Moves, #43, Leer
Leer is learned by 238 species by level and 5 by egg
Of the 1,025 species this site covers, default forms only
Effect, in PokéAPI's words
“Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.”
Who learns it
240 species in all, 4 of 24 games shown
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
 Walking Wake | Level up | Evolve |
 Iron Leaves | Level up | Evolve |
 Ekans | Level up | 1 |
 Arbok | Level up | 1 |
 Mankey | Level up | 1 |
 Primeape | Level up | 1 |
 Growlithe | Level up | 1 |
 Arcanine | Level up | 1 |
 Cloyster | Level up | 1 |
 Horsea | Level up | 1 |
 Seadra | Level up | 1 |
 Scyther | Level up | 1 |
 Electabuzz | Level up | 1 |
 Magmar | Level up | 1 |
 Gyarados | Level up | 1 |
 Moltres | Level up | 1 |
 Dratini | Level up | 1 |
 Dragonair | Level up | 1 |
 Dragonite | Level up | 1 |
 Cyndaquil | Level up | 1 |
 Quilava | Level up | 1 |
 Typhlosion | Level up | 1 |
 Totodile | Level up | 1 |
 Croconaw | Level up | 1 |
 Feraligatr | Level up | 1 |
 Scizor | Level up | 1 |
 Heracross | Level up | 1 |
 Sneasel | Level up | 1 |
 Ursaring | Level up | 1 |
 Skarmory | Level up | 1 |
 Houndour | Level up | 1 |
 Houndoom | Level up | 1 |
 Kingdra | Level up | 1 |
 Elekid | Level up | 1 |
 Magby | Level up | 1 |
 Raikou | Level up | 1 |
 Entei | Level up | 1 |
 Suicune | Level up | 1 |
 Larvitar | Level up | 1 |
 Pupitar | Level up | 1 |
 Tyranitar | Level up | 1 |
 Treecko | Level up | 1 |
 Grovyle | Level up | 1 |
 Sceptile | Level up | 1 |
 Sableye | Level up | 1 |
 Cacnea | Level up | 1 |
 Cacturne | Level up | 1 |
 Zangoose | Level up | 1 |
 Crawdaunt | Level up | 1 |
 Duskull | Level up | 1 |
 Dusclops | Level up | 1 |
 Tropius | Level up | 1 |
 Glalie | Level up | 1 |
 Bagon | Level up | 1 |
 Shelgon | Level up | 1 |
 Salamence | Level up | 1 |
 Deoxys | Level up | 1 |
 Chimchar | Level up | 1 |
 Monferno | Level up | 1 |
 Infernape | Level up | 1 |
 Shinx | Level up | 1 |
 Luxio | Level up | 1 |
 Luxray | Level up | 1 |
 Cranidos | Level up | 1 |
 Rampardos | Level up | 1 |
 Snover | Level up | 1 |
 Abomasnow | Level up | 1 |
 Weavile | Level up | 1 |
 Electivire | Level up | 1 |
 Magmortar | Level up | 1 |
 Gallade | Level up | 1 |
 Dusknoir | Level up | 1 |
 Froslass | Level up | 1 |
 Heatran | Level up | 1 |
 Servine | Level up | 1 |
 Serperior | Level up | 1 |
 Timburr | Level up | 1 |
 Gurdurr | Level up | 1 |
 Conkeldurr | Level up | 1 |
 Sandile | Level up | 1 |
 Krokorok | Level up | 1 |
 Krookodile | Level up | 1 |
 Scraggy | Level up | 1 |
 Scrafty | Level up | 1 |
 Zorua | Level up | 1 |
 Zoroark | Level up | 1 |
 Axew | Level up | 1 |
 Fraxure | Level up | 1 |
 Haxorus | Level up | 1 |
 Pawniard | Level up | 1 |
 Bisharp | Level up | 1 |
 Rufflet | Level up | 1 |
 Braviary | Level up | 1 |
 Vullaby | Level up | 1 |
 Mandibuzz | Level up | 1 |
 Cobalion | Level up | 1 |
 Terrakion | Level up | 1 |
 Virizion | Level up | 1 |
 Keldeo | Level up | 1 |
 Litleo | Level up | 1 |
 Pyroar | Level up | 1 |
 Espurr | Level up | 1 |
 Meowstic | Level up | 1 |
 Gumshoos | Level up | 1 |
 Crabominable | Level up | 1 |
 Rockruff | Level up | 1 |
 Lycanroc | Level up | 1 |
 Passimian | Level up | 1 |
 Jangmo-o | Level up | 1 |
 Hakamo-o | Level up | 1 |
 Kommo-o | Level up | 1 |
 Rookidee | Level up | 1 |
 Corvisquire | Level up | 1 |
 Corviknight | Level up | 1 |
 Toxtricity | Level up | 1 |
 Duraludon | Level up | 1 |
 Kubfu | Level up | 1 |
 Urshifu | Level up | 1 |
 Kleavor | Level up | 1 |
 Ursaluna | Level up | 1 |
 Sneasler | Level up | 1 |
 Fuecoco | Level up | 1 |
 Crocalor | Level up | 1 |
 Skeledirge | Level up | 1 |
 Nymble | Level up | 1 |
 Lokix | Level up | 1 |
 Charcadet | Level up | 1 |
 Armarouge | Level up | 1 |
 Ceruledge | Level up | 1 |
 Maschiff | Level up | 1 |
 Mabosstiff | Level up | 1 |
 Shroodle | Level up | 1 |
 Grafaiai | Level up | 1 |
 Capsakid | Level up | 1 |
 Scovillain | Level up | 1 |
 Bombirdier | Level up | 1 |
 Annihilape | Level up | 1 |
 Kingambit | Level up | 1 |
 Frigibax | Level up | 1 |
 Arctibax | Level up | 1 |
 Baxcalibur | Level up | 1 |
 Roaring Moon | Level up | 1 |
 Archaludon | Level up | 1 |
 Gouging Fire | Level up | 1 |
 Iron Boulder | Level up | 1 |
 Iron Crown | Level up | 1 |
 Stantler | Level up | 3 |
 Yungoos | Level up | 3 |
 Wyrdeer | Level up | 3 |
 Corphish | Level up | 4 |
 Snivy | Level up | 4 |
 Snorunt | Level up | 5 |
 Tornadus | Level up | 5 |
 Thundurus | Level up | 5 |
 Landorus | Level up | 5 |
 Morpeko | Level up | 5 |
 Volcanion | Level up | 6 |
 Zarude | Level up | 6 |
 Crabrawler | Level up | 9 |
 Shellder | Level up | 12 |
 Poochyena | Level up | 13 |
 Mightyena | Level up | 13 |
 Stunky | Egg |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
 Fearow | Level up | 1, 4 |
| Ekans | Level up | 1 |
| Arbok | Level up | 1 |
 Nidoran♂ | Level up | 1 |
 Nidorino | Level up | 1 |
 Nidoking | Level up | 1 |
| Mankey | Level up | 1 |
| Primeape | Level up | 1 |
| Growlithe | Level up | 1 |
| Arcanine | Level up | 1 |
 Machop | Level up | 1 |
 Machoke | Level up | 1 |
 Machamp | Level up | 1 |
| Cloyster | Level up | 1 |
 Krabby | Level up | 1 |
 Kingler | Level up | 1 |
| Horsea | Level up | 1 |
| Seadra | Level up | 1 |
| Scyther | Level up | 1 |
| Electabuzz | Level up | 1 |
| Magmar | Level up | 1 |
| Gyarados | Level up | 1 |
| Moltres | Level up | 1 |
| Dratini | Level up | 1 |
| Dragonair | Level up | 1 |
| Dragonite | Level up | 1 |
| Cyndaquil | Level up | 1 |
| Quilava | Level up | 1 |
| Typhlosion | Level up | 1 |
| Totodile | Level up | 1 |
| Croconaw | Level up | 1 |
| Feraligatr | Level up | 1 |
 Natu | Level up | 1 |
 Xatu | Level up | 1 |
| Scizor | Level up | 1 |
| Heracross | Level up | 1 |
| Sneasel | Level up | 1 |
| Ursaring | Level up | 1 |
| Skarmory | Level up | 1 |
| Houndour | Level up | 1 |
| Houndoom | Level up | 1 |
| Kingdra | Level up | 1 |
| Elekid | Level up | 1 |
| Magby | Level up | 1 |
| Raikou | Level up | 1 |
| Entei | Level up | 1 |
| Suicune | Level up | 1 |
| Larvitar | Level up | 1 |
| Pupitar | Level up | 1 |
| Tyranitar | Level up | 1 |
| Treecko | Level up | 1 |
| Grovyle | Level up | 1 |
| Sceptile | Level up | 1 |
| Sableye | Level up | 1 |
 Manectric | Level up | 1 |
 Carvanha | Level up | 1 |
 Sharpedo | Level up | 1 |
| Cacnea | Level up | 1 |
| Cacturne | Level up | 1 |
| Zangoose | Level up | 1 |
| Crawdaunt | Level up | 1 |
| Duskull | Level up | 1 |
| Dusclops | Level up | 1 |
| Tropius | Level up | 1 |
 Absol | Level up | 1 |
| Glalie | Level up | 1 |
| Bagon | Level up | 1 |
| Shelgon | Level up | 1 |
| Salamence | Level up | 1 |
| Chimchar | Level up | 1 |
| Monferno | Level up | 1 |
| Infernape | Level up | 1 |
| Shinx | Level up | 1 |
| Luxio | Level up | 1 |
| Luxray | Level up | 1 |
| Cranidos | Level up, Egg | 1 |
| Rampardos | Level up | 1 |
 Skorupi | Level up | 1 |
 Drapion | Level up | 1 |
| Snover | Level up | 1 |
| Abomasnow | Level up | 1 |
| Weavile | Level up | 1 |
| Electivire | Level up | 1 |
| Magmortar | Level up | 1 |
| Gallade | Level up | 1 |
| Dusknoir | Level up | 1 |
| Froslass | Level up | 1 |
| Heatran | Level up | 1 |
| Stantler | Level up | 3 |
 Spearow | Level up | 4 |
 Electrike | Level up | 4 |
| Corphish | Level up | 4 |
 Farfetch’d | Level up | 5 |
| Snorunt | Level up | 5 |
 Doduo | Level up | 8 |
 Dodrio | Level up | 8 |
| Shellder | Level up | 12 |
 Omanyte | Level up | 20 |
 Omastar | Level up | 20 |
 Kabuto | Level up | 20 |
 Kabutops | Level up | 20 |
 Cubone | Egg | |
| Poochyena | Egg | |
| Stunky | Egg |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Nidoran♂ | Level up | 1 |
| Nidorino | Level up | 1 |
| Nidoking | Level up | 1 |
| Growlithe | Level up | 1 |
| Arcanine | Level up | 1 |
| Machop | Level up | 1 |
| Machoke | Level up | 1 |
| Machamp | Level up | 1 |
| Cloyster | Level up | 1 |
| Krabby | Level up | 1 |
| Kingler | Level up | 1 |
| Horsea | Level up | 1 |
| Seadra | Level up | 1 |
| Scyther | Level up | 1 |
| Electabuzz | Level up | 1 |
| Magmar | Level up | 1 |
| Gyarados | Level up | 1 |
| Moltres | Level up | 1 |
| Dratini | Level up | 1 |
| Dragonair | Level up | 1 |
| Dragonite | Level up | 1 |
| Natu | Level up | 1 |
| Xatu | Level up | 1 |
| Scizor | Level up | 1 |
| Heracross | Level up | 1 |
| Sneasel | Level up | 1 |
| Skarmory | Level up | 1 |
| Kingdra | Level up | 1 |
| Elekid | Level up | 1 |
| Magby | Level up | 1 |
| Raikou | Level up | 1 |
| Entei | Level up | 1 |
| Suicune | Level up | 1 |
| Larvitar | Level up | 1 |
| Pupitar | Level up | 1 |
| Tyranitar | Level up | 1 |
| Treecko | Level up | 1 |
| Grovyle | Level up | 1 |
| Sceptile | Level up | 1 |
| Sableye | Level up | 1 |
| Manectric | Level up | 1 |
| Carvanha | Level up | 1 |
| Sharpedo | Level up | 1 |
| Crawdaunt | Level up | 1 |
| Duskull | Level up | 1 |
| Dusclops | Level up | 1 |
| Absol | Level up | 1 |
| Glalie | Level up | 1 |
| Bagon | Level up | 1 |
| Shelgon | Level up | 1 |
| Salamence | Level up | 1 |
| Shinx | Level up | 1 |
| Luxio | Level up | 1 |
| Luxray | Level up | 1 |
| Skorupi | Level up | 1 |
| Drapion | Level up | 1 |
| Snover | Level up | 1 |
| Abomasnow | Level up | 1 |
| Weavile | Level up | 1 |
| Electivire | Level up | 1 |
| Magmortar | Level up | 1 |
| Gallade | Level up | 1 |
| Dusknoir | Level up | 1 |
| Froslass | Level up | 1 |
| Heatran | Level up | 1 |
 Lillipup | Level up | 1 |
 Herdier | Level up | 1 |
 Stoutland | Level up | 1 |
 Tranquill | Level up | 1 |
 Unfezant | Level up | 1 |
| Timburr | Level up | 1 |
| Gurdurr | Level up | 1 |
| Conkeldurr | Level up | 1 |
 Throh | Level up | 1 |
 Sawk | Level up | 1 |
| Sandile | Level up | 1 |
| Krokorok | Level up | 1 |
| Krookodile | Level up | 1 |
| Scraggy | Level up | 1 |
| Scrafty | Level up | 1 |
 Archen | Level up | 1 |
 Archeops | Level up | 1 |
| Zorua | Level up | 1 |
| Zoroark | Level up | 1 |
 Karrablast | Level up | 1 |
 Escavalier | Level up | 1 |
| Axew | Level up | 1 |
| Fraxure | Level up | 1 |
| Haxorus | Level up | 1 |
 Druddigon | Level up | 1 |
| Pawniard | Level up | 1 |
| Bisharp | Level up | 1 |
 Bouffalant | Level up | 1 |
| Rufflet | Level up | 1 |
| Braviary | Level up | 1 |
| Vullaby | Level up | 1 |
| Mandibuzz | Level up | 1 |
| Cobalion | Level up | 1 |
| Terrakion | Level up | 1 |
| Virizion | Level up | 1 |
| Keldeo | Level up | 1 |
 Bunnelby | Level up | 1 |
 Diggersby | Level up | 1 |
 Pancham | Level up | 1 |
 Pangoro | Level up | 1 |
| Espurr | Level up | 1 |
| Meowstic | Level up | 1 |
| Rockruff | Level up | 1 |
| Lycanroc | Level up | 1 |
 Stufful | Level up | 1 |
 Bewear | Level up | 1 |
| Passimian | Level up | 1 |
| Jangmo-o | Level up | 1 |
| Hakamo-o | Level up | 1 |
| Kommo-o | Level up | 1 |
| Rookidee | Level up | 1 |
| Corvisquire | Level up | 1 |
| Corviknight | Level up | 1 |
| Toxtricity | Level up | 1 |
 Clobbopus | Level up | 1 |
 Grapploct | Level up | 1 |
 Obstagoon | Level up | 1 |
 Sirfetch’d | Level up | 1 |
| Duraludon | Level up | 1 |
| Kubfu | Level up | 1 |
| Urshifu | Level up | 1 |
| Electrike | Level up | 4 |
| Corphish | Level up | 4 |
 Pidove | Level up | 4 |
| Farfetch’d | Level up | 5 |
| Snorunt | Level up | 5 |
| Tornadus | Level up | 5 |
| Thundurus | Level up | 5 |
| Landorus | Level up | 5 |
 Pheromosa | Level up | 5 |
| Morpeko | Level up | 5 |
| Volcanion | Level up | 6 |
| Zarude | Level up | 6 |
| Shellder | Level up | 12 |
| Omanyte | Level up | 20 |
| Omastar | Level up | 20 |
| Kabuto | Level up | 20 |
| Kabutops | Level up | 20 |
| Cubone | Egg | |
| Stunky | Egg |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Fearow | Level up | 1, 8 |
| Arbok | Level up | 1, 4 |
| Nidoran♂ | Level up | 1 |
| Nidorino | Level up | 1 |
| Nidoking | Level up | 1 |
| Mankey | Level up | 1 |
| Primeape | Level up | 1 |
| Arcanine | Level up | 1 |
| Machop | Level up | 1 |
| Machoke | Level up | 1 |
| Machamp | Level up | 1 |
| Farfetch’d | Level up | 1 |
| Cloyster | Level up | 1 |
| Kingler | Level up | 1, 9 |
 Marowak | Level up | 1, 6 |
 Kangaskhan | Level up | 1 |
| Seadra | Level up | 1, 15 |
| Scyther | Level up | 1 |
| Electabuzz | Level up | 1 |
| Magmar | Level up | 1 |
| Gyarados | Level up | 1, 6 |
| Omastar | Level up | 1, 11 |
| Kabutops | Level up | 1, 12 |
| Dratini | Level up | 1 |
| Dragonair | Level up | 1 |
| Dragonite | Level up | 1 |
| Ekans | Level up | 4 |
 Hitmonchan | Level up | 5 |
| Cubone | Level up | 6 |
| Growlithe | Level up | 7 |
| Spearow | Level up | 8 |
| Shellder | Level up | 9 |
| Krabby | Level up | 9 |
| Omanyte | Level up | 11 |
| Kabuto | Level up | 12 |
| Horsea | Level up | 15 |
 Articuno | Level up | 16 |
 Zapdos | Level up | 16 |
| Moltres | Level up | 16 |
 Tauros | Level up | 24 |