In X & Y, Leavanny looks average on paper at 500 BST. But Chlorophyll is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier attacker on our tier list. Leafblade with Life Orb is the standard set.

What is Leavanny weak to?

In X & Y, Leavanny's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Salamence (Flying), and Walrein (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Blaziken is the most dangerous since Fire moves deal 4x damage. Poison, Bug, and Rock-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Leavanny?

Leavanny gets Chlorophyll, Swarm, and Overcoat. But Chlorophyll is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What role does Leavanny play in battle?

Leavanny is a physical attacker with base 103 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 92 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the attacker role.

What counters Leavanny?

In X & Y, the best way to handle Leavanny: Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.

Leavanny - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

CTier

92Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Leavanny's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 3 Attack EVs per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

High

HP75

Attack103

Defense80

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def80

Speed92

Total500

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight20.5 kg

Base XP225

Abilities

Swarm

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

ChlorophyllNiche

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

OvercoatHAPopular

Protects against damage from weather.

EV Yield

HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe

Strong Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Upon finding a small Pokémon, it weaves clothing for it from leaves by using the sticky silk secreted from its mouth.

Leavanny Weakness

Type-wise, Leavanny takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, Bug, and Rock. Watch out for Fire and Flying attacks, those deal 4x damage. The Bug/Grass typing picks up 5 resistances to work with.

Leavanny Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Fire, Flying
2x (Weak)	Ice, Poison, Bug, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

6Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-9

4xCritical

Fire Flying

2xWeak

Ice Poison Bug Rock

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass Ground

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Grass Psychic Dark Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Leavanny in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Leavanny for 78-92%. Zapdos's Heat Wave also KOs at 136-161%.

Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Leavanny Knock Off 63-74% Ice Shard 2x 78-92% Pursuit 39-46% View Weavile builds →
Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Stealth Rock Lava Plume Earth Power TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave TailwindUtility ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Damage vs Leavanny Heat Wave 4x 136-161%KO Thunderbolt 24-29% View Zapdos builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Leavanny Stone Edge 2x 173-203%KO Pursuit 35-41% Crunch 69-81% Superpower 34-41% View Tyranitar builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Leavanny Shadow Ball 81-95% Sludge Bomb 2x 182-214%KO Focus Blast 40-47% View Gengar builds →

X & Y Evolution

The three-stage chain from Sewaddle through Swadloon ends here at Leavanny. Want more? Breed for Sewaddle eggs. Plenty of partners available via one egg group. The evolution from Sewaddle pushed Leavanny to 500 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#540Sewaddle

Level 20

#541Swadloon

High Friendship

#542Leavanny

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Sewaddle

BugGrass

Swadloon

BugGrass

Leavanny

BugGrass

55+10

75+20

ATK

63+10

103+40

DEF

90+20

80-10

SP.ATK

50+10

70+20

SP.DEF

80+20

SPE

92+50

BST

310D-Tier

380D-Tier+70

500C-Tier+120

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Leavanny to get Sewaddle eggs easily using 68 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Air Slash, Baton Pass and 6 more.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Leavanny Best Moveset

Leafblade is the main STAB option after a Swords Dance boost. Life Orb gives Leavanny extra damage on every hit for a health trade to survive the setup turn, and max Attack and Speed EVs make the boosted hits count. The remaining moves catches resists.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Setup Sweeper

Ability

Overcoat

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Leavanny

Jolly+SPE

Leavanny best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

Leaf BladeSTAB
Sticky WebSTAB
X ScissorSTAB
Swords Dance

Recommended Teammates

VolcaronaDecent

ButterfreeDecent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Agility and Air Slash give Leavanny options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Leaf Storm and Solar Beam. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Lv 1

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

Lv 1

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 1

String Shot

——9540Bug

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 8

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Lv 15

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 22

Struggle Bug

D5010020Bug

Lv 29

Slash

C7010020Normal

Lv 32

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Lv 34

Fell Stinger

C5010025Bug

Lv 36

Leaf Blade

S9010015Grass

Lv 39

X-Scissor

A8010015Bug

Lv 43

Entrainment

D—10015Normal

Lv 46

Swords Dance

A——20Normal

Lv 50

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

B8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

B—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

B7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM51

Steel Wing

C709025Steel

TM76

Struggle Bug

D5010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

A——20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

A8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Air Slash

D759515Flying

Egg

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Egg

Camouflage

———20Normal

Egg

Me First

———20Normal

Egg

Mind Reader

———5Normal

Egg

Razor Wind

D8010010Normal

Egg

Screech

——8540Normal

Egg

Silver Wind

C601005Bug

Tutor Moves

Leavanny can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Bug Buzz

C9010010Bug

Rem

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Rem

Flail

——10015Normal

Rem

Grass Whistle

D—5515Grass

Rem

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Rem

Sticky Web

A——20Bug

How to Get Leavanny in X & Y

No wild encounters for Leavanny in X & Y. Bring Sewaddle over from Black, Black 2, or Omega Ruby, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Leavanny in X & Y

Step 1Obtain Sewaddle
Catch in the wild in:
Omega RubyWalking · Route 104 · DexNav chain
Then trade to X & Y to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Black Black 2
Train until Level 20
Step 2Evolve into Swadloon
Catch in the wild in:
Omega RubyWalking · Route 104 · DexNav chain
Also found in:
Black Black 2
Friendship
Step 3Leavanny ✓

Leavanny Guide

In X & Y, Leavanny looks average on paper at 500 BST. But Chlorophyll is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier attacker on our tier list. Leafblade with Life Orb is the standard set.
In X & Y, Leavanny's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Salamence (Flying), and Walrein (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Blaziken is the most dangerous since Fire moves deal 4x damage. Poison, Bug, and Rock-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Leavanny gets Chlorophyll, Swarm, and Overcoat. But Chlorophyll is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Leavanny is a physical attacker with base 103 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 92 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the attacker role.
In X & Y, the best way to handle Leavanny: Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Leavanny has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Leavanny has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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