Leaf Blade (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by TR

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

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.

Learnt by level up

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

Farfetch'd
#083 / Normal · Flying
Level 55

Farfetch'd
Galarian Farfetch'd
#083 / Fighting
Level 55

Grovyle
#253 / Grass
Level 40

Sceptile
#254 / Grass
Level 42

Nuzleaf
#274 / Grass · Dark
Level 57

Shiftry
#275 / Grass · Dark
Level 1

Leafeon
#470 / Grass
Level 50

Virizion
#640 / Grass · Fighting
Level 63

Rowlet
#722 / Grass · Flying
Level 30

Dartrix
#723 / Grass · Flying
Level 40

Decidueye
#724 / Grass · Ghost
Level 44

Fomantis
#753 / Grass
Level 40