Life Dew (move)

Life Dew いのちのしずく Life Droplets

Battles Type  Water Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Your Party: Affects the user and all allies

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Life Dew (Japanese: いのちのしずく Life Droplets) is a non-damaging Water-type move introduced in Generation VIII.

Effect

Life Dew restores the HP of the user and its allies by 25% of their maximum HP. If an ally has Water Absorb, Storm Drain, or Dry Skin, it will activate and negate this move's effect on it.

It affects allies with substitutes but cannot affect a Pokémon in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move.

Description

Games Description SwShBDSPLA The user scatters mysterious water around and restores the HP of itself and its ally Pokémon in the battle. SV The user scatters mysterious water around and restores the HP of itself and its ally Pokémon currently in the battle.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VIII		IX
						SwSh	BDSP	SV
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	16	16	16
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	1	1	1
0113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	12	12	12
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	15	15	15
0150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	1	1	1
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	40	40	40
0175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	8	8
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	1	1
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	35	35
0242		Blissey		Fairy		Fairy	12	12	12
0250		Ho-Oh		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	9	9	9
0251		Celebi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	40	40
0280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous	21	21	21
0281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous	23	23	23
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous	23	23	23
0350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon	20	20	20
0385		Jirachi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	21	21	21
0448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like	1	1	1
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy	1	1
0475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	1	1	1
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy	24
0856		Hatenna		Fairy		Fairy	5		5
0857		Hattrem		Fairy		Fairy	1		1
0858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy	1		1
0898		Calyrex All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	8		8
1012		Poltchageist All forms		Mineral	Amorphous			12
1013		Sinistcha All forms		Mineral	Amorphous			12
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	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						VIII		IX
						SwSh	BDSP	SV
0007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔
0090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0406		Budew		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔
0704		Goomy		Dragon		Dragon	✔		✔
0728		Popplio		Water 1	Field	✔		✔
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 generations

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• This move originated as an ACE SPEC Item card in the TCG.
• Along with Body Press, Life Dew is one of the only Generation VIII moves to be usable in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 生命水滴 Sāngmihng Séuidihk Mandarin 生命水滴 Shēngmìng Shuǐdī French Fontaine de Vie German Lebenstropfen Italian Goccia Vitale Korean 생명의물방울 Saengmyeong-ui Mulbang-ul Spanish Gota Vital

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