Grass · Physical move · Gen 5
Horn Leech
Horn Leech is a Grass-type physical move introduced in Generation 5. It has 75 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 9 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Grass
Category
Physical
Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
User recovers 50% of the damage dealt. The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact · Healing move
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (6 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (2 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (6 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Grass attack
2× vsWaterGroundRock
½× vsFireGrassPoisonFlyingBugDragonSteel
Pokémon that learn Horn Leech
9 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
Sawsbuck
Virizion
Skiddo
Gogoat
Phantump
Trevenant
Xerneas
Tapu Bulu
OgerponHorn Leech FAQ
What does Horn Leech do?
Horn Leech is a Grass-type physical move with 75 power. The user recovers 1/2 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up. If Big Root is held by the user, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down.
Which Pokémon can learn Horn Leech?
9 Pokémon and forms can learn Horn Leech in at least one game: 6 in Scarlet & Violet, 2 in Pokémon Champions and 6 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Sawsbuck, Virizion, Skiddo, Gogoat, Phantump and Trevenant.
Is Horn Leech in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 2 Pokémon can use Horn Leech in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Horn Leech super effective against?
As a Grass-type attack, Horn Leech is super effective against Water, Ground and Rock, not very effective against Fire, Grass, Poison, Flying, Bug, Dragon and Steel (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.