Dark · Status move · Gen 3
Torment
Torment is a Dark-type status move introduced in Generation 3. It has 100% accuracy and has 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 209 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Dark
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
Target can't select the same move twice in a row. Prevents the target from selecting the same move for use two turns in a row. This effect ends when the target is no longer active.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (38 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (22 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (34 Pokémon)
Pokémon that learn Torment
209 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark/Normal | 7 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark | 7 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 7 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7 | ||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Steel/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Steel/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Rock/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Steel/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7 | ||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Rock/Steel | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock/Steel | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Bug | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | 4–7 | ||||
| Fire | 4–7 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock/Steel | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Ice/Ghost | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Fire/Steel | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |
| Rock/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ||||
| Dragon | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | 5–7 | ||||
| Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Electric/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | 6–7 | ||||
| Normal/Ground | 6–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 6–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | 6–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 6–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 6–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 6–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Dark/Psychic | 6–7 | ||||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7 | ||
| Rock/Water | 6–7 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 6–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Flying | 6–7 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Flying/Dragon | 6–7 | ||||
| Flying/Dragon | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Dark/Flying | 6–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Ghost | 6–7 | ||||
| Fire | 7 | ||||
| Fire | 7 | ||||
| Fire/Dark | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Fighting/Ice | ✓ | ||||
| Poison/Fire | 7 | ||||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Electric/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7 | ||
| Electric/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Flying/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 |
Torment FAQ
What does Torment do?
Torment is a Dark-type status move. Prevents the target from selecting the same move for use two turns in a row. This effect ends when the target is no longer active.
Which Pokémon can learn Torment?
209 Pokémon and forms can learn Torment in at least one game: 38 in Scarlet & Violet, 22 in Pokémon Champions and 34 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Alolan Rattata, Alolan Raticate, Ekans, Arbok, Nidoqueen and Nidoking.
Is Torment in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 22 Pokémon can use Torment in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.