Leaf Blade (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt upon evolution
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Grass
Category	Physical
Power	90
Accuracy	100
PP	15 (max. 24)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 3

Machine/Record

Sword/Shield	TR50

Effects

Leaf Blade deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio (¹⁄₈ instead of ¹⁄₂₄).

Changes

In Generation 3, Leaf Blade is categorized as Special.
In Generation 3, Leaf Blade has 70 base power.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Grassium Z and uses its Z-Power, Leaf Blade turns into Bloom Doom and has base power 175.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Leaf Blade
Japanese	リーフブレード (Leaf Blade)
German	Laubklinge
French	Lame-Feuille
Italian	Fendifoglia
Spanish	Hoja Aguda
Korean	리프블레이드
Chinese (Simplified)	叶刃
Chinese (Traditional)	葉刃

Game descriptions

Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Slashes with a sharp leaf. High critical-hit ratio.
FireRed/LeafGreen	The foe is slashed with a sharp leaf. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The foe is slashed with a sharp leaf. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user handles a sharp leaf like a sword and attacks by cutting its target. Critical hits land more easily.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user handles a sharp leaf like a sword and attacks by cutting its target. Critical hits land more easily.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user handles a sharp leaf like a sword and attacks by cutting its target. Critical hits land more easily.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user handles a sharp leaf like a sword and attacks by cutting its target. Critical hits land more easily.
Scarlet/Violet	The user handles a sharp leaf like a sword and cuts the target to inflict damage. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Leaf Blade at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.