Leech Life
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| (きゅうけつ Suck Blood) |
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| Generation: | I |
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Battle Data
| Type: | 
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| Category | 
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| Power: | 20 |
| Accuracy: | 100% |
| PP: | 15* |
| Affects: | Selected target |
| Secondary Effect: | None |
| Priority: | 0 |
| Contact: | Yes |
Affected by
| Magic Coat: | No |
|---|---|
| Bright Powder: | Yes |
| Protect/Detect: | Yes |
| Snatch: | No |
| King's Rock: | No |
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 SMUSUM | 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/ | 1 |
| Golbat | Poison/ | 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/ | 1 |
| Golbat | Poison/ | 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/ | 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/ | 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/ | 1 |
| Golbat | Poison/ | 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/ | 1 |
| Nincada | Bug/Ground | 5 |
| Ninjask | Bug/ | 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/ | 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/ | 1 |
| Golbat | Poison/ | 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/ | 1 |
| Nincada | Bug/Ground | 5 |
| Ninjask | Bug/ | 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/ | 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/ | 1 |
| Golbat | Poison/ | 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/ | 1 |
| Nincada | Bug/Ground | 5 |
| Ninjask | Bug/ | 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/ | 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/ | 1 |
| Golbat | Poison/ | 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/ | 1 |
| Nincada | Bug/Ground | 5 |
| Ninjask | Bug/ | 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 | /Dragon | 5 |
| Noivern | /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/ | 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 | ||
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