Attract (move)

Attract メロメロ Attract

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 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

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: 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

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  0   Jamming  0

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

Attract (Japanese: メロメロ Attract) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

If the target is the opposite gender of the Pokémon who launched the move, the target becomes infatuated. Pokémon of the same gender are not affected, along with genderless ones.

If used by Mew or Cryogonal, the move will always fail, because they are genderless.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying				31			31				31			'
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal				7			4		8	8			'
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal				--			--				--			'
350		Milotic	Water		Water				45			41				41			'
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water				28			22				22			'
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass							41				41			'
413		Wormadam	Bug	Ground							41				41			'
413		Wormadam	Bug	Steel							41				41			'
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal							45				45			'
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal							53				53			'
456		Finneon	Water		Water							10				10			'
457		Lumineon	Water		Water							-- 10				-- 10			'
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying											25			'
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying											25			'
531		Audino	Normal		Normal											15			'
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		Type		Machine
					I --		II TM45		III TM45		IV TM45		V TM45		VI TM08
All Pokémon that can learn TMs and have genders can learn Attract, except Nincada, Larvesta, and Volcarona. Mew and Cryogonal can also learn Attract, despite being 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 the anime

File:Snivy Attract.png Snivy File:Chansey Attract.png Chansey File:Minccino Attract.png Minccino Emolga
If it is the opposite gender of the user, the foe becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.
Pokémon	Method
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 multiple light pink outlines of hearts with pink sparkles around them comes out of its eye. The hearts then circle around the opponent's body and spin quickly. As they spin, the hearts grow larger, then shrink into the opponent's body. The opponent's body then starts to glow light pink, its eyes turn into pink hearts and one large heart surrounds the opponent's head, causing it to fall in love with Snivy.
Ash's Snivy	Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!		None
	Minccino winks at the opponent with one of its eyes. When it does, multiple pink hearts with pink sparkles around them comes out of its eye and float towards the opponent. When the hearts reach the opponent, the hearts float around it quickly then shrink into the opponent's body. Once they do, the opponent's body flashes pink and a large pink heart with multiple pink streams of sparkles all around it appear on the opponent's body and its eyes become replaced by pink hearts, causing it to fall in love with Minccino.
Bianca's Minccino	Minccino-Neat and Tidy!		None
	Emolga winks at the opponent with one of its eyes. When it does, multiple pink hearts with pink sparkles around them comes out of its eye and float towards the opponent. When the hearts reach the opponent, they start spinning around it. Then, the hearts sink into the opponent's body and it starts to glow pink. Its eyes then become replaced with hearts, and when the pink glow fades, a large pink heart as big as the opponent's body comes out for a quick moment, causing the opponent to fall in love with Emolga.
Iris's Emolga	Emolga the Irresistible!		None

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

File:Leafeon Attract P7.png Leafeon
The user prevents enemy Pokémon from attacking if it is of the opposite gender.
Pokémon	Method
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

Pokémon Adventures

File:Coco Attract.png Delcatty Igglybuff Cleffa File:Whismur Attract Adventures.png Whismur
The user causes the opponent to fall in love with them if they are the opposite gender of them.
Pokémon	Method
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	VS. 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 Coco	VS. Luvdisc I		None

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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 頹廢* Tuí​fèi​ 迷人* Mí​rén​ French Attraction German Anziehung Greek Προσέλκυση Hindi आकर्षण Aakarshan Indonesian Daya Tarik Italian Attrazione Korean 헤롱헤롱 Herongherong Serbian Privlačenje Spanish Atracción

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