Attract (move)

Move data

Type Normal
Category Status  Status
Power
Accuracy 100
PP 15  (max. 24)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 2

Machine/Record

Gold​/​Silver
Crystal
TM45
Ruby​/​Sapphire
FireRed​/​LeafGreen
Emerald
TM45
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
TM45
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
TM45
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
TM45
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
TM45
Sword​/​Shield TM31
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl TM45

Effects

Attract causes Pokémon of the opposite gender to become infatuated. Infatuated Pokémon have a 50% chance of being immobilized by love each turn and unable to attack.

Attract will fail on Pokémon of the same gender, genderless Pokémon and those with the ability Oblivious. Mew and Cryogonal can learn Attract via TM despite being genderless, however, the move will have no effect.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Normalium Z and uses its Z-Power, Attract turns into Z-Attract and eliminates any stat drops applied to the user, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Attract
Japanese メロメロ (Meromero)
German Anziehung
French Attraction
Italian Attrazione
Spanish Atracción
Korean 헤롱헤롱
Chinese (Simplified) 迷人
Chinese (Traditional) 迷人

Game descriptions

Gold​/​Silver
Crystal
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
If it is the opposite gender of the user, the foe becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.
Scarlet​/​Violet If the target is of the opposite gender to the user, it becomes infatuated with the user and will sometimes be unable to use its moves.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Attract at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Milotic Milotic
#0350 / Water
Level 16
Luvdisc Luvdisc
#0370 / Water
Level 20
Finneon Finneon
#0456 / Water
Level 26
Lumineon Lumineon
#0457 / Water
Level 26
Vullaby Vullaby
#0629 / Dark · Flying
Level 66
Mandibuzz Mandibuzz
#0630 / Dark · Flying
Level 72
Milcery Milcery
#0868 / Fairy
Level 25
Alcremie Alcremie
#0869 / Fairy
Level 25
Frosmoth Frosmoth
#0873 / Ice · Bug
Level 1
Fezandipiti Fezandipiti
#1016 / Poison · Fairy
Level 16

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Attract as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Oricorio (Baile Style) Oricorio
Baile Style
#0741 / Fire · Flying
Flying
Oricorio (Pom-Pom Style) Oricorio
Pom-Pom Style
#0741 / Electric · Flying
Flying
Oricorio (Pa'u Style) Oricorio
Pa'u Style
#0741 / Psychic · Flying
Flying
Oricorio (Sensu Style) Oricorio
Sensu Style
#0741 / Ghost · Flying
Flying