Torment (move)

Torment
いちゃもん Falsely Accuse
Type  Dark
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Make all Pokémon after the user nervous
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Raises the score if the Voltage is low.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

Torment (Japanese: いちゃもん Falsely Accuse) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III. It has been TM41 since Generation III.

Effect

Generations III and IV

Torment prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row, starting from the turn following Torment's use. If Torment is used first in a turn, the move used by the opponent in the same turn is affected on the following turn. If Torment is used after any other moves are made in the same turn, it will be applied to the opponent's move made in the following turn.

If the target can only use one move (e.g. is holding a Choice item, only has one move with PP, is under the effect of Encore, etc.), the target will be forced to use Struggle every second round. Struggle is not affected by Torment; if a Pokémon has run out of PP for all of its moves, it can continue to use Struggle. Moves such as Rollout will still be fully executed under the effects of Torment.

Generation V

Torment now activates the same turn it is used and can now be reflected with Magic Coat.

Pokémon that know Torment are banned from participating in Pokéstar Studio films.

Generation VI

Torment no longer works on Pokémon under the protection of Aroma Veil.

Description

Games Description
RSE Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move.*
Prevents the foe from using the same move in a row.*
FRLG It enrages the foe, making it incapable of using the same move successively.
ColoXD Torments the target. Stops successive use of a move.*
Prevents the target from using the same move in a row.*
DPPtHGSS The user torments and enrages the foe, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SM
The user torments and enrages the target, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0198     Flying Flying 61 61
0274     Field Grass 25 25 25 25XY
16ORAS
0390     Field Human-Like 25 25 25
0391     Field Human-Like 29 29 29
0509     Field Field 19 19
0510     Field Field 19 19
0511     Field Field 25 25
0551     Field Field 10 10
0552     Field Field 10 10
0553     Field Field 10 10
0570     Field Field 33 33
0571     Field Field 34 34
0624     Human-Like Human-Like 14 14
0625     Human-Like Human-Like 1, 14 1, 14
0707     Mineral Mineral 32
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.


By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
[[|]]
II
[[|]]
III
TM41
IV
TM41
V
TM41
VI
TM41
VII
TM41
VIII
--
IX
--
0023     Field Dragon
0024     Field Dragon
0031     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0034     Monster Field
0041     Flying Flying
0042     Flying Flying
0052     Field Field
0053     Field Field
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0064     Human-Like Human-Like
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0085     Flying Flying
0088     Amorphous Amorphous
0089     Amorphous Amorphous
0091     Water 3 Water 3
0092     Amorphous Amorphous
0093     Amorphous Amorphous
0094     Amorphous Amorphous
0095     Mineral Mineral
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0097     Human-Like Human-Like
0100     Mineral Mineral
0101     Mineral Mineral
0109     Amorphous Amorphous
0110     Amorphous Amorphous
0122     Human-Like Human-Like
0124     Human-Like Human-Like
0130     Water 2 Dragon
0142     Flying Flying
0150     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0151     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0169     Flying Flying
0185     Mineral Mineral
0197     Field Field
0198     Flying Flying
0200     Amorphous Amorphous
0207     Bug Bug
0208     Mineral Mineral
0209     Field Fairy
0210     Field Fairy
0215     Field Field
0216     Field Field
0217     Field Field
0227     Flying Flying
0228     Field Field
0229     Field Field
0246     Monster Monster
0247     Monster Monster
0248     Monster Monster
0261     Field Field
0262     Field Field
0274     Field Grass
0275     Field Grass
0280     Amorphous Amorphous
0281     Amorphous Amorphous
0282     Amorphous Amorphous
0294     Monster Field
0295     Monster Field
0299     Mineral Mineral
0302     Human-Like Human-Like
0303     Field Fairy
0318     Water 2 Water 2
0319     Water 2 Water 2
0325     Field Field
0326     Field Field
0353     Amorphous Amorphous
0354     Amorphous Amorphous
0355     Amorphous Amorphous
0356     Amorphous Amorphous
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0359     Field Field
0362     Fairy Mineral
0386     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0390     Field Human-Like
0391     Field Human-Like
0392     Field Human-Like
0410     Monster Monster
0411     Monster Monster
0419     Water 1 Field
0429     Amorphous Amorphous
0430     Flying Flying
0431     Field Field
0432     Field Field
0433     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0434     Field Field
0435     Field Field
0439     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0441     Flying Flying
0442     Amorphous Amorphous
0451     Water 3 Bug
0452     Bug Water 3
0453     Human-Like Human-Like
0454     Human-Like Human-Like
0461     Field Field
0466     Human-Like Human-Like
0467     Human-Like Human-Like
0472     Bug Bug
0475     Amorphous Amorphous
0476     Mineral Mineral
0477     Amorphous Amorphous
0478     Fairy Mineral
0482     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0485     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0491     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0495     Field Grass
0496     Field Grass
0497     Field Grass
0509     Field Field
0510     Field Field
0511     Field Field
0512     Field Field
0513     Field Field
0514     Field Field
0515     Field Field
0516     Field Field
0517     Field Field
0518     Field Field
0527     Field Flying
0528     Field Flying
0551     Field Field
0552     Field Field
0553     Field Field
0555     Field Field
0559     Field Dragon
0560     Field Dragon
0566     Water 3 Flying
0567     Water 3 Flying
0570     Field Field
0571     Field Field
0574     Human-Like Human-Like
0575     Human-Like Human-Like
0576     Human-Like Human-Like
0621     Monster Dragon
0624     Human-Like Human-Like
0625     Human-Like Human-Like
0629     Flying Flying
0630     Flying Flying
0633     Dragon Dragon
0634     Dragon Dragon
0635     Dragon Dragon
0641     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0642     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0659     Field Field
0660     Field Field
0674     Field Human-Like
0675     Field Human-Like
0677     Field Field
0678     Field Field
678F  
Meowstic
Female
  Field Field
0682     Fairy Fairy
0683     Fairy Fairy
0686     Water 1 Water 2
0687     Water 1 Water 2
0688     Water 3 Water 3
0689     Water 3 Water 3
0701     Human-Like Human-Like
0707     Mineral Mineral
0714     Flying Flying
0715     Flying Flying
0717     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0720  
Hoopa
Hoopa Confined
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
720U  
Hoopa
Hoopa Unbound
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Instead of prohibiting a move from being used twice in a row, Torment seals one of the foe's moves. If a user's move is sealed by Torment, it will remain sealed until the user moves to the next floor.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Prevents the targeted Pokémon, while it remains on the floor, from using the last move it used.


In the anime

 
Banette


The user torments and enrages the foe, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Banette stomps its foot on the ground and yells at the opponent, making it unable to use the same move twice in a row.
Harley's Banette Rhapsody in Drew Debut


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 假指控 Jiǎ Zhǐkòng
  Dutch Kwelling
  Finnish Piina
  French Tourmente
  German Folterknecht
  Greek Βασανιστήριο
  Italian Attaccalite
  Korean 트집 Teujip
  Brazilian Portuguese Tormento
Atormentar (TCG)
  Serbian Mučenje
  Spanish Tormento


Variations of the move Disable
  DisableTormentTauntEmbargoHeal Block


Generation III TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.