Infestation (move)

Infestation まとわりつく Follow About

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Battles Type  Bug Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  20 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VI TM83 in Generation VI

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Infestation (Japanese: まとわりつく Follow About) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation VI. It is TM83 as of Generation VI.

Effect

Infestation inflicts 1/8 of the target's maximum HP as damage per turn for four to five turns upon use, in addition to the damage dealt when it is used. It also traps the target, preventing switching and escape.

Description

Learnset

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III --		IV --		V --		VI TM83
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	✔
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	✔
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	✔
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	✔
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	✔
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic	Fairy	✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying	✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	✔
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground	✔
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying	✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison	✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost	✔
367		Huntail	Water		Water	✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak	Bug	Grass	✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark	✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass	✔
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison	✔
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic	✔
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison	✔
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel	✔
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric	✔
666		Vivillon	Bug	Flying	✔
689		Barbaracle	Rock	Water	✔
704		Goomy	Dragon		Dragon	✔
705		Sliggoo	Dragon		Dragon	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

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