Bug
Fast move
Infestation
Raid and GO Battle League stats for Infestation, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.
Power
9
PvE base damage
Energy
+13
Gained per use
Duration
1.0s
Animation time
DPS
9.0
Damage per second
Raid & Gym stats (PvE)
- Power
- 9
- Energy
- +13
- Duration
- 1.0s
- DPS
- 9.0 dmg/s
- EPS
- 13 energy/s
- Damage window start
- 0.75s
- Damage window end
- 0.95s
GO Battle League stats (PvP)
- Power
- 6
- Energy
- +12
- Turns
- 2 (1.0s)
- DPT
- 3 dmg/turn
- EPT
- 6 energy/turn
Top Pokemon with Infestation
Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.
| # | Pokemon | Max CP | ATK | DEF | STA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
2,760 | 220 | 120 | 190 |
| 2 |
|
3,692 | 210 | 210 | 225 |
| 3 |
|
3,426 | 207 | 184 | 225 |
| 4 |
|
2,567 | 192 | 150 | 172 |
| 5 |
|
3,117 | 190 | 172 | 233 |
| 6 |
|
1,996 | 189 | 98 | 155 |
| 7 |
|
2,530 | 183 | 169 | 163 |
| 8 |
|
2,651 | 181 | 164 | 190 |
| 9 |
|
2,774 | 180 | 202 | 172 |
| 10 |
|
2,355 | 179 | 143 | 172 |
| 11 |
|
2,592 | 174 | 197 | 163 |
| 12 |
|
2,087 | 169 | 130 | 163 |
| 13 |
|
2,004 | 161 | 124 | 172 |
| 14 |
|
2,500 | 152 | 194 | 200 |
| 15 |
|
2,237 | 140 | 159 | 225 |
| 16 |
|
2,066 | 126 | 219 | 169 |
| 17 |
|
1,373 | 119 | 141 | 120 |
| 18 |
|
1,850 | 118 | 183 | 181 |
| 19 |
|
1,460 | 105 | 150 | 165 |
| 20 |
|
1,142 | 93 | 151 | 120 |
| 21 |
|
808 | 72 | 117 | 116 |
| 22 |
|
943 | 72 | 140 | 137 |
FAQ
Is Infestation a good move?
Infestation deals 9 base damage over 1.0 seconds, which works out at 9.0 DPS while generating 13 energy per second for your charged move. Compare it with the rest of the Bug moves to see where it ranks.
Which Pokemon learn Infestation?
The table above lists the 22 strongest by base attack, led by Accelgor, Mew, Tangrowth.
Is Infestation better in PvE or PvP?
In raids and gyms the move has 9 power for 13 energy over 1.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 6 power for 12 energy over 2 turns (1.0s). The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.