Leech Life (move)

Leech Life きゅうけつ Suck Blood

Battles 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 Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM28 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TR18 in Pokémon Sword and Shield Move Tutor in Pokémon Legends: Arceus TM095 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as the move used just before it.

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

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 Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
• TR18 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
• TM095 in Generation IX.

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 the Japanese version of Generation I games, Pokémon Stadium series and Generation II games, Leech Life will always miss if the target has a substitute.

Generations III and IV

Leech Life will now properly heal the user when damaging a substitute, even if it was broken. If the target has the Ability Liquid Ooze, the user takes damage instead of restoring HP.

If the user is holding a Big Root, the HP restored is increased by 30% (making the restored HP 65% of the damage dealt). Big Root does not increase the damage dealt.

Leech Life is no longer affected by King's Rock.

Generation V

Leech Life is now affected by King's Rock.

Generation VI

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

Generation VII onwards

Leech Life's power was quadrupled from 20 to 80 and its PP was changed from 15 to 10. Accompanying this change it was also replaced by Absorb on many Pokémon's learnsets.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Physical PP  10 Agile Strong Power  75  60  90 Accuracy  100%  100%  100% Action speed modifier Self  0  0  +5 Target  0  +3  0 Additional effect Heal  50%  50%  75%    ?  ?    ?  ? Restores the user's HP by a percentage of the damage dealt

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. DPPtHGSSPBR A blood-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA The user drains the target's blood. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. SV The user drains the target's blood. The user's HP is restored by up to 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		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	31SMUSUM 25PE	55SwShBDSP 43LA
0042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	35SMUSUM 31PE	69SwShBDSP 43LA
0046		Paras		Bug	Grass	20	19	19	11	11	11	23PE
0047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	1, 20	19	19	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11	23PE
0048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	27	25	25	17	17	17	35SMUSUM 28PE	35BDSP	35
0049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	1, 27RGB 27Y	25	25	17	17	17	37SMUSUM 28PE	37BDSP	37
0071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass							1PE
0140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3							48PE	45SwShBDSP
0141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3							54PE	49SwShBDSP
0167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug		23	23	12	12	12		29BDSP
0168		Ariados		Bug		Bug		25	25	12	12	12		32BDSP
0169		Crobat		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	35	69SwShBDSP 43LA
0267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug								25BDSP
0269		Dustox		Bug		Bug								25BDSP
0290		Nincada		Bug		Bug			5	5	5	5
0291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug			1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5
0292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral			5	5	5	5
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous								18LA
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous								18LA
0402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug				14	14	14
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous								18LA
0595		Joltik		Bug		Bug					1	1
0596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug					1	1
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug					1	1
0617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug					1	1
0636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug					10	10		36SwSh	36
0637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug					1, 10	1, 10		36SwSh	36
0714		Noibat		Flying	Dragon						5
0715		Noivern		Flying	Dragon						5
0751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug							29	44SwSh
0752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug							33	56SwSh
0794		Buzzwole		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							29
0988		Slither Wing		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									84
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII TM28	VIII TR18	IX TM095
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon									✔
0024		Arbok		Field	Dragon									✔
0027		Sandshrew		Field		Field								✔SwSh	✔
0027		Sandshrew Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔	✔SwSh	✔
0028		Sandslash		Field		Field								✔SwSh	✔
0028		Sandslash Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔	✔SwSh	✔
0041		Zubat		Flying		Flying							✔	✔SwSh
0042		Golbat		Flying		Flying							✔	✔SwSh
0046		Paras		Bug	Grass							✔
0047		Parasect		Bug	Grass							✔
0048		Venonat		Bug		Bug							✔		✔
0049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug							✔		✔
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass									✔
0070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass									✔
0071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass									✔
0140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3								✔SwSh
0141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3								✔SwSh
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔SwSh	✔
0167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug							✔		✔
0168		Ariados		Bug		Bug							✔		✔
0169		Crobat		Flying		Flying							✔	✔SwSh
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug									✔
0283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug									✔
0284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug									✔
0290		Nincada		Bug		Bug							✔	✔SwSh
0291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug							✔	✔SwSh
0292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral							✔	✔SwSh
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
0402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug							✔		✔
0452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3								✔SwSh
0469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug							✔		✔
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous									✔
0595		Joltik		Bug		Bug							✔	✔SwSh
0596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug							✔	✔SwSh
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug							✔	✔SwSh
0617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug							✔	✔SwSh
0636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug							✔	✔SwSh	✔
0637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug							✔	✔SwSh	✔
0649		Genesect		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh
0714		Noibat		Flying	Dragon							✔	✔SwSh	✔
0715		Noivern		Flying	Dragon							✔	✔SwSh	✔
0725		Litten		Field		Field							✔	✔SwSh
0726		Torracat		Field		Field							✔	✔SwSh
0727		Incineroar		Field		Field							✔	✔SwSh
0742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy							✔	✔SwSh	✔
0743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy							✔	✔SwSh	✔
0751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug							✔	✔SwSh
0752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug							✔	✔SwSh
0753		Fomantis		Grass		Grass							✔	✔SwSh	✔
0754		Lurantis		Grass		Grass							✔	✔SwSh	✔
0757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon							✔	✔SwSh	✔
0758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon							✔	✔SwSh	✔
0767		Wimpod		Bug	Water 3							✔	✔SwSh
0768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3							✔	✔SwSh
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous							✔	✔SwSh	✔
0794		Buzzwole		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔	✔SwSh
0804		Naganadel		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔USUM	✔SwSh
0825		Dottler		Bug		Bug								✔SwSh
0826		Orbeetle		Bug		Bug								✔SwSh
0850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug								✔SwSh
0851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug								✔SwSh
0859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like								✔SwSh	✔
0860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like								✔SwSh	✔
0861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like								✔SwSh	✔
0864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3								✔SwSh
0873		Frosmoth		Bug		Bug								✔SwSh	✔
0882		Dracovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔SwSh
0917		Tarountula		Bug		Bug									✔
0918		Spidops		Bug		Bug									✔
0919		Nymble		Bug		Bug									✔
0920		Lokix		Bug		Bug									✔
0953		Rellor		Bug		Bug									✔
0954		Rabsca		Bug		Bug									✔
0988		Slither Wing		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered									✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
0041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	✔
0042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	✔
0046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔
0047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	✔
0169		Crobat		Flying		Flying	✔
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug	✔
0267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug	✔
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug	✔
0452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3	✔
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass	✔
0469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug	✔
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Leech Life deals damage and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP, including excess damage. In Adventure Squad only, the move heals by 20% of dealt damage instead. In Gates to Infinity only, the user will heal based on how much HP the target lost, and excess damage is not accounted for.

This move is affected by the Muzzled status condition.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB 4 - 19 - 90% - Front Enemy No MDTDS 4 - 19 - 90% - Front Enemy No BSL 4 - 19 - 90% - Front Enemy No MDGtI 2 99 15 50 95% 98% Front Enemy No SMD 2 99 15 30 95% 98% Front Enemy No With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon GO

Leech Life
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power ? Energy cost ? Duration 2.5 seconds Damage window 1.15 - 1.4 seconds
Trainer Battles Power ? Energy cost ? Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Leech Life

★★★★
Attack power	26.3395
Charge time	0.5 seconds
Range type	Projectile
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	Drains HP

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Physical	3	—	91	109	100%	An opponent	Absorbs	The more damage dealt to the target, the more this move restores the user's HP.*	Lillie (New Year's 2021) & Ribombee Lana & Araquanid Scottie/Bettie & Support Paras/Parasect Egg

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Restores the user's HP based on the amount of damage dealt to the target.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It also restores the user's HP based on the damage it inflicted. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, then restores the user's HP based on the damage inflicted. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる あたえたダメージにおうじて じぶんのＨＰが かいふくする MDGtI SMD MDRTDX It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.

In the anime

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

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Golbat Crobat
The user bites the opponent and drains their blood for energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Golbat bites the opponent and drains their blood for energy. Golbat can also spit the blood it drained at the opponent.
Koga's Golbat	Weezing Winks Out		Debut
	Crobat bites the opponent and drains their blood for energy.
Janine's Crobat	Crossing Crobat		None

• In The Secret of Kangaskhan, Blue's Venomoth was revealed to know Leech Life by his Pokédex.

In other generations

Core series games

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

Side series games

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

Spin-off series games

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

• Leech Life is the only Bug-type HP-draining move.
• The power of Leech Life was quadrupled in Generation VII, this marks the largest increase for the power of a move in percentage over a single Generation, and ties with Fury Cutter if multiple increases are considered.
  • This is also the greatest increase to a move in terms of power since Self-Destruct and Explosion in Generation II.
  • However, the change also includes a removal from the level-up learnsets of many Pokémon which could learn Leech Life early on in previous generations, with Absorb taking its place instead.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 吸血 Kāphyut Mandarin 吸血 Xīxuè / Xīxiě * 汲取 Jíqǔ * Czech Pijavičí útok Danish Livigle Sug Liv Dutch Onttrek Leven French Vampirisme German Blutsauger Greek Παρασιτισμός Parasitismós Italian Sanguisuga Korean 흡혈 Heuphyeol Polish Pijawka* Wysysanie Krwi* Portuguese Brazil Suga-vidas (games, anime, HeartGold & SoulSilver-present, manga) Suga-Vida (Fossil) Sanguessuga (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Dreno de Energia Portugal Suga-vidas Russian Пиявка Piyavka Serbian Isisavanje Spanish Chupavidas* Chupa Vidas* Thai ดูดเลือด Vietnamese Hút Máu

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