Leaf Blade
Pokémon Champions
High ratio.
- Power
- 90
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 15
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
- On Showdown
- 0.1% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Changes over time
How Leaf Blade changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen IV
Became Physical (the physical/special split)
Power 70 → 90 Buffed
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
Has a higher chance for a .
- Makes contact
- Slicing: boosted by
“The user handles a sharp leaf like a sword and cuts the target to inflict damage. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves
- Slicing move: Sharpness boosts it ×1.5.Slicing moves
- High critical-hit ratio. Super Luck, Scope Lens and Razor Claw raise it more; Sniper makes crits stronger.High critical-hit moves
Who runs Leaf Blade on Showdown
Gallade28.6% of its sets
Sirfetch’d31.4% of its sets
Hisuian Decidueye95.0% of its sets
Gogoat7.4% 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 Leaf Blade among their most used moves.
Who learns Leaf Blade
12 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
Victreebel
Meganium
Sceptile
LeafeonGallade
Serperior
Decidueye
Mega Sceptile
Mega GalladeHisuian Decidueye
Mega Victreebel
Mega MeganiumAll 33 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →