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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
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Learnset
By leveling up
By breeding
Special move
Generation III
By event
Generation III
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0172 |  |  | 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
Generation VI
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0417 |  | | 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.
Description
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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
Side series games
Spin-off series games
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.
In other languages
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