Leech Life (move)

Leech Life (Japanese: きゅうけつ Suck Blood) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I.
It is:
* TM28 in and .
* TR18 in .
* TM095 in Generation IX.
==Effect==
===Generations I and II===
Leech Life inflicts damage, and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP (but not less than 1 HP), restoring up to the Pokémon's maximum HP.
In the localized versions of the Generation I games, if Leech Life breaks a , no HP will be restored to the user. In the Japanese version of Generation I games, and all versions of the Pokémon Stadium series and Generation II games, Leech Life will always miss if the target has a substitute.
===Generations III and IV===
Leech Life will now properly heal the user when damaging a substitute, even if it was broken. If the target has the Ability , the user takes damage instead of restoring HP.
If the user is holding a Big Root, the HP restored is increased by 30% (making the restored HP 65% of the damage dealt). Big Root does not increase the damage dealt.
Leech Life is no longer affected by King's Rock.
===Generation V===
Leech Life is now affected by King's Rock.
===Generation VI===
Leech Life cannot be used if the user is under the effects of .
===Generation VII onwards===
Leech Life's power was increased from 20 to 80 and its PP was reduced from 15 to 10. With this change, replaced Leech Life on most Pokémon's level up moves.
===Generation VIII===
====Pokémon Legends: Arceus====
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By TM/TR/Move Tutor===
===By ===
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
Leech Life deals damage and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user as HP, including excess damage. In Adventure Squad only, the move heals by 20% of dealt damage instead. In Gates to Infinity only, the user will heal based on how much HP the target lost, and excess damage is not accounted for.
This move is affected by the status condition.
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===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base	Max 	 	Target 	Effect tag 	Description 	Playable	
Leech Life 	3	— 	91 	109 	100%	An opponent	Absorbs 	The more damage dealt to the target, the more this move restores the user's HP.	(Support role only)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bugs' Singing Leech Life	2	— 	120 	144 	100%	An opponent	•Heals•Absorbs	Activation Condition: When a circle is applied to the allied field of play.
Deactivation Condition: When there are no longer any circles applied to the allied field of play.
Lowers one of the target's following stats by two stat ranks at random: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness. Raises the user's stat by the same amount. The more damage dealt to the target, the more it restores the user's HP. Restores the HP of all allied sync pairs by approximately 10% of their maximum HP. Turns the field of play's zone into a Bug Zone the first time this attack move is successful each battle. (A Bug Zone powers up Bug-type attacks.)	 	 	
Notes:
* Leech Life:
** Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Restores the user's HP based on the amount of damage dealt to the target.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
* In The Secret of Kangaskhan, 's was revealed to know Leech Life by his Pokédex.
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Side series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* Leech Life is the only .
* The power of Leech Life was quadrupled in Generation VII, this marks the largest increase for the power of a move in percentage over a single Generation, and ties with if multiple increases are considered.
** This is also the greatest increase to a move in terms of power since and in Generation II.
** However, the change also includes a removal from the level-up learnsets of many Pokémon which could learn Leech Life early on in previous generations, with taking its place instead.
==In other languages==
Category:HP-draining moves
Category:Moves that can jam
Category:Moves that require use of mouth
Category:Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Blutsauger
es:Chupavidas
fr:Vampirisme
it:Sanguisuga
ja:きゅうけつ
zh:吸血（招式）