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 Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: 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 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 long-range move.

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 RSEColoXD 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 SMUSUMPE 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
						III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
										SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	17	16	16	16	16	36	36	36
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	−	−	−	−	−	1	1	Rem.
0161		Sentret		Field		Field	31	19	19	19	19		19	19
0162		Furret		Field		Field	37	21	21	21	21		21	21
0175		Togepi		Flying	Fairy	26RSE 25FRLG	24	21	21	21	40	40
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	26RSE 25FRLG	24	21	21	21	40	40
0468		Togekiss		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
						IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
						HGSS			SMUSUM	BDSP	SV
0239		Elekid		Human-Like		Human-Like	−	−	−	−	−	✔
0240		Magby		Human-Like		Human-Like	−	−	−	−	−	✔
0417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0447		Riolu		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		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0125		Electabuzz		Human-Like		Human-Like	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
0126		Magmar		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		Pichu		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		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	Sticker Promotional Egg Squirtle Kanto First Partner Egg Squirtle
0385		Jirachi		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		Pachirisu		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: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

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

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	It All Ends Now III		Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

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

Core series games

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, and Sky	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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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, and Sky	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 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.
  • A Jirachi distributed through an event was later released during Generation V, being the only exception.

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 Me • Rage Powder

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