A pusher guide wire for delivering a stent to a target site includes a core shaft, a coil body that covers a distal end portion of the core shaft, a pusher portion that is fixed to the core shaft and on a proximal end side with respect to the coil body, and a stent holding portion that is fixed to the core shaft and between the coil body and the pusher portion. In the pusher guide wire, frictional resistance between the stent and the stent holding portion is larger on the proximal end side than on the distal end side.
