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Infestation
Power
20
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Target
Selected Pokemon
100% effect chance
Effect
Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
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.
"The target is infested and attacked for four to five turns. The target can't flee during this time."
Where to find it
Game-by-game pickup locations, plus wild Pokémon that may be holding the TM.
Machine by version
- TM83taught inX YOmega Ruby Alpha SapphireSun MoonUltra Sun Ultra MoonGeneration VI
- X YPrize for defeating Viola
- OR ASSootopolis City
Generation VII- S MRoute 3
- US UMRoute 3
Introduced in Generation VI· Learned by 129 Pokémon