Horn Leech (move)

Move data

Type Grass
Category Physical  Physical
Power 75
Accuracy 100
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? Yes
Introduced Generation 5

Effects

Horn Leech 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.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Grassium Z and uses its Z-Power, Horn Leech turns into Bloom Doom and has base power 140.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Horn Leech
Japanese ウッドホーン (Wood Horn)
German Holzgeweih
French Encornebois
Italian Legnicorno
Spanish Asta Drenaje
Korean 우드혼
Chinese (Simplified) 木角
Chinese (Traditional) 木角

Game descriptions

Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user drains the target’s energy with its horns. 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 energy with its horns. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user drains the target’s energy with its horns. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
Sword​/​Shield The user drains the target’s energy with its horns. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user drains the target’s energy with its horns. The user’s HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Horn Leech 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.

Skiddo Skiddo
#0672 / Grass
Level 42
Gogoat Gogoat
#0673 / Grass
Level 47
Phantump Phantump
#0708 / Ghost · Grass
Level 28
Trevenant Trevenant
#0709 / Ghost · Grass
Level 28

Learnt upon evolution

Sawsbuck Sawsbuck
#0586 / Normal · Grass