Lick (move)

Lick したでなめる Tongue Lick

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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 adjacent to the user

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 Ghost-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Lick inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 A Ghost-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of leaving the target with paralysis. GSC An attack that may cause paralysis. RSEColoXD Licks with a long tongue to injure. May also paralyze. FRLG The foe is licked and hit with a long tongue. It may also paralyze. DPPtHGSS The foe is licked with a long tongue, causing damage. It may also paralyze the target. BW The target is licked with a long tongue, causing damage. It may also leave the target with paralysis. Conquest Aggressively lick the enemy. It may also cause the target to flinch.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	--			--			--			--				--			''''
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	--			--			--			--				--			''''
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	--			--			--			--				--			''''
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal				--			--			--				--			'
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	--			--			--			--, 5				--, 5			'
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal										12				12			'
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal				19			19			13				13			'
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal				19			19			13				13			'
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal				8			7			7				7			'
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal				--, 8			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7			'
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic				--			--			5				5			'
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison							7			7				7	--	'
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal							--			--				--			'
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal										12				12			'
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal										--				--			'
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass														7			'
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass														--			'
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire														7			'
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire														--			'
515		Panpour	Water		Water														7			'
516		Simipour	Water		Water														--			'
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire														--			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
086		Seel	Water		Water
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Gastly Lickitung Lickilicky Gengar
The foe is hit and 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		Lickitung could not legally learn Lick at the time
A wild Lickitung	Pikachu's Ghost Carnival		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 licks the opponent with its tongue, causing paralysis, or Gastly extends its tongue to an incredible length and slaps 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, catch or throw objects.
Madison's Reddy	The Kecleon Caper		None
Alexa's Greeny	The Kecleon Caper		None
Harrison's Kecleon	Playing with Fire!		None
	Sableye licks the opponent with its slimy tongue, which can cause confusion.
A wild Sableye	Ready, Willing, and Sableye		Sableye cannot legally learn Lick
	Lickilicky extends its long tongue and licks the opponent, sometimes paralyzing, or Lickilicky starts to rub its tongue all over the opponent's body, confusing them.
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
Conway's Lickilicky	Working on a Right Move!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Gengar Munchlax
The user licks the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gengar licks the opponent with its tongue.
Agatha's Gengar	Muk Raking		Debut
	Munchlax licks the opponent with its tongue.
Dia's Lax	VS. Mismagius I		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Lick is the only Ghost-type move in Generation I that is affected by type match-ups.
• Some Pokémon will occasionally use their tongue to attack. One example is a Politoed attacking with its tongue in I Politoed Ya So!, and another example is Sableye licking May's Torchic in Ready, Willing, and Sableye. But it's still not classified as the move Lick.
• In Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD, when a Pokémon uses Lick, it will show its tongue. Starting in Pokémon Battle Revolution, this is no longer visible.
• Lick is the only Ghost-type move able to cause paralysis.
• In Generation I, Lick could not be learned by Lickitung, despite both the move and the Pokémon existing, and Lickitung's Pokédex entry suggesting otherwise.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 舔舌頭 Tiǎn Shétou Dutch Lik Finnish Lipaisu French Léchouille German Schlecker Greek Γλείψιμο Indonesian Jilat Italian Leccata Korean 핥기 Hatgi Polish Liźnięcie Portuguese Lambida Serbian Lizanje Spanish Lengüetazo

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