Follow Me (move)

Follow Me このゆびとまれ Stay With This Finger

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  +2* Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Makes the order of contestants random in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Follow Me (Japanese: このゆびとまれ Stay With This Finger) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generations III and IV

Follow Me makes the user the center of attention, forcing opposing Pokémon to use its move on the user rather than the intended target (even if it was a friendly target, unless it is a move that cannot target an opponent such as Acupressure or Helping Hand) for the rest of the turn. If a move cannot target the center of attention, it will be used on its intended target. It does not affect allies.

If the center of attention faints or switches out, it no longer draws moves.

Follow Me cannot draw moves with a charging turn like Fly or Solar Beam.

Follow Me draws Electric- and Water-type moves even if a Pokémon with Lightningrod or Storm Drain is on the field. If another Pokémon on the same team is already the center of attention, the first user takes priority; if the first user is outside of range or stops being the center of attention, the attack will be drawn to the next center of attention.

Due to only having a priority of +3, Follow Me cannot divert Pursuit (when used on a switching opponent of the Pokémon using Pursuit) or Snatch. Follow Me has no effect on moves which hit multiple Pokémon in a battle. While it can be used in Single Battles, it has no effect.

Generation V

In Triple Battles, Follow Me will draw the attacks of all opponents in the field, but it can only draw attacks from non-adjacent opponents if they use a move which is able to strike non-adjacent targets.

If the center of attention is taken into the air by Sky Drop, it no longer draws moves.

Due to now being in the same priority bracket, Follow Me can only divert Fake Out if the user of Follow Me would move before the user of Fake Out. Follow Me can divert Snatch if the user has Prankster and would move before the Pokémon using Snatch.

Generation VI

Follow Me now has +2 priority.

Description

Games Description RSE Draws attention to make foes attack only the user. FRLG The user draws attention to itself, making foes attack only the user. ColoXD Draws attention to make foes attack only the user. DPPtHGSS The user draws attention to itself, making all foes take aim only at the user. BWB2W2 XYORAS The user draws attention to itself, making all targets take aim only at the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
035		Clefairy	Fairy		Fairy	17			16				16			16
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal	31			19				19			19
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	37			21				21			21
175		Togepi	Fairy		Fairy	26	25	24				21			21
176		Togetic	Fairy	Flying	26	25	24				21			21
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting
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.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0125 Electabuzz Electric Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness 0126 Magmar Fire Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0172 Pichu Electric PokéPark Eggs Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0007 Squirtle Water Sticker Promotional Kanto Starter Eggs 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 2013 Tanabata Jirachi Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Follow Me turns the user into a decoy.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Clefairy
The user raises one of their arms in the air.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefairy raises one of its arms in the air and points one of its fingers above. It then waves its finger around.
Daisy's Clefairy	The Final Showdown II		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Clefairy
The user wiggles it finger to get attention.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefairy wiggles its finger and gets attention from anyone around it.
Red's Clefairy	PMHGSS20		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

Trivia

• A song under the same Japanese name uses this move as the title, as well as Pokémon and move puns.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 跟我來 Gēn wǒ lái French Par Ici German Spotlight Greek Επίκεντρο Italian Sonoqui Korean 날따름 Nalttareum Brazilian Portuguese Isca-Viva Serbian Traženje Pažnje Spanish Señuelo

Variations of the move Follow Me
Follow Me • Rage Powder

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