Leech Life (move)

Leech Life きゅうけつ Suck Blood

Battles Type  Bug Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  20 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ ???

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Leech Life is a Bug-type move introduced in Generation I that deals very little damage. Template:Project MoveDex autoarticle notice

In other languages

Portuguese: Sugador de Vidas, Polish: Ssanie Życia. Spanish: Chupavidas.

Effect

Generation I

Leech Life does damage, and up to 50% of the damage done to the opponent is restored to the user. However, if this attack does 1 point 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 Stadium, Leech Life will always miss if the opponent has a substitute.

Generation III

If the opponent has Liquid Ooze, the user takes damage instead of restoring HP.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

• Zubat at Lv.--
• Golbat at Lv.--
• Paras at Lv.19
• Parasect at Lv.19
• Venonat at Lv.25
• Venomoth at Lv.25
• Spinarak at Lv.23
• Ariados at Lv.25
• Crobat at Lv.--
• Nincada at Lv.5
• Ninjask at Lv.--
• Ninjask at Lv.5
• Shedinja at Lv.5

By breeding

• Bellsprout
• Weepinbell
• Victreebel
• Yanma