Leaf Blade (move)

Leaf Blade リーフブレード Leaf Blade

Battles Type  Grass Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Leaf Blade (Japanese: リーフブレード Leaf Blade) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Grovyle and Sceptile.

Effect

Generation III

Leaf Blade inflicts damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. Leaf Blade has a base power of 70 in this generation.

Generation IV and on

Leaf Blade's base power increased from 70 to 90.

Description

Games Description RSE Slashes with a sharp leaf. High critical-hit ratio. FRLG The foe is slashed with a sharp leaf. It has a high critical-hit ratio. The user handles a sharp leaf like a sword and attacks by cutting its target. Critical hits land more easily. Conq The target is slashed with a sharp leaf. It has a high critical-hit ratio.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison						47	47			47
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass						--	--			--
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	29			29				29			29
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	29			29				29			29
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass				71				71	45	45
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting				--				--			--
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass								28			28
496		Servine	Grass		Grass								32			32
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass								32			32
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass								36			36
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting								67			--, 67
672		Skiddo	Grass		Grass											45
673		Gogoat	Grass		Grass											55
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
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying
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.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying Dream World - Pleasant Forest 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 other games

Pokémon Conquest

Leaf Blade is the only move of Grovyle, Leafeon, and Servine.

In the anime

Leafeon Snivy Grovyle Servine
The leaves on the user's body extend and glow a light green.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The three leaves on one of Grovyle's forearm glow white or green and combine into one long sharp blade. It then slashes the opponent with it.
Natasha's Grovyle	What You Seed is What You Get		Debut
Ash's Grovyle	Exploud and Clear		None
	The four leaves on Sceptile's wrists glow light green and form into two. Sceptile then slices the opponent.
Ash's Sceptile	Cutting the Ties that Bind!		None
	The leaf on Leafeon's head and its tail start to glow light green, and they form into long blades. Leafeon then slashes the opponent with one of them.
Zoey's Leafeon	Coming Full Festival Circle!		None
	The leaf at the end of Servine's tail glows light green and it slashes the opponent with it.
Unknown Trainer's Servine	The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!		None
	The leaf at the end of Snivy's tail becomes surrounded by a wavy light green aura. Snivy then slashes the opponent with its tail. It leaves behind a light green trail of energy where it slashes the opponent.
Ash's Snivy	A Rival Battle for Club Champ!		None
	Riolu's tail becomes surrounded by a wavy light green aura. Riolu then slashes the opponent with its tail.
Cameron's Riolu	Cameron's Secret Weapon!		Used via Copycat

In the manga

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga

Servine Serperior
The user slashes the opponent with a sword-like blade.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Servine slashes the opponent with a sword-like blade.
Monta's Servine	PBW5		Debut
	Serperior slashes the opponent with a sword-like blade.
Monta's Serperior	PBW6		None

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Gallade
The user slashes the opponent with powerful blades.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gallade slashes the opponent with its arms.
Hiori's Gallade	A Fated Reunion		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Leavanny Grovyle Sceptile
The user slashes the opponent with protruding leaves that stick out of its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Grovyle uses the leaves on its forearms and slashes the opponent with them.
Emerald's Grovyle	Dreadful Dealing with Dusclops		Debut
The Battle Factory's Grovyle	VS. Pinsir		None
	Sceptile slashes the opponent using the leaves protruding from one its arms.
Emerald's Sceptile	VS. Glalie		None
	Leavanny uses one of its leaf-like hands and slashes the opponent with it.
Burgh's Leavanny	The Case of the Missing Pokémon		None

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

Sceptile
The user slashes the opponent with powerful blades from the arms.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sceptile moves its arms quickly and attacks the opponent with the blades coming out from them.
Rald's Sceptile	Battle Between Student and Master!		Debut

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Leafeon Gallade
The user slashes the opponent with sharp leaves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Leafeon fires out leaves with sharp blades at the opponent.
Mitsumi's Leafeon	Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!		Debut
	Gallade slashes the opponent with one of its arms shaped as a sharp leaf.
Saturn's Gallade	The Legendary Pokémon Captured		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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 刀葉 Dāoyè Dutch Bladmes Finnish Lehtiterä* French Lame-Feuille German Laubklinge Greek Φυλλόξιφος Hindi चाकू पत्ता Chaku Patta Indonesian Pedang Daun Italian Fendifoglia Korean 리프블레이드 Leaf Blade Polish Ostrze Liścia Portuguese Brazil Lâmina de Folha Portugal Lâmina Serbian Lisnato Sečivo Spanish Latin America Hojas Navaja* Spain Hoja Aguda

Variations of the move Leaf Blade
Leaf Blade • Attack Order

Variations of the move Slash
Slash • Night Slash • Shadow Claw • Psycho Cut • Cross Poison • Aqua Cutter Formerly a variation Leaf Blade

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