Attract (move)

Attract (Japanese: メロメロ Mad Love) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM45 from Generation II to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and TM31 in Generation VIII.

Attract
メロメロ Mad Love
Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

Effect

If the target is the opposite gender of the Pokémon who launched the move, the target becomes infatuated. If the move is used on a Pokémon that is the same gender as the user, it will fail. It will also fail if used by or on a gender-unknown Pokémon (such as Magnemite). If the foe Pokémon holds a Destiny Knot and then becomes infatuated, the user will fall under the same effect. Unlike most status moves, this move will affect a target with a substitute.

Pokémon with the Ability Oblivious or under the protection of Aroma Veil are immune to the effects of Attract.

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

Description

Games Description
Stad2 Infatuates targets, making it hard for them to attack foes of the opposite gender.
GSC Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
RSEColo.XD Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.*
Makes it tough to attack a foe of the opposite gender.RSE*
Makes it tough for the opposite gender to attack a target.ColoXD*
FRLG If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack.
DPPtHGSSPBR If it is the opposite gender of the user, the foe becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwSh
If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
267 Beautifly

Bug Bug 31 31 31 31XY
27ORAS
27 27BDSP
300 Skitty
Field Fairy 7 4DP
8PtHGSS
8 8XY
10ORAS
10 10BDSP
301 Delcatty
Field Fairy 1 1 1 1 1 1BDSP
350 Milotic
Water 1 Dragon 45 41 41 41XY
37ORAS
34 16
370 Luvdisc
Water 2 Water 2 28 22 27 27XY
22ORAS
20 20BDSP
413 Wormadam
Plant Cloak

Bug Bug 41 41 41 41 41BDSP
413 Wormadam
Sandy Cloak

Bug Bug 41 41 41 41 41BDSP
413 Wormadam
Trash Cloak

Bug Bug 41 41 41 41 41BDSP
431 Glameow
Field Field 45 44 44 44 44BDSP
432 Purugly
Field Field 53 52 52 52 52BDSP
456 Finneon
Water 2 Water 2 10 10 10 10 10BDSP
457 Lumineon
Water 2 Water 2 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10BDSP
527 Woobat

Field Flying 25 25 25 1SwSh
528 Swoobat

Field Flying 25 25 25 1SwSh
531 Audino
Fairy Fairy 15 15XY
21ORAS
21
629 Vullaby

Flying Flying 66SwSh
630 Mandibuzz

Flying Flying 72SwSh
682 Spritzee
Fairy Fairy 29 29 18SwSh
683 Aromatisse
Fairy Fairy 29 29 18SwSh
868 Milcery
Fairy Amorphous 25SwSh
869 Alcremie
Fairy Amorphous 25SwSh
873 Frosmoth

Bug Bug 1SwSh
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

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
TM45
III
TM45
IV
TM45
V
TM45
VI
TM45
VII
TM45
VIII
TM31
Every Pokémon can learn this move by TM except the ones listed below and only if marked with ✘.
010 Caterpie
Bug Bug
011 Metapod
Bug Bug
013 Weedle

Bug Bug
014 Kakuna

Bug Bug
081 Magnemite

Mineral Mineral
082 Magneton

Mineral Mineral
100 Voltorb
Mineral Mineral
101 Electrode
Mineral Mineral
120 Staryu
Water 3 Water 3
121 Starmie
Water 3 Water 3
129 Magikarp
Water 2 Dragon
132 Ditto
Ditto Ditto
137 Porygon
Mineral Mineral
144 Articuno

Undiscovered Undiscovered
144 Articuno
Galarian Form

Undiscovered Undiscovered
145 Zapdos

Undiscovered Undiscovered
145 Zapdos
Galarian Form

Undiscovered Undiscovered
146 Moltres

Undiscovered Undiscovered
146 Moltres
Galarian Form

Undiscovered Undiscovered
150 Mewtwo
Undiscovered Undiscovered
201 Unown
Undiscovered Undiscovered
202 Wobbuffet
Amorphous Amorphous
233 Porygon2
Mineral Mineral
235 Smeargle
Field Field
243 Raikou
Undiscovered Undiscovered
244 Entei
Undiscovered Undiscovered
245 Suicune
Undiscovered Undiscovered
249 Lugia

Undiscovered Undiscovered
250 Ho-Oh

Undiscovered Undiscovered
251 Celebi

Undiscovered Undiscovered
265 Wurmple
Bug Bug
266 Silcoon
Bug Bug
268 Cascoon
Bug Bug
290 Nincada

Bug Bug
291 Ninjask

Bug Bug
292 Shedinja

Mineral Mineral
337 Lunatone

Mineral Mineral
338 Solrock

Mineral Mineral
343 Baltoy

Mineral Mineral
344 Claydol

Mineral Mineral
360 Wynaut
Undiscovered Undiscovered
374 Beldum

Mineral Mineral
375 Metang

Mineral Mineral
376 Metagross

Mineral Mineral
377 Regirock
Undiscovered Undiscovered
378 Regice
Undiscovered Undiscovered
379 Registeel
Undiscovered Undiscovered
382 Kyogre
Undiscovered Undiscovered
383 Groudon
Undiscovered Undiscovered
384 Rayquaza

Undiscovered Undiscovered
385 Jirachi

Undiscovered Undiscovered
386 Deoxys
Undiscovered Undiscovered
401 Kricketot
Bug Bug
412 Burmy
Bug Bug
415 Combee

Bug Bug
436 Bronzor

Mineral Mineral
437 Bronzong

Mineral Mineral
462 Magnezone

Mineral Mineral
474 Porygon-Z
Mineral Mineral
479 Rotom

Amorphous Amorphous
480 Uxie
Undiscovered Undiscovered
481 Mesprit
Undiscovered Undiscovered
482 Azelf
Undiscovered Undiscovered
483 Dialga

Undiscovered Undiscovered
484 Palkia

Undiscovered Undiscovered
486 Regigigas
Undiscovered Undiscovered
487 Giratina

Undiscovered Undiscovered
489 Phione
Water 1 Fairy
490 Manaphy
Water 1 Fairy
491 Darkrai
Undiscovered Undiscovered
492 Shaymin
Undiscovered Undiscovered
493 Arceus
Undiscovered Undiscovered
494 Victini

Undiscovered Undiscovered
597 Ferroseed

Grass Mineral
598 Ferrothorn

Grass Mineral
599 Klink
Mineral Mineral
600 Klang
Mineral Mineral
601 Klinklang
Mineral Mineral
602 Tynamo
Amorphous Amorphous
615 Cryogonal
Mineral Mineral
622 Golett

Mineral Mineral
623 Golurk

Mineral Mineral
636 Larvesta

Bug Bug
637 Volcarona

Bug Bug
638 Cobalion

Undiscovered Undiscovered
639 Terrakion

Undiscovered Undiscovered
640 Virizion

Undiscovered Undiscovered
643 Reshiram

Undiscovered Undiscovered
644 Zekrom

Undiscovered Undiscovered
646 Kyurem

Undiscovered Undiscovered
647 Keldeo

Undiscovered Undiscovered
648 Meloetta

Undiscovered Undiscovered
649 Genesect

Undiscovered Undiscovered
664 Scatterbug
Bug Bug
665 Spewpa
Bug Bug
703 Carbink

Fairy Mineral
716 Xerneas
Undiscovered Undiscovered
717 Yveltal

Undiscovered Undiscovered
718 Zygarde

Undiscovered Undiscovered
719 Diancie

Undiscovered Undiscovered
720 Hoopa

Undiscovered Undiscovered
721 Volcanion

Undiscovered Undiscovered
765 Oranguru

Field Field
772 Type: Null
Undiscovered Undiscovered
773 Silvally
Undiscovered Undiscovered
781 Dhelmise

Mineral Mineral
785 Tapu Koko

Undiscovered Undiscovered
786 Tapu Lele

Undiscovered Undiscovered
787 Tapu Bulu

Undiscovered Undiscovered
788 Tapu Fini

Undiscovered Undiscovered
789 Cosmog
Undiscovered Undiscovered
790 Cosmoem
Undiscovered Undiscovered
791 Solgaleo

Undiscovered Undiscovered
792 Lunala

Undiscovered Undiscovered
793 Nihilego

Undiscovered Undiscovered
794 Buzzwole

Undiscovered Undiscovered
795 Pheromosa

Undiscovered Undiscovered
796 Xurkitree
Undiscovered Undiscovered
797 Celesteela

Undiscovered Undiscovered
798 Kartana

Undiscovered Undiscovered
799 Guzzlord

Undiscovered Undiscovered
800 Necrozma
Undiscovered Undiscovered
801 Magearna

Undiscovered Undiscovered
802 Marshadow

Undiscovered Undiscovered
803 Poipole
Undiscovered Undiscovered
804 Naganadel

Undiscovered Undiscovered
805 Stakataka

Undiscovered Undiscovered
806 Blacephalon

Undiscovered Undiscovered
807 Zeraora
Undiscovered Undiscovered
808 Meltan
Undiscovered Undiscovered *
809 Melmetal
Undiscovered Undiscovered *
824 Blipbug
Bug Bug
854 Sinistea
Mineral Amorphous
855 Polteageist
Mineral Amorphous
870 Falinks
Fairy Mineral
880 Dracozolt

Undiscovered Undiscovered
881 Arctozolt

Undiscovered Undiscovered
882 Dracovish

Undiscovered Undiscovered
883 Arctovish

Undiscovered Undiscovered
888 Zacian
Undiscovered Undiscovered
889 Zamazenta
Undiscovered Undiscovered
890 Eternatus

Undiscovered Undiscovered
893 Zarude

Undiscovered Undiscovered
894 Regieleki
Undiscovered Undiscovered
895 Regidrago
Undiscovered Undiscovered
896 Glastrier
Undiscovered Undiscovered
897 Spectrier
Undiscovered Undiscovered
898 Calyrex

Undiscovered Undiscovered
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII
427 Buneary
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Attract is a move with 10PP and 100% accuracy. The user targets enemy in front of it, cutting corners, inflicting Infatuated status condition, preventing Pokémon from performing actions for 5-6 turns. As genders are not a gameplay mechanic, the move works on all Pokémon. This move is affected by Taunt and Magic Coat.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's accuracy was decreased to 75%. Additionally, gender is now a gameplay mechanic, meaning the move can only affect Pokémon of the opposite gender.

The gender mechanic was removed in Gates to Infinity onwards, meaning the move works like it did in Red and Blue Rescue Team. Additionally, infatuation now only has a 50% chance of preventing attacks every turn, rather than being guaranteed, and no longer stops movement or item use.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts the Infatuated status on the target.
MDTDS Afflicts the target with an Infatuated status condition, making it incapable of action. Caution: this move affects only enemies that are the opposite gender of the user.
BSL てきポケモンを メロメロじょうたいにして こうどうできなくする あいてが いせいのばあいにしか こうかがない
MDGtI It causes the Infatuated status condition to an enemy. It makes the enemy's move more likely to fail.
SMD It makes an enemy infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
MDRTDX It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.


In the anime

Sylveon Alcremie Glameow and Umbreon 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 her arms and releases multiple yellow hearts from her body at the opponent. When the attack hits, the opponent's eyes are replaced with pink hearts and he falls in love with Chansey.
Cheryl's Chansey Some Enchanted Sweetening! Debut
Nurse Joy's Chansey DPS02 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 releases several pink hearts that surround the opponent. The hearts then circle around and shrink into the opponent's body, causing it to fall in love with Snivy if it's the opposite gender.
Ash's Snivy Snivy Plays Hard to Catch! None
Minccino Minccino winks at the opponent, causing multiple pink hearts to fly out, surround, and sink into the opponent, making it fall in love with Minccino if it's the opposite gender.
Bianca's Minccino Minccino-Neat and Tidy! None
Emolga Emolga winks or blows a kiss at the opponent, causing multiple pink hearts to fly and surround the opponent. The hearts then sink into the opponent, causing it to fall in love with Emolga if it's the opposite gender.
Iris's Emolga Emolga the Irresistible! None
Elesa's Emolga Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym! None
Emboar Emboar winks at the opponent and opens its arms, releasing pink hearts that surround the opponent. If the opponent is of the opposite gender, it will fall in love with Emboar.
Bianca's Emboar Mission: Defeat Your Rival! None
Sylveon Sylveon winks at the opponent and releases several pink hearts that surround the opponent. The hearts then circle around and shrink into the opponent's body, causing it to fall in love with Sylveon if it's the opposite gender.
Penelope's Sylveon Kindergarten Chaos! None
Leafeon Leafeon winks and releases a huge pink heart.
Sara Lee's Leafeon A Dancing Debut! None
Glaceon Glaceon winks and releases a huge pink heart.
Sara Lee's Glaceon A Dancing Debut! None
Dragonair Dragonair winks at the opponent and releases several pink hearts that surround the opponent. The hearts then hit the opponent, exploding into pink sparkles and causing it to fall in love with Dragonair if it's the opposite gender.
Amelia's Dragonair Master Class Choices! None
Espeon Espeon winks at the opponent and releases several pink hearts that surround the opponent. The hearts then cause it to fall in love with Espeon if it's the opposite gender.
Amelia's Espeon Master Class Choices! None
Slurpuff Slurpuff winks its right eye at the opponent. Several pink hearts then appear around Slurpuff and are shot towards the opponent. The hearts then cause the opponent to fall in love with Slurpuff if it's the opposite gender.
Sawyer's Slurpuff Valuable Experience for All! None
Alcremie Alcremie winks at the opponent and releases several pink hearts that surround the opponent. The hearts then cause it to fall in love with Alcremie if it's the opposite gender.
Opal's Alcremie The Sweet Taste of Battle! None


In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 迷人 Màihyàhn *
頹廢 Tèuihfai *
Mandarin 迷人 Mírén *
頹廢 Tuífèi *
媚惑 Mèihuò *
Czech Přitažlivý útok
Dutch Verleid
French Canada Attirer*
Europe Attraction
German Anziehung
Greek Προσέλκυση
Hindi आकर्षण Aakarshan
Indonesian Daya Tarik
Italian Attrazione
Korean 헤롱헤롱 Herongherong
Polish Przyciąganie
Portuguese Brazil Atração
Portugal Atração
Atrair*
Romanian Atracția
Russian Притяжение Prityazhenie
Serbian Privlačenje
Spanish Atracción
Turkish Cazibe
Vietnamese Quyến Rũ
Mê Đắm*



Generation II TMs
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Generation II HMs
01020304050607
Generation III TMs
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Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
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2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
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Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
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Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
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5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
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PE
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4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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BDSP
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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