Me First (move)

Me First (Japanese: さきどり Take in Advance) is a move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect
If the target has not made its move this turn, but is scheduled to use a damage-dealing move, Me First copies that move preemptively and increases the power by 50%. It bypasses checks to always hit, unless the opponent is in the  of a move such as  or. Me First will fail if the target selected a non-damaging move, or if the target already executed its move this turn.

If the target is about to recharge from a move like this turn, Me First will copy the move. If a like  is copied, it will force the user of Me First to use the move for several turns, but the 50% increase in power only applies to the first turn. Me First is unable to copy, , , , , , , , , , , Z-Move, or.

Unlike other moves, if the target of Me First is a vacant slot or a Pokémon that already fainted before the Me First user's turn, Me First will fail instead of being redirected to an adjacent non-fainted opponent.

Generation VII
When Pokémon holding a Choice items copies or  by Me First, those moves will fail after the first turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Me First, the user's stat rises by two stages. Additionally, the copied move will become its corresponding Z-Move.

Description

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Me First targets an enemy in front and uses a random attack move that the enemy knows. The move fails if the target has no damage-dealing moves. The power of the called move is boosted in Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, but not in.

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Trivia

 * In link s between undefineds, the user of Me First turns to face its own during the "stealing" animation before executing the copied move normally.

In other languages
Egotrip Yo primero Moi d'Abord Precedenza さきどり 抢先一步（招式）