Lick (move)

Lick したでなめる Tongue Lick

File:Lick.png

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Physical PP  30 (max. 48) Power  20 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

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

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Lick (Japanese: したでなめる Tongue Lick) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Lick inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target. Lick cannot paralyze a target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

In Generation I

Lick, regardless of any battle conditions, cannot damage a Psychic type Pokémon. This means that there are no moves Super Effective against Psychic type Pokémon.

In Generations II-IV

Lick functions properly, damaging Psychic types for Super Effective damage.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison -- 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison -- 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison -- 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison -- 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison -- 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison -- 0108 Lickitung Normal -- 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic -- 0209 Snubbull Normal 19 0210 Granbull Normal 19 0216 Teddiursa Normal 8 0217 Ursaring Normal -- 8 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull, Granbull
Teddiursa, Ursaring |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0088 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Gastly, Haunter, Gengar |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0143 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull, Granbull
Teddiursa, Ursaring

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison -- 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison -- 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison -- 0108 Lickitung Normal -- 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic -- 0209 Snubbull Normal 19 0210 Granbull Normal 19 0216 Teddiursa Normal 7 0217 Ursaring Normal -- 7 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic -- 0336 Seviper Poison 7 0352 Kecleon Normal -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull, Granbull
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Seviper
Kecleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0088 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Gastly, Haunter, Gengar |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0143 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison -- 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison -- 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison -- 0108 Lickitung Normal -- 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic -- 5 0143 Snorlax Normal 12 0209 Snubbull Normal 13 0210 Granbull Normal 13 0216 Teddiursa Normal 7 0217 Ursaring Normal -- 7 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 5 0336 Seviper Poison 7 0352 Kecleon Normal -- 0446 Munchlax Normal 12 0463 Lickilicky Normal -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull, Granbull
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Seviper
Kecleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0088 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Gastly, Haunter, Gengar |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0143 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung, Lickilicky |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0446 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Munchlax
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung, Lickilicky

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

Haunter File:Jessies Lickitung in battle.png Lickitung File:Lickilicky Lick.png Lickilicky Sableye
The foe is licked with a long tongue.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Haunter extends its tongue and licks the opponent, usually causing paralysis.
Sabrina's Haunter	The Tower of Terror		Debut
Morty's Haunter	From Ghost to Ghost		None
	Lickitung licks the opponent with its long tongue, usually causing paralysis.
Jessie's Lickitung	Princess vs. Princess		None
	Gengar licks the opponent with its incredibly long tongue.
A giant Gengar	The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis		None
Morty's Gengar	A Ghost of a Chance		None
	Gastly extends its tongue to an incredible length and strikes the opponent with it.
Captain's Gastly	A Shipful of Shivers		None
Morty's Gastly	From Ghost to Ghost		None
	Kecleon extends its long tongue and licks the opponent. It can also use its tongue to hold or catch objects.
Madison's Reddy	The Kecleon Caper		None
Alexa's Greeny	The Kecleon Caper		None
	Sableye licks the opponent with its slimy tongue.
A wild Sableye	Ready, Willing, and Sableye		Sableye cannot legally learn Lick.
	Lickilicky sticks out its long tongue and licks the opponent.
Baron Alberto	The Rise of Darkrai		None
Baron Alberto's Lickilicky	The Rise of Darkrai		None
Unknown Trainer's Lickilicky	If the Scarf Fits, Wear it!		None

Trivia

• Lick is the only Ghost move in Generation I that is affected by type match-ups.

In other languages

• French: Léchouille
• German: Schlecker
• Italian: Leccata
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Lambida
• Spanish: Lengüetazo