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Leech Seed

In Pokémon ChampionsGen I
Game

Pokémon Champions

GrassStatus

1/8 of target's HP is restored to user every turn.

Power
–
Accuracy
90%
PP
10
Hits
One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown
0.1% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

Changes over time

How Leech Seed changed from game to game, newest first.

  1. Gen IX

    … the target switches out or uses added: Mortal Spin or Rapid Spin successfully, the effect ends. …

  2. Gen IV

    … the end of each turn. If added: Big Root is held by the recipient, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down. If the target uses Baton Pass, the … target switches out or uses Rapid dropped: Spin, added: Spin successfully, the effect ends. Grass-type Pokémon are …

  3. Gen II

    dropped: At the end of each of the target's turns, The Pokémon at the user's position steals dropped: 1/16 added: 1/8 of the target's maximum HP, rounded dropped: down and multiplied by added: down, at the dropped: target's current Toxic counter if it has one, even if added: end of each turn. If the target dropped: currently has less than that amount of HP remaining. added: uses Baton Pass, the replacement will continue being leeched. If the target switches out or dropped: any Pokémon uses dropped: Haze, this added: Rapid Spin, the effect ends. Grass-type Pokémon are immune to this dropped: move. added: move on use, but not its effect.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

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How it works in Champions

The Pokémon at the user's position steals 1/8 of the target's maximum HP, rounded down, at the end of each turn. If Big Root is held by the recipient, the HP recovered is 1.3× normal, rounded half down. If the target uses Baton Pass, the replacement will continue being leeched. If the target switches out or uses Mortal Spin or Rapid Spin successfully, the effect ends. Grass-type Pokémon are to this move on use, but not its effect.

  • Bounced back by

“A seed is planted on the target. It steals some HP from the target every turn.”

In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Good to know

Who runs Leech Seed on Showdown

  1. Mega Scovillain28.6% of its sets
  2. Mega Venusaur14.7% of its sets
  3. Arboliva37.6% of its sets
  4. Gogoat33.2% of its sets
  5. Chesnaught24.9% of its sets
  6. Torterra1.8% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Leech Seed among their most used moves.

#90Scovillain#166Arboliva#203Trevenant#228Gogoat#246Appletun

Who learns Leech Seed

27 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

VenusaurVileplumeMeganiumSceptileTorterraRoseradeAbomasnowLeafeonSerperiorSimisageWhimsicottChesnaughtTrevenantGourgeistFlappleAppletunMeowscaradaScovillainSmall GourgeistLarge GourgeistSuper GourgeistMega VenusaurMega AbomasnowMega SceptileMega MeganiumMega ChesnaughtMega Scovillain

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