Infestation

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Infestation

まとわりつく Follow About

Generation:	VI

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	20
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	35, max: ?
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	Damages target every turn until it wears off Prevents target from escaping until it wears off
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Infestation (Japanese: まとわりつく, Hepburn: Follow About) is a Bug-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Description

Games	Description
XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA SV	The target is infested and attacked for four to five turns. The target can't flee during this time.

Effect

Infestation inflicts damage upon the target. In addition, for four to five turns, 1/8 of the target's maximum HP is dealt.

This move traps the opponent, which can be released by using Rapid Spin.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Spinarak	bug/poison	Bug		8	8BDSP
	Ariados	bug/poison	Bug		8	8BDSP
	Volbeat	bug	Bug/Human-Like		50	50BDSP
	Illumise	bug	Bug/Human-Like		50	50BDSP
	Wormadam	bug/grass	Bug			35BDSP
	Wormadam	bug/ground	Bug			35BDSP
	Wormadam	bug/steel	Bug			35BDSP
	Dewpider	water/bug	Water 1/Bug		5	1SwSh
	Araquanid	water/bug	Water 1/Bug		1, 5	1SwSh
	Frosmoth	ice/bug	Bug			8SwSh	8
	Dreepy	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon			1SwSh	1
	Drakloak	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon			1SwSh	1
	Dragapult	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon			1SwSh	1
	Bramblin	grass/ghost	Grass				17
	Brambleghast	grass/ghost	Grass				17
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Butterfree	bug/flying	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Beedrill	bug/poison	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Ekans	poison	Field/Dragon	TM83	TM83
	Arbok	poison	Field/Dragon	TM83	TM83
	Oddish	grass/poison	Grass	TM83	TM83
	Gloom	grass/poison	Grass	TM83	TM83
	Vileplume	grass/poison	Grass	TM83	TM83
	Venonat	bug/poison	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Venomoth	bug/poison	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Bellsprout	grass/poison	Grass	TM83	TM83
	Weepinbell	grass/poison	Grass	TM83	TM83
	Victreebel	grass/poison	Grass	TM83	TM83
	Tentacool	water/poison	Water 3	TM83	TM83
	Tentacruel	water/poison	Water 3	TM83	TM83
	Grimer	poison	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Grimer	poison/dark	Amorphous		TM83
	Muk	poison	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Muk	poison/dark	Amorphous		TM83
	Gastly	ghost/poison	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Exeggcute	grass/psychic	Grass	TM83	TM83
	Exeggutor	grass/psychic	Grass	TM83	TM83
	Exeggutor	grass/dragon	Grass		TM83
	Koffing	poison	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Weezing	poison	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Tangela	grass	Grass	TM83	TM83
	Mr. Mime	psychic/fairy	Human-Like	TM83	TM83
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	TM83	TM83
	Ledyba	bug/flying	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Ledian	bug/flying	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Spinarak	bug/poison	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Ariados	bug/poison	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Bellossom	grass	Grass	TM83	TM83
	Hoppip	grass/flying	Fairy/Grass	TM83	TM83
	Skiploom	grass/flying	Fairy/Grass	TM83	TM83
	Jumpluff	grass/flying	Fairy/Grass	TM83	TM83
	Wooper	water/ground	Water 1/Field	TM83	TM83
	Quagsire	water/ground	Water 1/Field	TM83	TM83
	Shuckle	bug/rock	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Slugma	fire	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Magcargo	fire/rock	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Beautifly	bug/flying	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Dustox	bug/poison	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Surskit	bug/water	Water 1/Bug	TM83	TM83
	Masquerain	bug/flying	Water 1/Bug	TM83	TM83
	Volbeat	bug	Bug/Human-Like	TM83	TM83
	Illumise	bug	Bug/Human-Like	TM83	TM83
	Gulpin	poison	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Swalot	poison	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Seviper	poison	Field/Dragon	TM83	TM83
	Lileep	rock/grass	Water 3	TM83	TM83
	Cradily	rock/grass	Water 3	TM83	TM83
	Banette	ghost	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Duskull	ghost	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Dusclops	ghost	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Huntail	water	Water 1	TM83	TM83
	Gorebyss	water	Water 1	TM83	TM83
	Kricketune	bug	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Wormadam	bug/grass	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Wormadam	bug/ground	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Wormadam	bug/steel	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Mothim	bug/flying	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Vespiquen	bug/flying	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Shellos	water	Water 1/Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Gastrodon	water/ground	Water 1/Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Mime Jr.	psychic/fairy	Undiscovered	TM83	TM83
	Spiritomb	ghost/dark	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Skorupi	poison/bug	Bug/Water 3	TM83	TM83
	Drapion	poison/dark	Bug/Water 3	TM83	TM83
	Carnivine	grass	Grass	TM83	TM83
	Tangrowth	grass	Grass	TM83	TM83
	Dusknoir	ghost	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Tympole	water	Water 1	TM83	TM83
	Palpitoad	water/ground	Water 1	TM83	TM83
	Seismitoad	water/ground	Water 1	TM83	TM83
	Venipede	bug/poison	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Whirlipede	bug/poison	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Scolipede	bug/poison	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Yamask	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Cofagrigus	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral	TM83	TM83
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral	TM83	TM83
	Solosis	psychic	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Duosion	psychic	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Reuniclus	psychic	Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Karrablast	bug	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Escavalier	bug/steel	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Joltik	bug/electric	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Galvantula	bug/electric	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Shelmet	bug	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Accelgor	bug	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Stunfisk	ground/electric	Water 1/Amorphous	TM83	TM83
	Genesect	bug/steel	Undiscovered	TM83	TM83
	Vivillon	bug/flying	Bug	TM83	TM83
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like	TM83	TM83
	Binacle	rock/water	Water 3	TM83	TM83
	Barbaracle	rock/water	Water 3	TM83	TM83
	Goomy	dragon	Dragon	TM83	TM83
	Sliggoo	dragon	Dragon	TM83	TM83
	Goodra	dragon	Dragon	TM83	TM83
	Cutiefly	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy		TM83
	Ribombee	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy		TM83
	Mareanie	poison/water	Water 1		TM83
	Toxapex	poison/water	Water 1		TM83
	Dewpider	water/bug	Water 1/Bug		TM83
	Araquanid	water/bug	Water 1/Bug		TM83
	Sandygast	ghost/ground	Amorphous		TM83
	Palossand	ghost/ground	Amorphous		TM83
	Mimikyu	ghost/fairy	Amorphous		TM83
	Stakataka	rock/steel	Undiscovered		TM83
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

Pokémon		Type	Egg Group(s)
	Shuckle		Bug
	Joltik		Bug
	Durant		Bug
	Mareanie		Water 1
	Blipbug		Bug
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.