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General

Attract

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Flavor text: If it is the opposite gender of the user, the foe becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.
Eevine summary: Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.

Damage Inflicts

0× against
½× against
2× against

Stats

Power: n/a
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15; maximum is 24
Target: enemy
Effect chance: n/a
Power × accuracy: n/a
Power percentile: 0
Priority: 0

Names

Japanese: メロメロ
Romaji: Meromero

Flags

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: n/a
GSC TM: TM45 (¥), location: Whitney's gift (Goldenrod's gym)
RSE TM: TM45 (¥0), location:
DP TM: TM45 (¥0), location:

Effect Details

Causes the target to fall in love, giving it a 50% chance to refuse to attack the user. Only works if the user and target have opposite genders. Effect is cancelled if either Pokemon leaves battle.

Flavor Text

Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
Appeal: 2
Jam: 0
Flavor text: Attempts to make all following Pokemon nervous (and thus unable to appeal).

Similar Moves

: Mean Look
: Baton Pass, Block, Encore, Sing, Sweet Kiss, Yawn
: Disable, Flatter, Helping Hand, Spider Web, Spikes, Taunt
: Torment

Combos

Use Attract before: none
Use Attract after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 429 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

12 Pokémon

			Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
31	31	31	Beautifly	3'3.4"	62.6 lb		Bug	Swarm	60	70	50	90	50	65	64.2
--	--	--	Delcatty	3'7.3"	71.9 lb		Ground Fairy	Cute Charm Normalize	70	65	65	55	55	70	63.3
		10	Finneon	1'3.7"	15.4 lb		Water 2	Swift Swim Storm Drain	49	49	56	49	61	66	55.0
		45	Glameow	1'7.7"	8.6 lb		Ground	Limber Own Tempo	49	55	42	42	37	85	51.7
		10	Lumineon	3'11.2"	52.9 lb		Water 2	Swift Swim Storm Drain	69	69	76	69	86	91	76.7
28	28	22	Luvdisc	1'11.6"	19.2 lb		Water 2	Swift Swim	43	30	55	40	65	97	55.0
45	45	41	Milotic	20'4.1"	357.1 lb		Water 1 Dragon	Marvel Scale	95	60	79	100	125	81	90.0
		53	Purugly	3'3.4"	96.6 lb		Ground	Own Tempo Thick Fat	71	82	64	64	59	112	75.3
7	7	4	Skitty	1'11.6"	24.3 lb		Ground Fairy	Cute Charm Normalize	50	45	45	35	35	50	43.3
		41	Wormadam [grass]	1'7.7"	14.3 lb		Bug	Anticipation	60	59	85	79	105	36	70.7
		41	Wormadam [ground]	1'7.7"	14.3 lb		Bug	Anticipation	60	79	105	59	85	36	70.7
		41	Wormadam [steel]	1'7.7"	14.3 lb		Bug	Anticipation	60	69	95	69	95	36	70.7