Leafeon
Leafeon is a Grass-type Pokémon, the Verdant Pokémon, number 470 (#0470) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 25.5 kg.
Leafeon is the Verdant Pokémon, a Grass type whose cells are closer to a plant's than an animal's, so it lives on sunlight and keeps the air around it clean. The Pokédex says its tail can bring down a big tree with a single blow.
How to pronounce Leafeon
Leafeon is pronounced LEE-fee-on. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Leafeon said out loud:
In Japanese it is リーフィア (Leafia).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Leafeon is a tan quadruped with dark brown paws and small green sprouts across its legs, chest and back, while its ears and tail look like ragged leaves. It is 1 m tall and weighs 25.5 kg. The Pokédex says it performs photosynthesis, and that its tail is sharper than a sword made by a master. Its scent smells of fresh grass when it is young and of fallen leaves as it ages.
Behaviour
Leafeon dislikes disputes, but to protect its friends it hones its leafy tail to a blade edge. Bulbapedia says the air a sleeping Leafeon gives off can help other Pokémon sleep deeply. In Galar its scent is prized, and the Pokédex says a popular perfume is made from it.
Habitat
The Pokédex habitat list gives none, but one entry places it in quiet, deep forests with clean rivers. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Paldea's West Province and on the North Province's Socarrat Trail.
Diet
It needs no food: the Pokédex says it makes its energy by photosynthesis.
Powers
Leaf Guard protects it from status ailments in strong sunlight, and its hidden Ability Chlorophyll doubles its Speed there. In Scarlet and Violet it learns Razor Leaf, Leech Seed, Synthesis, Giga Drain, Swords Dance and Leaf Blade. With 110 base Attack and 130 base Defense it is a sturdy physical attacker.
Name origin
Leafeon may combine 'leaf' with 'eon', the ending every Eevee evolution shares. The Japanese name is Leafia (リーフィア), perhaps also from 'leaf'.
Design inspiration
Atsuko Nishida designed Leafeon. Bulbapedia sees cats and foxes in its shape, and in a cry that recalls both a meow and a fox's chirp. Its tan and brown colouring may come from a Siamese cat or a red fox, and the sprouts give it plant traits. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Eevee evolves into Leafeon with a Leaf Stone, which has worked since Generation VIII, or by levelling up near a Moss Rock, the only way before then.
In the games
Leafeon is wild in Scarlet and Violet and also a 6-star Tera Raid boss there. In Legends: Z-A it is in Wild Zone 20 of Centrico Plaza and again in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose. It debuted in Diamond and Pearl, and in Legends: Arceus it appears in space-time distortions in the Obsidian Fieldlands.
In the anime
Zoey's Leafeon is its best-known anime role: it appears in 'Double-Time Battle Training!' and teams up with Mismagius in the Sinnoh Grand Festival in 'Coming Full-Festival Circle!'.
Fun facts
- An early Generation II idea for it was a root-footed Grass Pokémon called Rīfi, and Battle Revolution's data still holds that name for Leafeon.
- The Diamond and Pearl Pokédex gives Leafeon, Glaceon and Umbreon identical footprints.
- In Black 2 and White 2, Eevee cannot become Leafeon or Glaceon until the Elite Four is beaten, because their rocks are in places blocked until then.
- HeartGold and SoulSilver have no Moss Rock, so a Leafeon there has to be traded over from Diamond, Pearl or Platinum.
Base stats
- HP: 65
- Attack: 110
- Defense: 130
- Sp. Atk: 60
- Sp. Def: 65
- Speed: 95
Leafeon’s base stat total is 525. Its highest stat is Defense.
Type matchups
What is Leafeon weak to?
Leafeon takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Bug (2×) moves.
It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Ground (½×).
Evolution
What does Leafeon evolve from?
Leafeon evolves from Eevee (Leaf Stone).
Leafeon is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon.
- Eevee evolves into Vaporeon (Water Stone).
- Eevee evolves into Jolteon (Thunder Stone).
- Eevee evolves into Flareon (Fire Stone).
- Eevee evolves into Espeon (Friendship, during the day).
- Eevee evolves into Umbreon (Friendship, at night).
- Eevee evolves into Glaceon (Ice Stone).
- Eevee evolves into Sylveon (Friendship, knowing a Fairy-type move).
Abilities
- Leaf Guard: Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.
- Chlorophyll (hidden ability): Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
Moves
Moves Leafeon learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 |
| 1 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 1 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Copycat | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 |
| 1 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — |
| 1 | Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — |
| 5 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — |
| 10 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 15 | Baby-Doll Eyes | Fairy | Status | — |
| 20 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — |
| 25 | Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 |
| 30 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — |
| 35 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — |
| 40 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 |
| 45 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — |
| 50 | Leaf Blade | Grass | Physical | 90 |
| 55 | Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 |
“Evo” means Leafeon learns the move the moment it evolves: Razor Leaf.
TM moves (45)
Leafeon can learn 45 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Fake Tears, Mud-Slap, Protect, Trailblaze, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Magical Leaf, Mud Shot, Stored Power, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Bullet Seed, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Grass Knot, Rest, Swords Dance, Substitute, X-Scissor, Giga Drain, Shadow Ball, Hyper Voice, Energy Ball, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Giga Impact, Leaf Storm, Hyper Beam, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Roar, Knock Off, Solar Blade, Weather Ball, Grassy Glide, Double-Edge, Curse, Alluring Voice.
Egg moves (8), which Eevee can hatch knowing:Curse, Detect, Double Kick, Flail, Mud-Slap, Tickle, Wish, Yawn.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
- Egg groups: Field.
- Egg cycles: 35 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 4,480).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 35.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Defense effort values.
- Base experience yield: 184.
Pokédex entries
Cells similar to those of plants have been found in its fur. Its hard tail can fell a large tree with one stroke, and the tail's sharpness exceeds even that of a sword crafted by a master. (Legends: Arceus)
This Pokémon's tail is blade sharp, with a fantastic cutting edge that can slice right though large trees. (Shield)
Galarians favor the distinctive aroma that drifts from this Pokémon's leaves. There's a popular perfume made using that scent. (Sword)
It gets its nutrition from photosynthesis. It lives a quiet life deep in forests where clean rivers flow. (Ultra Moon)
Although it doesn't like disputes, it will sharpen the leaf on its tail into a blade and fight if it has to protect its friends. (Ultra Sun)
The younger they are, the more they smell like fresh grass. With age, their fragrance takes on the odor of fallen leaves. (Moon)
Names around the world
| Japanese | リーフィア |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Leafia |
| French | Phyllali |
| German | Folipurba |
| Spanish | Leafeon |
| Italian | Leafeon |
| Korean | 리피아 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 叶伊布 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 葉伊布 |
Trivia
- Highest Attack among Grass types in Gen 4: 110.
- Highest Defense among Grass types in Gen 4: 130.
- Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
- Heavier than 48% of all Pokémon (25.5 kg).
- Base stat total 525, ranked #189 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Defense, ranked #38 of 1,025.
- One of 127 Grass-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 84 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
- Part of an evolution family of 9 Pokémon.
- Can learn 65 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 11 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Leafeon (Pokémon), Serebii: Leafeon (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (LEE-fee-on): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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