Attract (move)

Attract メロメロ Mad Love

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 TM45 in Generation VI

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 Mad Love) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It is TM45 from Generation II onwards.

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 or is genderless, it will fail. 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.

Description

Games Description Infatuates targets, making it hard for them to attack foes of the opposite gender. Makes the opposite gender infatuated. RSE 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. PMDRB Inflicts the Infatuated status on the target. If it is the opposite gender of the user, the foe becomes infatuated and less likely to attack. If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.

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			8
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal				--			--				--			--
350		Milotic	Water		Water				45			41				41			41
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water				28			22				22			27
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass							41				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			25
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying											25			25
531		Audino	Normal		Normal											15			15
682		Spritzee	Fairy		Fairy														29
683		Aromatisse	Fairy		Fairy														29
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 TM45
All Pokémon who can learn TMs can learn Attract except 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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, all Pokémon are genderless, so Attract can infatuate any 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 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness onwards, when genders were introduced.

In the anime

File:Premier Sylveon Attract.png Sylveon Chansey 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
Premier's Sylveon	Kindergarten Chaos!		None

In the manga

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Delcatty Igglybuff Cleffa File:Konkon Attract.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	Tripped Up by 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 Kiki	I More Than Like You, 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

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 迷人 Mí​rén​ * 頹廢 Tuí​fèi​ * Dutch Verleid French Attraction German Anziehung Greek Προσέλκυση Hindi आकर्षण Aakarshan Indonesian Daya Tarik Italian Attrazione Korean 헤롱헤롱 Herongherong Polish Przyciąganie Portuguese Brazil Atração Portugal Atracção Romanian Atracția Serbian Privlačenje Spanish Atracción

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