Attract (move)

Attract メロメロ Attract

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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

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

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Attract on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Attract on Eevee's Movedex

Attract (Japanese: メロメロ Attract) is a non-damaging Normal-type 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.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, all Pokémon were not gendered so Attract simply infatuated the opponent. Unlike in the main games, infatuation can linger on an opponent even after the user has been defeated.

Attract took the same effect as in the main games in later Mystery Dungeon instalments, when genders were introduced.

Description

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Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	no			31			31				31
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal	no			7			4		8	8
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal	no			--			--				--
350		Milotic	Water		Water	no			45			41				41
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water	no			28			22				22
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass	no			no			41				41
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal	no			no			45				45
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal	no			no			53				53
456		Finneon	Water		Water	no			no			10				10
457		Lumineon	Water		Water	no			no			-- 10				-- 10
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying	no			no			no				25
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying	no			no			no				25
531		Audino	Normal		Normal	no			no			no				15
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

In the anime

Snivy	Chansey	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Emolga winks at the opponent with one of its eyes, or puts both of its hands in front of its mouth and blows a kiss at the opponent. 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
Elesa's Emolga	Battle-Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!		None

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

	Leafeon
The user prevents enemy Pokémon from attacking if it is of the opposite gender.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Leafeon	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

Delcatty	Igglybuff	Cleffa	Whismur
The user causes the opponent to fall in love with them if they are the opposite gender of them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Cleffa	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	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	Whismur waves its arms and multiple hearts float out of its body.
Mr. Mickey's Konkon	VS. Torkoal		None
Delcatty	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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

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

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