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 20 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 20 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 39 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 39 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison -- 0152 Chikorita Grass 6 0153 Bayleef Grass --,6 0154 Meganium Grass --,6 0191 Sunkern Grass 29 0192 Sunflora Grass 29 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark -- 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark -- 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 11 0387 Turtwig Grass 13 0388 Grotle Grass 13 0389 Torterra Grass Ground --,13 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 26 0459 Snover Grass Ice 5 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice -- 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 5 0470 Leafeon Grass 15 0540 Sewaddle Bug Grass 15 0541 Swadloon Bug Grass -- 0542 Leavanny Bug Grass -- 0546 Cottonee Grass 19 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0043 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Oddish
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef , Meganium
Sunkern, Sunflora
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Snover, Abomasnow
Cottonee, Whimsicott |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef , Meganium
Sunkern, Sunflora
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Snover, Abomasnow
Cottonee, Whimsicott |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0315 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Roselia
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef , Meganium
Sunkern, Sunflora
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Snover, Abomasnow
Cottonee, Whimsicott |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0406 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Budew
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef , Meganium
Sunkern, Sunflora
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Snover, Abomasnow
Cottonee, Whimsicott |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0420 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cherubi
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef , Meganium
Sunkern, Sunflora
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Snover, Abomasnow
Cottonee, Whimsicott |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0455 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Carnivine
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
Chikorita, Bayleef , Meganium
Sunkern, Sunflora
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Snover, Abomasnow
Cottonee, Whimsicott

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Other appearances

• Chikorita uses Razor Leaf after coming out of a Poké Ball in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Ivysaur has Razor Leaf as its side B attack in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Razor Leaf is among the three attacks enhanced into "new" moves in the Pokémon Adventures manga, the others being Thunderbolt and Thunder. It is also the longest "move" in any media, being titled by Diamond as "Razor Leaf Dia Special Mach One and Only."

In the anime

File:Turtwig Razor Leaf.png Turtwig File:Sewaddle Razor Leaf.png Sewaddle File:Snover Razor Leaf.png Snover File:Grotle Razor Leaf.png Grotle
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
	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
	Weepinbell spins around in a circle, and multiple razor-sharp leaves come out and fly at the opponent.
Erika's Weepinbell	Pokémon Scent-Sation		None
James's second Weepinbell	Here's Lookin' at you, Elekid		None
	Bellsprout launches multiple razor sharp leaves from the two large leaves on its stem.
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
	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 Knaws 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
	The leaf on Sewaddle's head glows, launching several razor sharp leaves from it at the opponent.
Ash's Sewaddle	Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!		None
	The leaves on Sewaddle's head glows, launching several razor sharp leaves from them at the opponent.
Ash's Swadloon	BW025		None

In the manga

Magical Pokémon Journey

File:Danerina Razor Leaf.png
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		None

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

File:Leafeon Razor Leaf P7.png 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

Pokémon Adventures

Ivysaur Torterra
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 at the opponent from the hole on the bulb on its back.
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
	Chikorita waves the leaf on its head and multiple razor-sharp leaves come out of it at the opponent.
Crys'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.
Crys's Megaree	Lively Larvitar		None
	Nuzleaf waves one of its arms and a cyclone of leaves come out of it and hit the opponent.
A wild Nuzleaf	VS. Nuzleaf		Used via Nature Power
	Tropius waves the top two leaves on its back and releases multiple razor-sharp leaves from them at the opponent.
Professor Birch's Pilo	VS. 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	VS. Ninjask		Used via Nature Power
	Oddish waves the leaves on its head and two razor-sharp leaves come out of it and hit the opponent.
Robert's Oddish	VS. Vileplume I		None
	The leaves on Turtwig's head spins like helicoptor blades and multiple razor-sharp leaves come out of them and slice the opponent.
Dia's Tru	Ring Around the Roserade (I)		None
	Grotle crouches its head down and fires multiple razor-sharp leaves from the two bushes on its back at the opponent.
Dia's Tru	VS. Roserade II		None
	Torterra shoots razor-sharp leaves from the tree on top of its back.
Diamond's Tru	VS Gliscor		None

In other languages

• Chinese: 飛葉快刀 Fēiyè Kuàidāo
• Danish Barberblade
• Dutch: Mesblad (season 1-5, 11-present) or Messcherp Blad (season 6-10)
• Finnish: Viiltolehti
• French: Tranch'herbe
• German: Rasierblatt
• Greek: Φύλλο Ξυράφι
• Korean: 잎날가르기 Ipnal Gareugi
• Hindi: तेज़ धार वाले पत्ते (Tez Dhaar Waale Patte)
• Italian: Foglielama
• Norwegian: Barberblad
• Portuguese: Folha Navalha; Folha Gilete
• Spanish: Hoja Afilada
• Spanish (Latin American): Hojas Navaja (anime)
• Serbian: Oštri List

Variations of the move Razor Leaf
Razor Leaf Air Cutter

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