Follow Me (move)

Follow Me
このゆびとまれ Stay With This Finger
Follow Me IX.png
Follow Me IX 2.png
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 Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cute
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Makes the order of contestants random in the next turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

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 has a priority of +3 and makes the user the center of attention, forcing opposing Pokémon to use their moves 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 can draw moves with a charging turn (such as Fly and Solar Beam) if it is used on the turn the move would hit. Follow Me will draw the moves Future Sight and Doom Desire only if it used on the turn these moves are selected.

Follow Me draws Electric- and Water-type moves even if a Pokémon with Lightning Rod 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.

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.

Follow Me cannot redirect Sky Drop. If the center of attention is taken into the air by Sky Drop, it no longer draws moves.

Generation VI onwards

Follow Me now has +2 priority.

Follow Me does not redirect Future Sight or Doom Desire.

Snipe Shot and the Abilities Stalwart and Propeller Tail ignore Follow Me and hit the intended target.

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

From Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl onwards, Follow Me fails in Single Battles.

Description

Games Description
RSEColo.XD Draws attention to make foes attack only the user.
FRLG The user draws attention to itself, making foes attack only the user.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user draws attention to itself, making all foes take aim only at the user.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The user draws attention to itself, making all targets take aim only at the user.
SV The user draws attention to itself, making all opposing Pokémon take aim only at the user.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0035     Fairy Fairy 17 16 16 16 16 36 36 36
0036     Fairy Fairy 1 1 Rem.
0161     Field Field 31 19 19 19 19 19 19
0162     Field Field 37 21 21 21 21 21 21
0175     Flying Fairy 26RSE
25FRLG
24 21 21 21 40 40
0176    
 
Flying Fairy 26RSE
25FRLG
24 21 21 21 40 40
0468    
 
Flying Fairy 1 1
0876  
Indeedee
Female
 
 
Fairy Fairy 25 25
0925  
Maushold
All forms
  Field Fairy 1
1017  
Ogerpon
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1
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 Egg Groups Egg Move
0239     Human-Like Human-Like
0240     Human-Like Human-Like
0417     Field Fairy
0447     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.


Special move

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0125     Human-Like Human-Like Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0126     Human-Like Human-Like Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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 event

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0172     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered PokéPark Eggs
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0007     Monster Water 1 Sticker Promotional Egg Squirtle
Kanto First Partner Egg Squirtle
0385    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 2013 Tanabata Jirachi
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.


Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0417     Field Fairy Se Jun Park's Pachirisu
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 the Rescue Team and Explorers series, Follow Me causes the user to gain the Decoy status condition which makes the user be preferentially attacked by enemies. This status condition lasts for 21-50 turns.

From Super Mystery Dungeon onwards, Follow Me warps a random enemy in the same room to the tile in front of the user, and warps allies nearby the user to surround said enemy.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 15 - —% - User User -
MDTDS - - 15 - —% - User User -
BSL - - 15 - —% - User User -
SMD - - 17 40 —% - User User -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

Games Description
MDRB The user gains the Decoy status, making it the primary target of foes.
MDTDS Gives the user a Decoy status. A Pokémon with the Decoy status is the primary target of enemies.
BSL じぶんを みがわりじょうたいにかえる みがわりじょうたいになると てきポケモンから ゆうせんてきに こうげきされる
MDGtI  UNUSED
SMD It warps 1 random enemy in the same room to the tile in front of you. Then it warps your teammates near you to surround the enemy.


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Pocket Monsters


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • A song under the same Japanese name uses this move as the title, as well as Pokémon and move puns.
  • In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it targets the user (thus it ignores accuracy and evasion checks).
  • Despite being introduced in Generation III, no Pokémon from this generation can learn the move.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 看我嘛 Hon Ngóh Ma *
跟我來 Gān Ngóh Lòih *
Mandarin 看我嘛 Kàn Wǒ Ma *
跟我來 Gēn Wǒ Lái *
  French Par Ici
  German Spotlight
  Greek Επίκεντρο
  Italian Sonoqui
  Korean 날따름 Nalttareum
  Brazilian Portuguese Isca-viva (UNITE, Guardians Rising–present)
Isca-Viva (Furious Fists)
  Serbian Traženje Pažnje
  Spanish Señuelo
  Vietnamese Dẫn Dụ


Variations of the move Follow Me
  Follow MeRage Powder


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.