Where To Get TM21 Frustration in Pokémon FRLG

Standing in the Celadon Game Corner in FireRed
TM21 Frustration
# Location Repeatable?
1 Celadon City Game Corner – 3rd basement floor (B3F) in the southeast corner No

TM21 Frustration is located on the 3rd floor in the basement of the Game Corner, which is Celadon City’s casino. You can access the basement by opening some stairs after you defeat the Team Rocket Grunt standing near a poster at the back wall of the Game Corner.

You’ll be able to access this TM’s location as soon as you reach Celadon City.

TM21 Frustration Location (Step-by-Step)

Step 1: Starting from the Celadon City Pokémon Center, head south down the path ahead.

Head south from the Pokémon Center / Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen
Head south from the Pokémon Center.

Step 2: Two red buildings will be directly ahead to the south. Enter the larger building on the left, which is the Game Corner.

Enter the Game Corner / Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen
Enter the Game Corner.

Step 3: Now inside the Game Corner, head north across the floor.

Head north across the floor / Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen
Head north across the floor.

Step 4: If you’ve already unlocked the stairs to the basement then you can just head down the stairs.

Or if not, then you’ll need to battle the Team Rocket grunt ahead, who is guarding access to the basement by standing next to a poster on the back wall.

Battle the Team Rocket grunt in the Game Corner / Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen
Battle the Team Rocket grunt in the Game Corner.

Step 5: After defeating the grunt, push the switch behind the poster.

The switch behind the poster / Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen
The switch behind the poster.

Step 6: The switch will open up a staircase, and then you can head down the stairs.

Head down to the Game Corner Basement / Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen
Head down to the Game Corner Basement.

Step 7: The stairs lead to the basement of the Game Corner. From here, climb down to the 2nd floor by taking the stairs directly ahead.

Take the next set of stairs to the 2nd floor / Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen
Take the next set of stairs to the 2nd floor.

Step 8: Now on the 2nd basement floor, take the next set of stairs down to the 3rd floor. You’ll find those stairs ahead to the west.

Take the next set of stairs to the 3rd floor / Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen
Take the next set of stairs to the 3rd floor.

Step 9: Once you’ve made it to the 3rd floor, head down the path along the right-most wall.

Head down the path to the south on B3F / Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen
Head down the path to the south on B3F.

Step 10: Continue south, passing the Team Rocket grunt on your way.

Keep south past the Team Rocket grunt / Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen
Keep south past the Team Rocket grunt.

Step 11: TM21 Frustration will be found in a Poké Ball on the ground ahead.

The Frustration TM on the ground in the Rocket Game Corner Basement / Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen
The Frustration TM on the ground in the Rocket Game Corner Basement.

TM21 Frustration Details + Uses

In-game details for TM21 Frustration / Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen
In-game details for TM21 Frustration.
Frustration Move Details
Type Normal
Category Physical
Power
Accuracy 100
PP 20

TM21 Frustration is an unpopular move across all Pokémon games, and for good reason.

It requires you to make your Pokémon unhappy to deal more damage in battle. This involves activities that are counterintuitive to the process of raising and training strong Pokémon, so it’s generally not a TM worth using.

In order to make Frustration useful, you would need to make your Pokémon constantly faint in battle, or would need to feed it bitter consumable items such as Revival Herbs.

Below is the formula used to calculate Frustration’s base power:

Power = (255 – Friendship)/(2.5)

The highest base level power for Frustration is 102, when a Pokémon’s Friendship value is 0.

The maximum value of Friendship that you can achieve is 255. And this naturally raises as you level your Pokémon, which makes high-Friendship moves like Return far more valuable.

A greater Friendship level is rewarded for completing simple tasks like leveling up your Pokémon, walking, or using Friendship-raising berries. Because of this, Friendship is positively-affected just by using your Pokémon on your journey.

So what should you do with the Frustration TM?

Generally it’s best to simply sell the TM for Pokédollars, since the move itself is basically worthless at every point in the game.

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