Leech Life

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Leech Life

きゅうけつ Suck Blood

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	20
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	15*
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	3 ♥♥♥

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Leech Life is a Bug-type move introduced in Generation I.

Description

Games	Description
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.
DPPtHGSS	A blood-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SWSH	The user drains the target's blood. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.

Effect

In Battle

A blood-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. If the target has the ability Liquid Ooze, the user receives damage instead. If the user has the held item Big Root, Leech Life recovers 30% more HP than it normally would. It however does not increase the damage dealt by the move.

Contests

Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests

Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Learnset

Generation I

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Zubat	Poison/Flying	1
Golbat	Poison/Flying	1
Paras	Bug/Grass	20
Parasect	Bug/Grass	1 or 20
Venonat	Bug/Poison	27
Venomoth	Bug/Poison	1 or 27
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Generation II

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Zubat	Poison/Flying	1
Golbat	Poison/Flying	1
Paras	Bug/Grass	19
Parasect	Bug/Grass	19
Venonat	Bug/Poison	25
Venomoth	Bug/Poison	25
Spinarak	Bug/Poison	23
Ariados	Bug/Poison	25
Crobat	Poison/Flying	1
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding

By Breeding
Pokémon	type	Father
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	Paras, Parasect
Yanma	Bug/Flying	Paras, Parasect Venonat, Venomoth Spinarak, Ariados
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation III

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Zubat	Poison/Flying	1
Golbat	Poison/Flying	1
Paras	Bug/Grass	19
Parasect	Bug/Grass	19
Venonat	Bug/Poison	25
Venomoth	Bug/Poison	25
Spinarak	Bug/Poison	23
Ariados	Bug/Poison	25
Crobat	Poison/Flying	1
Nincada	Bug/Ground	5
Ninjask	Bug/Flying	1 or 5
Shedinja	Bug/Ghost	5
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding

By Breeding
Pokémon	type	Father
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	Paras, Parasect
Yanma	Bug/Flying	Paras, Parasect Venonat, Venomoth Spinarak, Ariados Nincada, Ninjask
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation IV

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Zubat	Poison/Flying	1
Golbat	Poison/Flying	1
Paras	Bug/Grass	11
Parasect	Bug/Grass	1 or 11
Venonat	Bug/Poison	17
Venomoth	Bug/Poison	17
Spinarak	Bug/Poison	12
Ariados	Bug/Poison	12
Crobat	Poison/Flying	1
Nincada	Bug/Ground	5
Ninjask	Bug/Flying	1 or 5
Shedinja	Bug/Ghost	5
Gorebyss	Water	1
Kricketune	Bug	14
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding

By Breeding
Pokémon	type	Father
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	Paras, Parasect
Yanma	Bug/Flying	Paras, Parasect Venonat, Venomoth Spinarak, Ariados Nincada, Ninjask Kricketune
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation V

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Zubat	Poison/Flying	1
Golbat	Poison/Flying	1
Paras	Bug/Grass	11
Parasect	Bug/Grass	1 or 11
Venonat	Bug/Poison	17
Venomoth	Bug/Poison	17
Spinarak	Bug/Poison	12
Ariados	Bug/Poison	12
Crobat	Poison/Flying	1
Nincada	Bug/Ground	5
Ninjask	Bug/Flying	1 or 5
Shedinja	Bug/Ghost	5
Gorebyss	Water	1
Kricketune	Bug	14
Joltik	Bug/Electric	1
Galvantula	Bug/Electric	1
Shelmet	Bug	1
Accelgor	Bug	1
Larvesta	Bug/Fire	10
Volcarona	Bug/Fire	1 or 10
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding

By Breeding
Pokémon	type	Father
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	Paras, Parasect
Yanma	Bug/Flying	Paras, Parasect, Venonat, Venomoth, Spinarak, Ariados, Nincada, Ninjask, Kricketune, Joltik, Galvantula, Shelmet, Accelgor, Larvesta, Volcarona
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation VI

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Zubat	Poison/Flying	1
Golbat	Poison/Flying	1
Paras	Bug/Grass	11
Parasect	Bug/Grass	1 or 11
Venonat	Bug/Poison	17
Venomoth	Bug/Poison	17
Spinarak	Bug/Poison	12
Ariados	Bug/Poison	12
Crobat	Poison/Flying	1
Nincada	Bug/Ground	5
Ninjask	Bug/Flying	1 or 5
Shedinja	Bug/Ghost	5
Gorebyss	Water	1
Kricketune	Bug	14
Joltik	Bug/Electric	1
Galvantula	Bug/Electric	1
Shelmet	Bug	1
Accelgor	Bug	1
Larvesta	Bug/Fire	10
Volcarona	Bug/Fire	1 or 10
Noibat	Flying/Dragon	5
Noivern	Flying/Dragon	5
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding

By Breeding
Pokémon	type	Father
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	Paras, Parasect
Yanma	Bug/Flying	Paras, Parasect, Venonat, Venomoth, Spinarak, Ariados, Nincada, Ninjask, Kricketune, Joltik, Galvantula, Shelmet, Accelgor, Larvesta, Volcarona
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Gallery

Main games

• Leech Life depicted in Red, Blue and Yellow
• Leech Life depicted in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen
• Leech Life depicted in Pokémon Black & White and Pokémon Black 2 & White 2
• Leech Life depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

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Pokémon Adventures

• Leech Life being used by Koga's Golbat
• Leech Life being used by Janine's Crobat

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