Attract (move)

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Attract
メロメロ Mad Love

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	—
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation II
TM45 in Generation II TM45 in Generation III TM45 in Generation IV TM45 in Generation V TM45 in Generation VI TM45 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Contests

Condition	Cute
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	0
Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests

Condition	Cute
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	0
Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Attract (Japanese: メロメロ Mad Love) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It is TM45 from Generation II onwards.

Effect

If the target is the opposite gender of the Pokémon who launched the move, the target becomes infatuated. If the move is used on a Pokémon that is the same gender as the user, it will fail. It will also fail if used by or on a genderless Pokémon. If the foe Pokémon holds a Destiny Knot and then becomes infatuated, the user will fall under the same effect. Unlike most status moves, this move will affect a target with a substitute.

Pokémon with the Ability Oblivious or under the protection of Aroma Veil are immune to the effects of Attract.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Attract, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	Infatuates targets, making it hard for them to attack foes of the opposite gender.
GS C	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
RS EColoXD	Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.* Makes it tough to attack a foe of the opposite gender.^RSE* Makes it tough for the opposite gender to attack a target.^Colo^XD*
FRLG	If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	If it is the opposite gender of the user, the foe becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM	If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug		31	31	31	31^XY 27^ORAS	27
0300		Skitty		Field	Fairy		7	4^DP 8^PtHGSS	8	8^XY 10^ORAS	10
0301		Delcatty		Field	Fairy		1	1	1	1	1
0350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon		45	41	41	41^XY 37^ORAS	34
0370		Luvdisc		Water 2		Water 2		28	22	22	27^XY 22^ORAS	20
0413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug			41	41	41	41
413G		Wormadam Sandy Cloak		Bug		Bug			41	41	41	41
413S		Wormadam Trash Cloak		Bug		Bug			41	41	41	41
0431		Glameow		Field		Field			45	45	44	44
0432		Purugly		Field		Field			53	53	52	52
0456		Finneon		Water 2		Water 2			10	10	10	10
0457		Lumineon		Water 2		Water 2			1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying				25	25	25
0528		Swoobat		Field	Flying				25	25	25
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy				15	15^XY 21^ORAS	21
0682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy					29	29
0683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy					29	29
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like			✔
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
#	Pokémon	Types	Egg Groups	I --	II TM45	III TM45	IV TM45	V TM45	VI TM45	VII TM45	VIII --	IX --
All Pokémon who can learn TMs can learn Attract except genderless.
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

In Red and Blue Rescue Team and Super Mystery Dungeon, all Pokémon are genderless, so Attract can infatuate any opponent. Genders are present as a game mechanic between Explorers of Time and Darkness and Gates to Infinity, so Attract will only work against the opposite gender in those games. Unlike in the main games, infatuation can linger on an opponent even after the user has been defeated.

Between Red and Blue Rescue Team and Gates to Infinity, infatuation always prevents the affected Pokémon from doing anything for several turns, similar to sleep. In Super Mystery Dungeon, it has a chance of preventing attacks every turn, functioning like it does in the main games.

Description

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Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts the Infatuated status on the target.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Sylveon Chansey Glameow and Umbreon Emolga
If it is the opposite gender of the user, the foe becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Chansey opens its arms and releases multiple yellow hearts from its body at the opponent. When the attack hits, the opponent's eyes are replaced with pink hearts and it falls in love with Chansey.
Cheryl's Chansey	Some Enchanted Sweetening!	Debut
Nurse Joy's Chansey	SS025	None
	Gabite puts its claws together in front of it and a yellow heart forms in between them. Gabite then opens its arms and the heart fires at the opponent. When the heart hits, it splits into several hearts that float around it, and the opponent falls in love with Gabite.
A wild Gabite	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness	None
	Glameow winks at the opponent and multiple yellow hearts are released from its body at the opponent. When the attack hits, the opponent's eyes are replaced with pink hearts and it falls in love with Glameow.
Johanna's Glameow	Strategy Begins at Home!	None
	Umbreon winks at the opponent and multiple yellow hearts are released from its body at the opponent. When the attack hits, the opponent's eyes become replaced with hearts and it falls in love with Umbreon.
Johanna's Umbreon	Strategy Begins at Home!	None
	Togepi waves its arms at the opponent, releasing yellow hearts from its body at it. When the opponent becomes affected, Togepi can control it.
A wild Togepi	Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!	None
	Snivy winks at the opponent and releases several pink hearts that surround the opponent. The hearts then circle around and shrink into the opponent's body, causing it to fall in love with Snivy if it's the opposite gender.
Ash's Snivy	Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!	None
	Minccino winks at the opponent, causing multiple pink hearts to fly out, surround, and sink into the opponent, making it fall in love with Minccino if it's the opposite gender.
Bianca's Minccino	Minccino-Neat and Tidy!	None
	Emolga winks or blows a kiss at the opponent, causing multiple pink hearts to fly and surround the opponent. The hearts then sink into the opponent, causing it to fall in love with Emolga if it's the opposite gender.
Iris's Emolga	Emolga the Irresistible!	None
Elesa's Emolga	Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!	None
	Emboar winks at the opponent and opens its arms, releasing pink hearts that surround the opponent. If the opponent is of the opposite gender, it will fall in love with Emboar.
Bianca's Emboar	Mission: Defeat Your Rival!	None
	Sylveon winks at the opponent and releases several pink hearts that surround the opponent. The hearts then circle around and shrink into the opponent's body, causing it to fall in love with Sylveon if it's the opposite gender.
Penelope's Sylveon	Kindergarten Chaos!	None
	Leafeon winks and releases a huge pink heart.
Sara Lee's Leafeon	A Dancing Debut!	None
	Glaceon winks and releases a huge pink heart.
Sara Lee's Glaceon	A Dancing Debut!	None
	Dragonair winks at the opponent and releases several pink hearts that surround the opponent. The hearts then hit the opponent, exploding into pink sparkles and causing it to fall in love with Dragonair if it's the opposite gender.
Amelia's Dragonair	Master Class Choices!	None
	Espeon winks at the opponent and releases several pink hearts that surround the opponent. The hearts then causing it to fall in love with Espeon if it's the opposite gender.
Amelia's Espeon	Master Class Choices!	None
	Slurpuff winks its right eye at the opponent and several pink hearts appear around the user and then shoots towards the opponent and hit it. The hearts then cause it to fall in love with Slurpuff if it's the opposite gender.
Sawyer's Slurpuff	Valuable Experience for All!	None

In the manga

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Pokémon	Method
Leafeon
The user prevents enemy Pokémon from attacking if it is of the opposite gender.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Leafeon winks and multiple hearts fly out and surround opponent, causing it to lose focus.
Lily's Leafeon	Breaking Into An Enemy's Lair!	Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Delcatty Igglybuff Cleffa File:Konkon Attract.png Whismur
The user causes the opponent to fall in love with them if they are the opposite gender of them.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Cleffa winks at the opponent, and hearts surround their body, causing them to fall in love with Cleffa.
Whitney's Fafa	The Last Battle III	Debut
	Igglybuff winks at the opponent, and hearts surround their body, causing them to fall in love with Igglybuff.
Whitney's Buff Buff	The Last Battle III	Debut
	Whismur waves its arms and multiple hearts float out of its body.
Mr. Mickey's Konkon	Tripped Up by Torkoal	None
	Delcatty puts one of its paws up to its mouth and stares cutely at the opponent, causing multiple hearts to float out of its body.
Ruby's Kiki	I More Than Like You, Luvdisc I	None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	迷人 Màihyàhn * 頹廢 Tèuihfai *
Chinese	Mandarin	迷人 Mírén * 頹廢 Tuífèi * 媚惑 Mèihuò *
Dutch		Verleid
French	Canada	Attirer*
French	Europe	Attraction
German		Anziehung
Greek		Προσέλκυση
Hindi		आकर्षण Aakarshan
Indonesian		Daya Tarik
Italian		Attrazione
Korean		헤롱헤롱 Herongherong
Polish		Przyciąganie
Portuguese	Brazil	Atração
Portuguese	Portugal	Atracção
Romanian		Atracția
Serbian		Privlačenje
Spanish		Atracción
Turkish		Cazibe
Vietnamese		Mê Đắm

Generation II TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation II HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07

Generation III TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation III HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08^RSE

Generation IV TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92
Generation IV HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08

Generation V TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95
Generation V HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06

Generation VI TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VI HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06^ORAS • 07^ORAS

Generation VII TMs
SM USUM
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
PE
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60

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