Cute Charm (ability)

Cute Charm (Japanese: メロメロボディ Intoxicating Body) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Nine Pokémon have this ability, all of them Normal-type.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Cute Charm is attacked by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance that the attacker will become infatuated, making it unable to attack most of the time.

Outside of battle

Outside of battle, if the Pokémon with Cute Charm is first in the party, then the chance of encountering a Pokémon of the opposite gender is 66.6%, regardless of gender ratios. This does not affect the swarming Pokémon species.

Pokémon with Cute Charm

Single ability

#	Pokémon		Type
039		Jigglypuff	Normal
040		Wigglytuff	Normal
174		Igglybuff	Normal

Dual ability

#	Pokémon		Type		Other ability
035		Clefairy	Normal		Magic Guard
036		Clefable	Normal		Magic Guard
173		Cleffa	Normal		Magic Guard
300		Skitty	Normal		Normalize
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normalize
428		Lopunny	Normal		Klutz

In the anime

Ambipom is affected by Cute Charm.

Jigglypuff: When repeatedly attacked, the foe will fall in love with Jigglypuff.

• Activated by Jigglypuff in Rough, Tough Jigglypuff.

Delcatty: When it is repeatedly attacked, the foe will fall in love with Delcatty.

• Activated by Lila's Delcatty in Battling the Generation Gap!.