Leaf Storm (move)

Leaf Storm リーフストーム Leaf Storm

File:Leaf Storm.png

File:Leaf Storm 2.png

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  130 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make 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 IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

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

Leaf Storm (Japanese: リーフストーム Leaf Storm) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generations IV and V

Leaf Storm deals damage, and lowers the user's Special Attack by two stages.

Generation VI

Leaf Storm's power changed from 140 to 130.

Description

Games Description A storm of sharp leaves is whipped up. The attack's recoil sharply reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat. The user whips up a storm of leaves around the target. The attack's recoil harshly reduces the user's Sp. Atk stat. Conq A storm of sharp leaves is whipped up. The move's recoil lowers the user's Attack. The user whips up a storm of leaves around the target. The attack's recoil harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	47				47			47
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	47				47			47
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass	53				53			--, 53 --, 64
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass	43				45	43	43
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass	82				82			82
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	59				59			59 58
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	67				67			--, 67 --, 63
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark	49				49			49 44
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying	61				71			--, 71 --, 61
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass	45				45			45
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass	52				52			52
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground	57				57			57
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak	Bug	Grass	47				47			47
492		Shaymin Sky Forme	Grass	Flying			91	91			91
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass					43			43
496		Servine	Grass		Grass					52			52
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass					62			62
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass					50			50
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass					46			46
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
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying
406		Budew	Grass	Poison
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass	no
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.

Form change

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0479 Rotom Electric Grass Upon changing into this form 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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0479 Rotom Electric Grass Upon changing into this form 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 VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0479 Rotom Electric Grass Upon changing into this form Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0114 Tangela Grass My Pokémon Ranch 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 event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0251 CelebiLv.50 Psychic Grass 13th Movie Celebi Winter 2011 Celebi 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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0254 SceptileLv.50 Grass JR Kyushu Event 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 VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0497 SerperiorLv.50 Grass Hidden Ability Present Serperior 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 Storm is the only move of Sceptile, Serperior, and Simisage. After use, the user's Attack is lowered.

^	Power ★★★★★ Orange squares indicate hit area. Blue squares indicate area Pokémon the Pokémon will need to move to perform the move. Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon. Table assumes the Pokémon is in the square marked by ^.

In the anime

Leavanny Torterra Sceptile Rotom
The user hurls a flurry of leaves at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Turtwig raises its head and calls out, making multiple leaves gather around it and start to glow green. The leaves then spiral around Turtwig in a tornado-like fashion, then it points its head at the opponent and the leaves fire at it like a cyclone, hitting it hard.
Gardenia's Turtwig	The Grass-Type Is Always Greener		Debut
	The leaves on the tree on Torterra's back start to glow light green, and it releases a cyclone of wind and glowing light green leaves from the tree towards the opponent.
Paul's Torterra	Glory Blaze!		None
Ash's Torterra	The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!		None
	The seeds on Sceptile's back glow white and it releases a barrage of light green glowing leaves from all around at the opponent.
Ash's Sceptile	The Semi-Final Frontier!		None
	Snivy jumps into the air and multiple glowing green leaves start spinning around Snivy's body. Snivy then fires the leaves at the opponent, or Snivy waves one of its arms and a barrage of glowing green leaves appear and fires at the opponent.
Ash's Snivy	Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!		None
	Leavanny raises its arms and its body becomes outlined in turquoise energy. It is then surrounded by a large number of glowing green leaves, which it fires at the opponent after bringing its arms forward. Sometimes, Leavanny does not glow with energy..
Burgh's Leavanny	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!		None
	Rotom forms a glowing green sphere in front of its mouth, then fires countless glowing green leaves from out of the sphere at the opponent.
Professor Oak's Rotom	To Catch a Rotom!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Rotom Servine
The user attacks the foe with a powerful twister of leaves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Rotom releases several twisters filled with leaves from its mouth.
Dia's Rotom	The Final Dimensional Duel IV		Debut
	Servine whips its tail, sending a small whirlwind of leaves flying at the opponent.
White's Amanda	With a Little Help from My Friends		None

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Serperior
The user calls out a powerful tornado.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Serperior calls a powerful tornado and sends it to the opponent.
Monta's Serperior	Pokédex Complete!		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga

Shaymin
The user attacks with a twister of leaves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Shaymin attacks with a twister of leaves.
Yū's Shaymin	PBK1		Debut

In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga

Turtwig
Unknown.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Katsuya's Nanae	TA28		Debut

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

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

Sandy Cloak Wormadam using Leaf Storm in Black and White

• Leaf Storm is the only Grass-type Cute move.
• In Pokémon Black and White, School Kid Ann on Route 12 has a Sandy Cloak Wormadam that knows Leaf Storm, despite it being a move that Sandy Cloak Wormadam cannot learn by any means; it is instead learned by Plant Cloak Wormadam.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 葉暴風 Yèbàofēng Dutch Bladstorm French Tempête Verte* Tempêteverte* German Blättersturm Greek Καταιγίδα Φύλλων Hindi पत्तों की आंधी Patton Ki Andhi, Patte ka Toofan Indonesian Badai Daun Italian Verdebufera Korean 리프스톰 Leaf Storm Norwegian Bladstorm Polish Burza Liści Portuguese Ataque Laminar Brazilian Portuguese Tempestade de Folhas Romanian Furtuna de Frunze Spanish Latin America Tormenta de Hojas Spain Lluevehojas

Variations of the move Overheat
Overheat • Draco Meteor • Leaf Storm • Fleur Cannon Formerly a variation Psycho Boost

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.