Lick (move)

Lick したでなめる Tongue Lick

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 Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ ???

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 IX

Lick (Japanese: したでなめる Tongue Lick) is a Ghost-type move introduced in Generation I that deals very little damage.

Effect

Generation I

Lick does damage and has a 29.7% chance of paralyzing its opponent.

Lick can't paralyze an opponent that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

In the anime

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Baron Alberto's Lickilicky using Lick to catch Alice.

Pokémon

Gastly. Gastly extends its tongue to an incredible length and strikes the opponent with it.

• Used by Morty's Gastly in Ghost to Ghost.

Haunter. Haunter extends its tongue and licks the opponent.

• Used by Ash's Haunter from The Tower of Terror to Haunter Versus Kadabra.
• Used by Morty's Haunter in Ghost to Ghost.

Lickitung. Lickitung licks the opponent with its long tongue, usually causing paralysis.

• Used by Jessie's Lickitung from Princess vs Princess to ???.

Lickilicky. Lickilicky sticks out its long tongue and licks the opponent.

• Used by Baron Alberto's Lickilicky in The Rise of Darkrai to catch Alice from falling of the edge of a wall.
• Used by Baron Alberto in The Rise of Darkrai when he was transformed into a Lickilicky.

Kecleon. Kecleon extends its long tongue and licks the opponent.

• Used by in Madison and Alexa's two Kecleon The Kecleon Caper.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Gastly at Lv.--
• Haunter at Lv.--
• Gengar at Lv.--
• Jynx at Lv.--
• Jynx at Lv.18

Generation II

By leveling up

• Gastly at Lv.--
• Haunter at Lv.--
• Gengar at Lv.--
• Lickitung at Lv.--
• Jynx at Lv.--
• Snubbull at Lv.19
• Granbull at Lv.19
• Teddiursa at Lv.8
• Ursaring at Lv.--
• Ursaring at Lv.8
• Smoochum at Lv.--

By breeding

• Seel
• Grimer
• Snorlax
• Snubbull

Generation III

By leveling up

• Gastly at Lv.--
• Haunter at Lv.--
• Gengar at Lv.--
• Lickitung at Lv.--
• Jynx at Lv.--
• Snubbull at Lv.19
• Granbull at Lv.19
• Teddiursa at Lv.7
• Ursaring at Lv.--
• Ursaring at Lv.7
• Smoochum at Lv.--
• Seviper at Lv.7
• Kecleon at Lv.--

By breeding

• Seel
• Grimer
• Snorlax

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Gastly at Lv.--
• Haunter at Lv.--
• Gengar at Lv.--
• Lickitung at Lv.--
• Jynx at Lv.--
• Jynx at Lv.5
• Snorlax at Lv.12
• Snubbull at Lv.13
• Granbull at Lv.13
• Teddiursa at Lv.--
• Ursaring at Lv.--
• Smoochum at Lv.5
• Seviper at Lv.7
• Kecleon at Lv.--
• Munchlax at Lv.12
• Lickilicky at Lv.--

By breeding

• Seel
• Grimer
• Snorlax
• Munchlax

In other languages

• French: Léchouille
• German: Schlecker
• Spanish: Lengüetazo