Infestation

Essentials

Infestation

special

Generation 6

Summary

Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 20; percentile 3.9
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20, up to 32 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 100
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: TM83
: TM83

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. For the next 2–5 turns, the target cannot leave the field and is damaged for 1/16 its max HP at the end of each turn. The user continues to use other moves during this time. If the user leaves the field, this effect ends.

Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use.

Rapid Spin cancels this effect.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The target is infested and attacked for four to five turns. The target can’t flee during this time.

: The target is infested and attacked for four to five turns. The target can’t flee during this time.

Foreign Names

Japanese: まとわりつく (matowaritsuku)
: まとわりつく
Korean: 엉겨붙기
Chinese: 死纏爛打
: 死缠烂打
French: Harcèlement
German: Plage
Spanish: Acoso
Italian: Assillo

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Infestation.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Bind	20	15	85%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Wrap	20	15	90%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Fire Spin	15	35	85%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Clamp	15	35	85%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Sand Tomb	15	35	85%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Magma Storm	5	100	75%	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.

Pokémon

Bug Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Infestation's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
		8	8	Spinarak		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	40	60	40	40	40	30	250
		8	8	Ariados		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	70	90	70	60	70	40	400
		50	50	Volbeat		Illuminate Swarm Prankster		Bug Human-Like	65	73	75	47	85	85	430
		50	50	Illumise		Oblivious Tinted Lens Prankster		Bug Human-Like	65	47	75	73	85	85	430
		5	5	Dewpider		Water Bubble Water Absorb		Water 1 Bug	38	40	52	40	72	27	269
		—	—	Araquanid		Water Bubble Water Absorb		Water 1 Bug	68	70	92	50	132	42	454
			—	Totem Araquanid		Water Bubble Water Absorb		Water 1 Bug	68	70	92	50	132	42	454
				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
83	83	83	83	Butterfree		Compound Eyes Tinted Lens		Bug	60	45	50	90	80	70	395
83	83	83	83	Beedrill		Swarm Sniper		Bug	65	90	40	45	80	75	395
	83	83	83	Mega Beedrill		Adaptability		Bug	65	150	40	15	80	145	495
83	83	83	83	Ekans		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Field Dragon	35	60	44	40	54	55	288
83	83	83	83	Arbok		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Field Dragon	60	95	69	65	79	80	448
83	83	83	83	Oddish		Chlorophyll Run Away		Grass	45	50	55	75	65	30	320
83	83	83	83	Gloom		Chlorophyll Stench		Grass	60	65	70	85	75	40	395
83	83	83	83	Vileplume		Chlorophyll Effect Spore		Grass	75	80	85	110	90	50	490
83	83	83	83	Bellossom		Chlorophyll Healer		Grass	75	80	95	90	100	50	490
83	83	83	83	Venonat		Compound Eyes Tinted Lens Run Away		Bug	60	55	50	40	55	45	305
83	83	83	83	Venomoth		Shield Dust Tinted Lens Wonder Skin		Bug	70	65	60	90	75	90	450
83	83	83	83	Bellsprout		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Grass	50	75	35	70	30	40	300
83	83	83	83	Weepinbell		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Grass	65	90	50	85	45	55	390
83	83	83	83	Victreebel		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Grass	80	105	65	100	70	70	490
83	83	83	83	Tentacool		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	40	40	35	50	100	70	335
83	83	83	83	Tentacruel		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	80	70	65	80	120	100	515
83	83	83	83	Grimer		Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch		Amorphous	80	80	50	40	50	25	325
		83	83	Alolan Grimer		Poison Touch Gluttony Power of Alchemy		Amorphous	80	80	50	40	50	25	325
83	83	83	83	Muk		Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch		Amorphous	105	105	75	65	100	50	500
		83	83	Alolan Muk		Poison Touch Gluttony Power of Alchemy		Amorphous	105	105	75	65	100	50	500
83	83	83	83	Gastly		Levitate		Amorphous	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
83	83	83	83	Haunter		Levitate		Amorphous	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
83	83	83	83	Gengar		Cursed Body		Amorphous	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
83	83	83	83	Mega Gengar		Shadow Tag		Amorphous	60	65	80	170	95	130	600
83	83	83	83	Exeggcute		Chlorophyll Harvest		Grass	60	40	80	60	45	40	325
83	83	83	83	Exeggutor		Chlorophyll Harvest		Grass	95	95	85	125	75	55	530
		83	83	Alolan Exeggutor		Frisk Harvest		Grass	95	105	85	125	75	45	530
83	83	83	83	Koffing		Levitate		Amorphous	40	65	95	60	45	35	340
83	83	83	83	Weezing		Levitate		Amorphous	65	90	120	85	70	60	490
83	83	83	83	Tangela		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Regenerator		Grass	65	55	115	100	40	60	435
83	83	83	83	Tangrowth		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Regenerator		Grass	100	100	125	110	50	50	535
83	83	83	83	Mime Jr.		Soundproof Filter Technician		Undiscovered	20	25	45	70	90	60	310
83	83	83	83	Mr. Mime		Soundproof Filter Technician		Human-Like	40	45	65	100	120	90	460
83	83	83	83	Mew		Synchronize		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
83	83	83	83	Ledyba		Swarm Early Bird Rattled		Bug	40	20	30	40	80	55	265
83	83	83	83	Ledian		Swarm Early Bird Iron Fist		Bug	55	35	50	55	110	85	390
83	83	83	83	Spinarak		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	40	60	40	40	40	30	250
83	83	83	83	Ariados		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	70	90	70	60	70	40	400
83	83	83	83	Hoppip		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Infiltrator		Fairy Grass	35	35	40	35	55	50	250
83	83	83	83	Skiploom		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Infiltrator		Fairy Grass	55	45	50	45	65	80	340
83	83	83	83	Jumpluff		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Infiltrator		Fairy Grass	75	55	70	55	95	110	460
83	83	83	83	Wooper		Damp Water Absorb Unaware		Water 1 Field	55	45	45	25	25	15	210
83	83	83	83	Quagsire		Damp Water Absorb Unaware		Water 1 Field	95	85	85	65	65	35	430
83	83	83	83	Shuckle		Sturdy Gluttony Contrary		Bug	20	10	230	10	230	5	505
83	83	83	83	Slugma		Magma Armor Flame Body Weak Armor		Amorphous	40	40	40	70	40	20	250
83	83	83	83	Magcargo		Magma Armor Flame Body Weak Armor		Amorphous	60	50	120	90	80	30	430
83	83	83	83	Beautifly		Swarm Rivalry		Bug	60	70	50	100	50	65	395
83	83	83	83	Dustox		Shield Dust Compound Eyes		Bug	60	50	70	50	90	65	385
83	83	83	83	Surskit		Swift Swim Rain Dish		Water 1 Bug	40	30	32	50	52	65	269
83	83	83	83	Masquerain		Intimidate Unnerve		Water 1 Bug	70	60	62	100	82	80	454
		83	83	Volbeat		Illuminate Swarm Prankster		Bug Human-Like	65	73	75	47	85	85	430
		83	83	Illumise		Oblivious Tinted Lens Prankster		Bug Human-Like	65	47	75	73	85	85	430
83	83	83	83	Gulpin		Liquid Ooze Sticky Hold Gluttony		Amorphous	70	43	53	43	53	40	302
83	83	83	83	Swalot		Liquid Ooze Sticky Hold Gluttony		Amorphous	100	73	83	73	83	55	467
83	83	83	83	Seviper		Shed Skin Infiltrator		Field Dragon	73	100	60	100	60	65	458
83	83	83	83	Lileep		Suction Cups Storm Drain		Water 3	66	41	77	61	87	23	355
83	83	83	83	Cradily		Suction Cups Storm Drain		Water 3	86	81	97	81	107	43	495
83	83	83	83	Banette		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Amorphous	64	115	65	83	63	65	455
83	83	83	83	Mega Banette		Prankster		Amorphous	64	165	75	93	83	75	555
83	83	83	83	Duskull		Levitate Frisk		Amorphous	20	40	90	30	90	25	295
83	83	83	83	Dusclops		Pressure Frisk		Amorphous	40	70	130	60	130	25	455
83	83	83	83	Dusknoir		Pressure Frisk		Amorphous	45	100	135	65	135	45	525
83	83	83	83	Huntail		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1	55	104	105	94	75	52	485
83	83	83	83	Gorebyss		Swift Swim Hydration		Water 1	55	84	105	114	75	52	485
83	83	83	83	Kricketune		Swarm Technician		Bug	77	85	51	55	51	65	384
83	83	83	83	Plant Wormadam		Anticipation Overcoat		Bug	60	59	85	79	105	36	424
83	83	83	83	Sandy Wormadam		Anticipation Overcoat		Bug	60	79	105	59	85	36	424
83	83	83	83	Trash Wormadam		Anticipation Overcoat		Bug	60	69	95	69	95	36	424
83	83	83	83	Mothim		Swarm Tinted Lens		Bug	70	94	50	94	50	66	424
83	83	83	83	Vespiquen		Pressure Unnerve		Bug	70	80	102	80	102	40	474
83	83	83	83	Shellos		Sticky Hold Storm Drain Sand Force		Water 1 Amorphous	76	48	48	57	62	34	325
83	83	83	83	Gastrodon		Sticky Hold Storm Drain Sand Force		Water 1 Amorphous	111	83	68	92	82	39	475
83	83	83	83	Spiritomb		Pressure Infiltrator		Amorphous	50	92	108	92	108	35	485
83	83	83	83	Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
83	83	83	83	Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
83	83	83	83	Carnivine		Levitate		Grass	74	100	72	90	72	46	454
83	83	83	83	Tympole		Swift Swim Hydration Water Absorb		Water 1	50	50	40	50	40	64	294
83	83	83	83	Palpitoad		Swift Swim Hydration Water Absorb		Water 1	75	65	55	65	55	69	384
83	83	83	83	Seismitoad		Swift Swim Poison Touch Water Absorb		Water 1	105	95	75	85	75	74	509
83	83	83	83	Venipede		Poison Point Swarm Speed Boost		Bug	30	45	59	30	39	57	260
83	83	83	83	Whirlipede		Poison Point Swarm Speed Boost		Bug	40	55	99	40	79	47	360
83	83	83	83	Scolipede		Poison Point Swarm Speed Boost		Bug	60	100	89	55	69	112	485
83	83	83	83	Yamask		Mummy		Mineral Amorphous	38	30	85	55	65	30	303
83	83	83	83	Cofagrigus		Mummy		Mineral Amorphous	58	50	145	95	105	30	483
83	83	83	83	Trubbish		Stench Sticky Hold Aftermath		Mineral	50	50	62	40	62	65	329
83	83	83	83	Garbodor		Stench Weak Armor Aftermath		Mineral	80	95	82	60	82	75	474
83	83	83	83	Solosis		Overcoat Magic Guard Regenerator		Amorphous	45	30	40	105	50	20	290
83	83	83	83	Duosion		Overcoat Magic Guard Regenerator		Amorphous	65	40	50	125	60	30	370
83	83	83	83	Reuniclus		Overcoat Magic Guard Regenerator		Amorphous	110	65	75	125	85	30	490
83	83	83	83	Karrablast		Swarm Shed Skin No Guard		Bug	50	75	45	40	45	60	315
83	83	83	83	Escavalier		Swarm Shell Armor Overcoat		Bug	70	135	105	60	105	20	495
83	83	83	83	Joltik		Compound Eyes Unnerve Swarm		Bug	50	47	50	57	50	65	319
83	83	83	83	Galvantula		Compound Eyes Unnerve Swarm		Bug	70	77	60	97	60	108	472
83	83	83	83	Shelmet		Hydration Shell Armor Overcoat		Bug	50	40	85	40	65	25	305
83	83	83	83	Accelgor		Hydration Sticky Hold Unburden		Bug	80	70	40	100	60	145	495
83	83	83	83	Stunfisk		Static Limber Sand Veil		Water 1 Amorphous	109	66	84	81	99	32	471
83	83	83	83	Genesect		Download		Undiscovered	71	120	95	120	95	99	600
83	83	83	83	Vivillon		Shield Dust Compound Eyes Friend Guard		Bug	80	52	50	90	50	89	411
83	83	83	83	Pangoro		Iron Fist Mold Breaker Scrappy		Field Human-Like	95	124	78	69	71	58	495
83	83	83	83	Binacle		Tough Claws Sniper Pickpocket		Water 3	42	52	67	39	56	50	306
83	83	83	83	Barbaracle		Tough Claws Sniper Pickpocket		Water 3	72	105	115	54	86	68	500
83	83	83	83	Goomy		Sap Sipper Hydration Gooey		Dragon	45	50	35	55	75	40	300
83	83	83	83	Sliggoo		Sap Sipper Hydration Gooey		Dragon	68	75	53	83	113	60	452
83	83	83	83	Goodra		Sap Sipper Hydration Gooey		Dragon	90	100	70	110	150	80	600
		83	83	Cutiefly		Honey Gather Shield Dust Sweet Veil		Bug Fairy	40	45	40	55	40	84	304
		83	83	Ribombee		Honey Gather Shield Dust Sweet Veil		Bug Fairy	60	55	60	95	70	124	464
			83	Totem Ribombee		Honey Gather Shield Dust Sweet Veil		Bug Fairy	60	55	60	95	70	124	464
		83	83	Mareanie		Merciless Limber Regenerator		Water 1	50	53	62	43	52	45	305
		83	83	Toxapex		Merciless Limber Regenerator		Water 1	50	63	152	53	142	35	495
		83	83	Dewpider		Water Bubble Water Absorb		Water 1 Bug	38	40	52	40	72	27	269
		83	83	Araquanid		Water Bubble Water Absorb		Water 1 Bug	68	70	92	50	132	42	454
			83	Totem Araquanid		Water Bubble Water Absorb		Water 1 Bug	68	70	92	50	132	42	454
		83	83	Sandygast		Water Compaction Sand Veil		Amorphous	55	55	80	70	45	15	320
		83	83	Palossand		Water Compaction Sand Veil		Amorphous	85	75	110	100	75	35	480
		83	83	Disguised Mimikyu		Disguise		Amorphous	55	90	80	50	105	96	476
		83	83	Busted Mimikyu		Disguise		Amorphous	55	90	80	50	105	96	476
		83	83	Totem Disguised Mimikyu		Disguise		Amorphous	55	90	80	50	105	96	476
		83	83	Totem Busted Mimikyu		Disguise		Amorphous	55	90	80	50	105	96	476
			83	Stakataka		Beast Boost		Undiscovered	61	131	211	53	101	13	570

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