Torment (move)

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

Generations III and IV
Torment prevents the target from selecting the same move for use twice in a row. If a Pokémon has selected the move it used last turn and becomes affected with Torment, it may still use the move this turn (even if it moves after the user of Torment).

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, etc.), the target will be forced to use 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 will still be fully executed under the effects of Torment.

Generation V onward
Torment can now be reflected with.

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

Torment does not work on Pokémon under the protection of.

Torment can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (,, , , , and ) to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

A Pokémon affected by Torment can upgrade a status move into a Z-Move even if it used that move during the previous turn.

Torment does not prevent the target from repeating its most recent move via.

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Torment, the user's stat rises by one stage.

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Instead of prohibiting a move from being used twice in a row, Torment seals the last move the target used. If a user's move is sealed by Torment, it will remain sealed until the user moves to the next floor.

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Trivia

 * Torment is the only non-Shadow move introduced in Generation III that hasn't been used in the Pokémon Adventures.
 * It is also one of the few moves that have been used in the, but not in Pokémon Adventures.

In other languages
Folterknecht Tormento Tourmente Attaccalite いちゃもん 无理取闹（招式）