Leech Seed (move)

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Leech Seed
やどりぎのタネ Mistletoe Seed
Type  Grass
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  90%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  2 ♥♥
Startles all Pokémon that have done their appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Leech Seed (Japanese: やどりぎのタネ Mistletoe Seed) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Leech Seed plants a seed on the target. At the end of each turn that the target is under the effect of Leech Seed, 1/16 of the target's HP will be drained, and the same amount of HP will be restored to your active Pokémon (even if it was not the Pokémon that originally used the attack). Recurrent Leech Seed draining will not occur if the seeded Pokémon defeats the target. Unlike other types of damage, the recurrent damage done by Leech Seed can exceed the target's current HP. Leech Seed will not work against Template:Type2 Pokémon.

If the target has less than 16 HP, Leech Seed will drain 1 HP per turn. Leech Seed draining will occur even if the seeded Pokémon knocks itself out with crash damage, recoil damage, or self-inflicted confusion damage, or by making a Substitute before the end of its turn. Draining from Leech Seed is done after continuing partial trapping damage and recurrent poison or burn damage. Leech Seed can be removed by Haze or switching. If the target is seeded during a round that it switches in, it will take recurrent damage during that round, but only if its speed is less than or equal to the user's speed.

If the target of Leech Seed is also under the effect of Toxic, Leech Seed damage will increase every turn as the N value of Toxic increases because Leech Seed and Toxic both use the same damage algorithm (N * max(1, int(0.0625*MaxHP). This was fixed as of Generation II. If the current HP of the recipient of Leech Seed's HP-restoring effect is greater than its maximum HP, its current HP will be set equal to its maximum HP.

In Pokémon Stadium, Leech Seed will not work against a target with a substitute.

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Generation II

1/8 of the target's HP is drained instead. Rapid Spin will release a Pokémon from the effects of Leech Seed. Also, Leech Seed's effects on the move "Toxic" are no longer present.

Generation III

In a double battle, Leech Seed will only heal the Pokémon in the position that used Leech Seed. If the Trainer only has two Pokémon left, and the Pokémon that was being healed by Leech Seed is KO'd, the effect of Leech Seed simply disappears rather than transferring over to the remaining Pokémon.

Generation IV

If the user is holding the item Big Root, Leech Seed will increase the user's HP by 30% more than it normally would. Big Root does not increase damage dealt. All other effects remain the same.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0001 Bulbasaur Bulbasaur
Grass Poison 7
0002 Ivysaur Ivysaur
Grass Poison --
7
0003 Venusaur Venusaur
Grass Poison --
7
0102 Exeggcute Exeggcute
Grass Psychic 28
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
0001 Bulbasaur Bulbasaur
Grass Poison 7
0002 Ivysaur Ivysaur
Grass Poison --
7
0003 Venusaur Venusaur
Grass Poison --
7
0102 Exeggcute Exeggcute
Grass Psychic 13
0187 Hoppip Hoppip
Grass Flying 20
0188 Skiploom Skiploom
Grass Flying 22
0189 Jumpluff Jumpluff
Grass Flying 22
0251 Celebi Celebi
Psychic Grass --
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" | 0152 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Chikorita | style="background: #FFF" | Chikorita
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Tangela
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern, Sunflora

|- | 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.
|} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0043 043 Oddish Grass Poison New York City Pokémon Center
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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0001 Bulbasaur Bulbasaur
Grass Poison 7
0002 Ivysaur Ivysaur
Grass Poison --
7
0003 Venusaur Venusaur
Grass Poison --
7
0102 Exeggcute Exeggcute
Grass Psychic 13
0187 Hoppip Hoppip
Grass Flying 20
0188 Skiploom Skiploom
Grass Flying 22
0189 Jumpluff Jumpluff
Grass Flying 22
0251 Celebi Celebi
Psychic Grass --
0285 Shroomish Shroomish
Grass 10
0286 Breloom Breloom
Grass Fighting --
10
0315 Roselia Roselia
Grass Poison 21
0331 Cacnea Cacnea
Grass 13
0332 Cacturne Cacturne
Grass Dark 13
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" | 0114 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Tangela | style="background: #FFF" | Tangela
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern, Sunflora
Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia
Cacnea, Cacturne
Tropius |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0152 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Chikorita | style="background: #FFF" | Chikorita
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Tangela
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern, Sunflora
Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia
Cacnea, Cacturne
Tropius |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0191 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Sunkern | style="background: #FFF" | Sunkern
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia
Cacnea, Cacturne |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0252 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Treecko | style="background: #FFF" | Treecko
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Lotad | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia
Cacnea, Cacturne |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0273 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Seedot | style="background: #FFF" | Seedot
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia
Cacnea, Cacturne |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0357 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Tropius | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Tangela
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern, Sunflora
Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile
Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia
Cacnea, Cacturne

|- | 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.
|} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0043 043 Oddish Grass Poison PokéPark Events
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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0001 Bulbasaur Bulbasaur
Grass Poison 7
0002 Ivysaur Ivysaur
Grass Poison --
7
0003 Venusaur Venusaur
Grass Poison --
7
0102 Exeggcute Exeggcute
Grass Psychic 11
0187 Hoppip Hoppip
Grass Flying 22
0188 Skiploom Skiploom
Grass Flying 24
0189 Jumpluff Jumpluff
Grass Flying 24
0191 Sunkern Sunkern
Grass 17
0192 Sunflora Sunflora
Grass 17
0251 Celebi Celebi
Psychic Grass --
0285 Shroomish Shroomish
Grass 13
0286 Breloom Breloom
Grass Fighting --
13
0315 Roselia Roselia
Grass Poison 16
0331 Cacnea Cacnea
Grass 13
0332 Cacturne Cacturne
Grass Dark 13
0387 Turtwig Turtwig
Grass 29
0388 Grotle Grotle
Grass 32
0389 Torterra Torterra
Grass Ground 33
0420 Cherubi Cherubi
Grass 10
0421 Cherrim Cherrim
Grass 10
0421 Cherrim Cherrim
Grass 10
0492 Shaymin Shaymin
Grass 19
0492 Shaymin Shaymin
Grass 19
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" | 0114 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Tangela | style="background: #FFF" | Tangela
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern, Sunflora
Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Carnivine
Snover, Abomasnow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0152 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Chikorita | style="background: #FFF" | Chikorita
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Tangela, Tangrowth
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern, Sunflora
Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Carnivine
Snover, Abomasnow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0191 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Sunkern | style="background: #FFF" | Sunkern
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern, Sunflora
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0252 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Treecko | style="background: #FFF" | Treecko
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Lotad | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern, Sunflora
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0273 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Seedot | style="background: #FFF" | Seedot
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern, Sunflora
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0357 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Tropius | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Tangela, Tangrowth
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern, Sunflora
Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile
Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Carnivine
Snover, Abomasnow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0455 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Carnivine | style="background: #FFF" | Carnivine
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Tangela, Tangrowth
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern, Sunflora
Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Snover, Abomasnow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0459 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Snover | style="background: #FFF" | Snover
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Tangela, Tangrowth
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern, Sunflora
Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile
Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Carnivine

|- | 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 V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0001 Bulbasaur Bulbasaur
Grass Poison 7
0002 Ivysaur Ivysaur
Grass Poison --
7
0003 Venusaur Venusaur
Grass Poison --
7
0102 Exeggcute Exeggcute
Grass Psychic 11
0187 Hoppip Hoppip
Grass Flying 22
0188 Skiploom Skiploom
Grass Flying 24
0189 Jumpluff Jumpluff
Grass Flying 24
0191 Sunkern Sunkern
Grass 17
0192 Sunflora Sunflora
Grass 17
0251 Celebi Celebi
Psychic Grass --
0285 Shroomish Shroomish
Grass 13
0286 Breloom Breloom
Grass Fighting --
13
0315 Roselia Roselia
Grass Poison 16
0331 Cacnea Cacnea
Grass 13
0332 Cacturne Cacturne
Grass Dark 13
0387 Turtwig Turtwig
Grass 29
0388 Grotle Grotle
Grass 32
0389 Torterra Torterra
Grass Ground 33
0420 Cherubi Cherubi
Grass 10
0421 Cherrim Cherrim
Grass 10
0421 Cherrim Cherrim
Grass 10
0492 Shaymin Shaymin
Grass 19
0492 Shaymin Shaymin
Grass 19
0495 Snivy Snivy
Grass 19
0496 Servine Servine
Grass 20
0497 Serperior Serperior
Grass 20
0511 Pansage Pansage
Grass 16
0546 Monmen Monmen
Grass 8
0547 Elfuun Elfuun
Grass --
0548 Churine Churine
Grass 8
0549 Doredia Doredia
Grass 1
0585 Deerling Deerling
Normal Grass 13
0586 Sawsbuck Sawsbuck
Normal Grass 13
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" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Paras | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#91A119" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Snivy, Servine, Serperior, Monmen, Elfuun, Churine, Doredia |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0114 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Tangela | style="background: #FFF" | Tangela
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Snivy, Servine, Serperior, Monmen, Elfuun, Churine, Doredia |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0152 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Chikorita | style="background: #FFF" | Chikorita
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Snivy, Servine, Serperior, Monmen, Elfuun, Churine, Doredia |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0191 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Sunkern | style="background: #FFF" | Sunkern
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Snivy, Servine, Serperior, Monmen, Elfuun, Churine, Doredia |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0252 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Treecko | style="background: #FFF" | Treecko
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Lotad | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Snivy, Servine, Serperior, Monmen, Elfuun, Churine, Doredia |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0273 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Seedot | style="background: #FFF" | Seedot
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Snivy, Servine, Serperior, Monmen, Elfuun, Churine, Doredia |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0357 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Tropius | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Snivy, Servine, Serperior, Monmen, Elfuun, Churine, Doredia |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0455 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Carnivine | style="background: #FFF" | Carnivine
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Snivy, Servine, Serperior, Monmen, Elfuun, Churine, Doredia |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0459 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Snover | style="background: #FFF" | Snover
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Carnivine, Snivy, Servine, Serperior, Monmen, Elfuun, Churine, Doredia |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0556 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Marakacchi | style="background: #FFF" | Marakacchi
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Snivy, Servine, Serperior, Monmen, Elfuun, Churine, Doredia |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0597 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Tesshido | style="background: #FFF" | Tesshido
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#60A1B8" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Steel | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Shroomish, Breloom
Roselia, Roserade
Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Cherubi, Cherrim
Snivy, Servine, Serperior, Monmen, Elfuun, Churine, Doredia

|- | 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.
|} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0114 114 Tangela Grass Dream World
0270 270 Lotad Water Grass Dream World
0357 357 Tropius Grass Flying Dream World
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Other Games

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Leech Seed is one of the random outcomes of Togepi's Metronome. All characters within the area of effect will receive a flower on their head that saps 5% health every few seconds.

In the anime

File:Bulbasaur Leech Seed 1.png
Bulbasaur shoots seed from bulb
File:Bulbasaur Leech Seed 3.png
Plants wrap around opponent
File:Bulbasaur Leech Seed 4.png
Energy being absorbed
A seed is planted on the foe. It steals some HP from the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Bulbasaur A seed sprouts from Bulbasaur's bulb, which shoots out to the opponent. When hit, the opponent becomes wrapped in vines that restrain it. The vines then glow red and suck energy from the opponent.
Ash's Bulbasaur The Ninja Poké-Showdown Debut
Skiploom Skiploom shoots one or two seeds from the middle of the flower on top of its head towards the opponent. When hit, the opponent is wrapped in vines that restrain it. The vines then glow red and suck energy from the opponent.
Ephraim's Skiploom The Grass Route None
Shroomish Shroomish shoots multiple seeds from the hole on its head towards the opponent. When the opponent is hit, the seeds sprout vines which wrap around the opponent. The vines glow red and suck energy from the opponent.
Alex's Shroomish Taming of the Shroomish None
Turtwig Turtwig lowers its head and the sprout on its head releases a brown seed at the opponent. The seed digs into the opponent and sprouts vines which wrap around the opponent and drain its energy.
Gardenia's Turtwig The Grass-type is Always Greener! None
Sunflora Sunflora releases two brown seeds from the back of its head at the opponent. When the seeds hit the opponent, the seeds sprout vines and wrap up the opponent.
Nando's Sunflora The Secret Sphere of Influence! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Trivia

  • Though Leech Seed cannot affect Template:Type2 Pokémon in the games, Grass-type Pokémon have been affected in the anime.
  • Leech Seed is originally referred to as "Mistletoe Seed" in Japanese because mistletoe is a well-known parasitic plant that leeches energy and nutrients from its host.
  • Although Leech Seed is singular, the games depict three seeds being planted. In the anime usually just one seed is planted, but sometimes two are. In the manga only one seed is planted when the attack is used.

In other languages

  • Dutch: Onttrek HP
  • Finnish: Iilisiemen
  • French: Vampigraine
  • German: Egelsamen
  • Greek: Απομύζων Σπόρος/Σπόρος Βδέλλα/Παρασιτικός Σπόρος
  • Hindi: लीच का बीज (Leech Ka Beej), लिपटने वाली बेल (Lipatne Wali Bayl)
  • Italian: Parassiseme
  • Korean: 씨뿌리기 Ssi Ppurigi
  • Norwegian: Snyltefrø
  • Polish: Nasionko Mocy
  • Portuguese: Semente sanguessuga
  • Spanish: Drenadoras
  • Serbian: Semenka Pijavica


Variations of the move Leech Seed
StatusIC HOME.png Leech SeedToxic


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