Horn Leech (move)

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ウッドホーンWood Horn
Type Grass
Category Physical
PP 10(max. 16)
Power 75
Accuracy 100%
Priority 0
Range
OpponentOpponentOpponent
SelfAllyAlly
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced Generation V
Condition Tough
Appeal 0 
Jam 0 
Condition Tough
Appeal 0 
Condition Tough
Appeal 1
Jamming 0 
Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as the move used just before it.

Horn Leech (Japanese:ウッドホーンWood Horn) is a damage-dealingGrass-typemove introduced inGeneration V. Prior toGeneration VI, it was thesignature move ofSawsbuck.

Effect

Generation V

Horn Leech inflicts damage, and up to 50% of the damage dealt to the target is restored to the user asHP. If this attack deals 1 HP of damage, 1 HP will be restored to the user.

When used on a Pokémon with theLiquid Ooze Ability, the user will lose the amount of HP it would have gained instead.

If the user is holding aBig 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.

Generation VI onwards

Horn Leech cannot be used if the user is under the effects ofHeal Block.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Horn Leech cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Category Physical
Accuracy 100%
StandardPlus Move
Power 75 90
Cooldown 9s
Move wind-up time 10 frames
Effect duration —s
Additional effect
Heal 50%
 —
 —
Restores the user's HP by a percentage of damage dealt.

Description

GamesDescription
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShLA
The user drains the target's energy with its horns. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
BDSPThis move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
SVThe 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.
ZAThe user attacks by using its horns to drain targets of their energy. The user's HP will be restored by a portion of the damage dealt.


Learnset

Byleveling up

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsLevel
VVIVIIVIIIIX
0586Sawsbuck
Sawsbuck
All forms

FieldField37371,Evo.Evo.
0640Virizion
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered34
0672SkiddoFieldField42424234
0673GogoatFieldField47474734
0708Phantump
GrassAmorphous5454282828
0709Trevenant
GrassAmorphous1, 621, 54282828
0716XerneasNo Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered55553535
0787Tapu Bulu
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered3240
1017Ogerpon
Ogerpon
All forms
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs DiscoveredRem.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Horn Leech inflicts damage, with ½ of the damage dealt restored to the user as HP.

GameBase
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
RangeTargetCuts
corners
SMD1399153095%98%FrontEnemyNo
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:


Pokémon Rumble Rush

Horn Leech
★★★★
Attack power17.00384
Charge time1.02 seconds
Range typeDash
Number of hits4
Number of projectiles1
Critical hit rate1.5%
Additional effectNone

Pokémon Masters EX

NameCategoryMove gauge costMP
(uses)
BasepowerMaxpowerAccuracyTargetEffect tagDescriptionPlayablesync pair(s)
Horn LeechPhysical391109100%An opponentAbsorbsThe more damage dealt to the target, the more this move restores the user's HP. Professor Sycamore & Xerneas
Whitney (Holiday 2022) & Sawsbuck
  • 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.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Horn Leech isTrevenant's first move. It is obtained by reaching level 7 and upgradingBranch Poke into it instead ofPain Split. The user charges forward becoming unstoppable, dealing damage to enemies and stunning them while dashing in the designated duration. At the end of the charge, enemies that were shoved are dealt additional damage and then thrown. Colliding with an enemy while charging recovers the user's HP 3 times, and the lower the user's remaining HP the more HP that is recovered. After this move hits an enemy, the user's next three basic attacks deal more damage and reduce this move's cooldown by .5s (for each enemy hit) when they hit. At level 13, after using this move, the user's movement speed is increased for a short time.

Description

GamesDescription
MDGtIUNUSED
SMDIt damages an enemy and also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.


In animation

Pokémon animated series


Sawsbuck

Gogoat

Phantump

Tapu Bulu
The user drains the target's energy with its horns.
PokémonMethod
UserFirst Used InNotes
SawsbuckSawsbuck lowers its head and its horns become surrounded in orange energy. Its horns then start to glow gold and it charges at the opponent with its horns pointed at them.
Burgundy's SawsbuckA Connoisseur's Revenge!Debut
GogoatGogoat lowers its head and its horns start to glow green. It then fires two green beams of energy from its horns at the opponent. When the attack hits the opponent, sparkling green orbs of energy fly out of the opponent and into Gogoat, draining the opponent's energy.
Ramos's GogoatThe Green, Green Grass Types of Home!None
PhantumpPhantump's horns glow light green before it charges towards the opponent with its horns pointed at them.
Multiple wild PhantumpMaking Friends and Influencing Villains!None
Tapu BuluTapu Bulu's horns start to glow light green and grow taller and larger. It then charges at the opponent with its horns pointed at them.
Tapu Bulu (anime)Some Kind of Laziness!None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Gogoat

Xerneas

Sawsbuck

Trevenant
The user attacks the opponent with its horns.
PokémonMethod
UserFirst Chapter Used InNotes
TrevenantTrevenant attacks the opponent with a branch.
Essentia's TrevenantTrevenant PokesDebut
GogoatGogoat headbutts the opponent with its horns.
Ramos's GogoatFlabébé BloomsNone
XerneasXerneas swings it head at the opponent, slashing them with its horns in the process.
Y's XerxerRhyhorn ChargesNone
SawsbuckSawsbuck lunges at the opponent with its horns.
Norman's SawsbuckPS611None

In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

LanguageTitle
ChineseCantonese木角Muhkgok
Mandarin木角Mùjiǎo
CzechPijavičí Roh
DutchHoornstoot
FrenchEncornebois
GermanHolzgeweih
IndonesianTanduk Kayu
ItalianLegnicorno
Korean우드혼UdeuhonIX+
우드호른UdeuhoreunVVIII
PolishPoroże Mocy
PortugueseBrazilChifre Sugador (UNITE,XY058–present, TCG)
Sanguessuga de Chifre (BW019)
PortugalChifre Sugador
SpanishLatin AmericaDrenacuerno
SpainAsta DrenajeVI+
AstadrenajeV
VietnameseSừng Đĩa
Variations of the moveGiga Drain
Drain PunchHorn Leech
Giga Drain
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