Leech Life (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by TM

Move data

Type	Bug
Category	Physical
Power	80
Accuracy	100
PP	10 (max. 16)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 1

Machine/Record

Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	TM28
Sword/Shield	TR18
Scarlet/Violet	TM095

Effects

Leech Life deals damage and the user will recover 50% of the HP drained.

If the user is holding a Big Root, the move instead recovers 65% of the damage dealt (30% more than normal). If used on a Pokémon with the ability Liquid Ooze, the user instead loses the HP it would have otherwise gained.

Changes

In Generations 1-6, Leech Life has 20 base power.
In Generations 1-6, Leech Life has 15 PP.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Buginium Z and uses its Z-Power, Leech Life turns into Savage Spin-Out and has base power 160.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Leech Life
Japanese	きゅうけつ (Kyūketsu)
German	Blutsauger
French	Vampirisme
Italian	Sanguisuga
Spanish	Chupavidas
Korean	흡혈
Chinese (Simplified)	汲取
Chinese (Traditional)	吸血

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
FireRed/LeafGreen	An attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	A blood-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user drains the target’s blood. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user drains the target’s blood. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	The user drains the target’s blood. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user drains the target’s blood. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Scarlet/Violet	The user drains the target’s blood. The user’s HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Leech Life 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.