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leafeon
#470

Leafeon

Verdant Pokémon

Grass

It basically does not fight. With cells similar to those of plants, it can perform photosynthesis.

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 110
Defense 130
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 65
Speed 95
Total 525

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Verdant Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 25.5 kg
Base Exp 184
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 35
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

leafeon Front Front
leafeon Back Back
leafeon Front Shiny Front Shiny
leafeon Back Shiny Back Shiny
leafeon Official Art Official Art
leafeon Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 0.1%
Swords Dance + Baton Pass
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Chlorophyll
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Leafeon is a rather unique threat in the RU metagame. Its interesting stat spread makes it a formidable Swords Dance passer, and it is a good check to several top threats in the metagame such as Kabutops and Substitute + Calm Mind Uxie, which means that it has many opportunities to switch in and work its magic. Its good base 95 Speed stat also makes it well-suited to this role, allowing it to Baton Pass out of many slower threats. That being said, Leafeon is not versatile and is limited in the actual damage that it can do itself. Its movepool is pitiful, and Pokemon with Grass-type resistances are everywhere. Also, it requires support that only a handful of Pokemon can actually provide in order to bring out its full potential. This means that a lot of teams with Leafeon end up looking rather similar. Don't just look Leafeon over and use Sawsbuck instead, though, as Leafeon is not outclassed in this role and its effectiveness might just surprise you.

Most Used Moves

Leaf Blade
100.0%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc