Horn Leech (move)

Horn Leech ウッドホーン Wood Horn

Battles Type  Grass Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  75 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 V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Horn Leech (Japanese: ウッドホーン Wood Horn) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V. It is Sawsbuck's signature move. It is considered to be a physical version of Giga Drain.

Effect

Generation V

Horn Leech will inflict damage on the target and ½ of the damage dealt will be restored to the user as HP.

If the user has the Big Root as its held item, the user will receive 30% more HP than it would have. Big Root does not increase damage dealt. When used on a Pokémon with the Liquid Ooze ability, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

Learnset

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0586 Sawsbuck Normal Grass 37 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Sawsbuck Horn Leech.png Sawsbuck
The user absorbs the opponent health after charging at it with its horns.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	A swirling yellow and orange aura appears around Sasbuck's horns and it charges at its opponent with its head down.
Cabernet's Sawsbuck	BW019		Debut

In other languages

• French: Encornebois
• German: Holzgeweih
• Italian: Legnicorno
• Spanish: Astadrenaje

Variations of the move Giga Drain
Drain Punch • Horn Leech Giga Drain

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