Me First (move)

Me First さきどり Take in Advance

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect any adjacent foe, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Appeals first in the next turn

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Me First on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Me First on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

If the foe has not made the first move, Me First copies any damage-dealing move that the target is about to use and increases the power by 50%. It will fail if the foe uses a non-damaging move. Despite some confusion from the in-game description, Me First will only work if the user is faster than the foe, or moves first due to an effect from a Custap Berry, a Quick Claw, a Lagging Tail, Full Incense, or the Abilities Stall or Prankster. Regardless of who is faster, Me First is always unable to copy moves with increased priority such as Fake Out or Sucker Punch.

If the foe goes second in the recharge turn of a move like Frenzy Plant, Me First will work and copy that move. If a move like Outrage is copied, it will act as usual, forcing the user of Me First to use the move for several turns.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS The user tries to cut ahead of the foe to steal and use the foe’s intended move with greater power. BWB2W2 The user tries to cut ahead of the target to steal and use the target's intended move with greater power. PMDTDS Causes the user to unleash a random move drawn from the facing enemy's move list. The move's power is boosted for greater damage. The move fails if the enemy has no damage-dealing moves.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	37				41
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	79				71
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	70				70
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal	42				42
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	50				50
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	20				20
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	20				20
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	53				55
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	57				57	60
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel	29				29	19
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal	37				41
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug	no				28
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	no
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	no
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark
359		Absol	Dark		Dark
418		Buizel	Water		Water	no
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric	no
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass	no
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying	no
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 019 Rattata Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 127 Pinsir Bug Dream World - Dream Park 580 Ducklett Water Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Copying Night Slash
The user copies an attack used by an opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Lickilicky	Lickilicky uses the same move as its opponent or partner is about to use.
Dia's Kit	Alternate Dimension Showdown VIII		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 先搶先贏 Xiānqiǎng Xiānyíng French Moi d'Abord German Egotrip Greek Προτεραιότητα Italian Precedenza Korean 선취'Seonchwi Spanish Yo Primero

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