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

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

Generation II

By Leveling Up

By Breeding

Generation III

By Leveling Up

By Breeding

Generation IV

By Leveling Up

By Breeding

Generation V

By Leveling Up

By Breeding

Generation VI

By Leveling Up

By 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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