Lick in Pokemon Survivor

Lick at a glance

What Lick does

Lick is a Ghost-type melee move. A ghostly lick that briefly paralyzes.

A Pokemon can learn it if it is Ghost-type, which is true of 60 of the 966 Pokemon. It reaches you as a new-move card when you level up, as long as one of your four move slots is free. No Pokemon begins a run with it, so you only find it on level-up cards. Each level-up draws three cards by weight from up to six new-move candidates, your move upgrades and the stat cards, so even a good move can sit out several level-ups.

It slows enemies.

Lick stats by level

At level 1, Lick deals 14 damage with a 0.48 second cooldown. At level 5 that becomes 29 damage every 0.36 seconds, which is 81.7 potential damage per second against 29.2 at level 1.

Potential damage per second multiplies damage by the number of hits and divides by the cooldown. It assumes every one lands on the same enemy and leaves out the Pokemon's attack multiplier, your cards and the type chart, so treat it as an upper bound for comparing levels and moves, not as a kill time.

Lick level-up changes

Each level-up card for Lick applies the changes below. They stack, so the level 5 row above already includes all of them.

• Level 2: +40% damage
• Level 3: +25% reach
• Level 4: -25% cooldown
• Level 5: full circle, +50% damage

Lick evolution: Shadow Punch

Lick evolves into Shadow Punch when it reaches level 5 and you have taken the Power card at least once in the same run. Once both are true, a golden evolution card is always offered at your next level-up. Until then, the Power card keeps showing up with a note that it unlocks this evolution, so you do not have to hunt for it.

Shadow Punch keeps the Ghost type and the same slot. Its damage goes from 29 to 56 and its cooldown stays at 0.36 seconds. The move evolution guide lists all 59 evolutions and the cards they need.

• +90% damage
• +30% reach
• Full circle

Which Pokemon can use Lick

60 Pokemon can learn Lick: every Ghost-type, which is 15 single-type and 45 dual-type. The best of them by Stat Score are Spectrier, Lunala, Dragapult, and Marshadow.

No Pokemon starts with Lick, so you only find it on level-up cards.

How to use Lick

• Melee moves aim at an enemy touching you first, then at a boss within 330 pixels, then at the nearest enemy, and wait until a target is in reach before they fire. A crowd around you takes the hits before a boss does.
• Psychic and Ghost take 60% more damage from Ghost moves, while Dark takes 40% less and Normal takes only 30% of the damage. Enemies with two types multiply both effects. See the type chart.
• Other melee moves are Tackle, Vine Whip, and Wing Attack. The moves list compares all 64.
• While your active slot holds a melee move, you take 25% less damage from ordinary hits. Pure damage such as the final fight's pillars and beams ignores that discount.
• Each Reflexes card multiplies every cooldown by 0.92 and each Power card multiplies damage by 1.10. After 5 Reflexes cards the 0.48 second cooldown of Lick at level 1 becomes 0.32 seconds.
• Only the move group in your active slot fires, and every move in the group keeps its own cooldown timer. A bond, which a rift win gives you, fuses loose moves into one group.
• Weather can boost or weaken Ghost moves: see the weather guide.

Lick in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

What does Lick do in Pokemon Survivor?

A ghostly lick that briefly paralyzes. It is a Ghost-type melee move with 5 levels. It deals 14 damage at level 1 and 29 at level 5.

How do you evolve Lick?

Level it to 5 and take the Power card at least once in the same run. A golden evolution card then appears at the next level-up and turns it into Shadow Punch.

Which Pokemon can learn Lick?

The 60 Ghost-type Pokemon, including dual types. None of them start with it.

Browse all 64 moves in the Pokemon Survivor moves list, or read the Pokemon Survivor guides.