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==Mechanics==
==Mechanics==
Each move has a hidden priority value in the game data, with values ranging from <tt>+5</tt> to <tt>-7</tt>. The vast majority of moves have the standard priority value of <tt>0</tt>. A move with a positive priority is a '''priority move''' (Japanese: '''先制攻撃''' ''preemptive attack'')<!--Refer to Quick Guard-->. Moves with a positive priority may also be referred to as having an increased priority<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/strategy/perfecting-your-pokemon-party-in-2016/ Perfecting Your Pokémon Party in 2016! | Pokemon.com]</ref> and moves with a negative priority a decreased priority. In the fandom, moves that have the same priority are said to be in the same priority bracket.
Starting in [[Generation III]], each move has a hidden priority value in the game data, with values ranging from <tt>+5</tt> to <tt>-7</tt>. The vast majority of moves have the standard priority value of <tt>0</tt>. A move with a positive priority is a '''priority move''' (Japanese: '''先制攻撃''' ''preemptive attack'')<!--Refer to Quick Guard-->. Moves with a positive priority may also be referred to as having an increased priority<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/strategy/perfecting-your-pokemon-party-in-2016/ Perfecting Your Pokémon Party in 2016! | Pokemon.com]</ref> and moves with a negative priority a decreased priority. In the fandom, moves that have the same priority are said to be in the same priority bracket.


[[#Abilities that increase priority|Some Abilities]] increase the priority of certain moves. [[#Effects that block priority moves|Some moves and Abilities]] can prevent priority moves from being used; {{type|Dark}} Pokémon are also immune to {{a|Prankster}}-promoted priority moves.
[[#Abilities that increase priority|Some Abilities]] increase the priority of certain moves. [[#Effects that block priority moves|Some moves and Abilities]] can prevent priority moves from being used; {{type|Dark}} Pokémon are also immune to {{a|Prankster}}-promoted priority moves.
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|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
| style="text-align:center" | +4
| style="text-align:center" | +4
| {{m|Baneful Bunker}}, {{m|Detect}}, {{m|Endure}}, {{m|King's Shield}}, {{m|Max Guard}}, {{m|Obstruct}}, {{m|Protect}}, {{m|Spiky Shield}}, {{m|Silk Trap}}
| {{m|Baneful Bunker}}, {{m|Burning Bulwark}}, {{m|Detect}}, {{m|Endure}}, {{m|King's Shield}}, {{m|Obstruct}}, {{m|Protect}}, {{m|Spiky Shield}}, {{m|Silk Trap}}
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
| style="text-align:center" | +3
| style="text-align:center" | +3
| {{m|Crafty Shield}}, {{m|Fake Out}}, {{m|Quick Guard}}, {{m|Wide Guard}}
| {{m|Fake Out}}, {{m|Quick Guard}}, {{m|Upper Hand}}, {{m|Wide Guard}}
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
| style="text-align:center" | +2
| style="text-align:center" | +2
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|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
| style="text-align:center" | +1
| style="text-align:center" | +1
| {{m|Accelerock}}, {{m|Aqua Jet}}, {{m|Baby-Doll Eyes}}, {{m|Bullet Punch}}, {{m|Grassy Glide}}*, {{m|Ice Shard}}, {{m|Jet Punch}},<br>{{m|Mach Punch}}, {{m|Quick Attack}}, {{m|Shadow Sneak}}, {{m|Sucker Punch}}, {{m|Vacuum Wave}}, {{m|Water Shuriken}}
| {{m|Accelerock}}, {{m|Aqua Jet}}, {{m|Baby-Doll Eyes}}, {{m|Bullet Punch}}, {{m|Grassy Glide}}*, {{m|Ice Shard}}, {{m|Jet Punch}},<br>{{m|Mach Punch}}, {{m|Quick Attack}}, {{m|Shadow Sneak}}, {{m|Sucker Punch}}, {{m|Thunderclap}}, {{m|Vacuum Wave}}, {{m|Water Shuriken}}
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center" | 0
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|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
| style="text-align:center" | -1
| style="text-align:center" | -1
| {{m|Vital Throw}}
| ''None''
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
| style="text-align:center" | -2
| style="text-align:center" | -2
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|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
| style="text-align:center" | -3
| style="text-align:center" | -3
| {{m|Focus Punch}}, {{m|Shell Trap}}
| {{m|Beak Blast}}, {{m|Focus Punch}}, {{m|Shell Trap}}
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
| style="text-align:center" | -4
| style="text-align:center" | -4
| {{m|Avalanche}}, {{m|Revenge}}
| {{m|Avalanche}}
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
| style="text-align:center" | -5
| style="text-align:center" | -5
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===Generation VII===
===Generation VII===
====[[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Sun, Moon,]] [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon]]====
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#fff; border:5px solid #339"
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#fff; border:5px solid #339"
! style="background:#339; color:white; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Priority
! style="background:#339; color:white; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Priority
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|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
| style="text-align:center" | +2
| style="text-align:center" | +2
| {{m|Ally Switch}}, {{m|Extreme Speed}}, {{m|Feint}}, {{m|First Impression}}, {{m|Follow Me}}, {{m|Rage Powder}}, {{m|Zippy Zap}}{{sup/7|PE}}
| {{m|Ally Switch}}, {{m|Extreme Speed}}, {{m|Feint}}, {{m|First Impression}}, {{m|Follow Me}}, {{m|Rage Powder}}
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
| style="text-align:center" | +1
| style="text-align:center" | +1
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|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
| style="text-align:center" | -6
| style="text-align:center" | -6
| {{m|Circle Throw}}, {{m|Dragon Tail}}, {{m|Roar}}, {{m|Whirlwind}}, {{m|Teleport}} {{sup/7|PE}}
| {{m|Circle Throw}}, {{m|Dragon Tail}}, {{m|Roar}}, {{m|Whirlwind}}
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
| style="text-align:center" | -7
| style="text-align:center" | -7
| {{m|Trick Room}}
| {{m|Trick Room}}, fleeing
|}
 
====[[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]====
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background:#fff; border:5px solid #339"
! style="background:#339; color:white; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Priority
! style="background:#339; color:white; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Moves
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
| style="text-align:center" | +5
| {{m|Helping Hand}}
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
| style="text-align:center" | +4
| {{m|Protect}}
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
| style="text-align:center" | +3
| {{m|Fake Out}}
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
| style="text-align:center" | +2
| {{m|Feint}}, {{m|Zippy Zap}}
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
| style="text-align:center" | +1
| {{m|Quick Attack}}
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| All other [[move]]s
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
| style="text-align:center" | -1
| {{m|Dragon Tail}}, {{m|Roar}}, {{m|Teleport}}, {{m|Whirlwind}}
|}
|}


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|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
|- style="background:#E5F2D8"
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| style="text-align:center" | 0
| All other [[move]]s, [[Roaming Pokémon|fleeing]]
| All other [[move]]s
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
| style="text-align:center" | -1
| style="text-align:center" | -1
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|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
|- style="background:#D8D8F2"
| style="text-align:center" | -7
| style="text-align:center" | -7
| {{m|Trick Room}}
| {{m|Trick Room}}, [[Roaming Pokémon|fleeing]]
|}
|}


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In the {{pkmn|anime}}, priority is rarely mentioned though priority moves such as {{m|Quick Attack}} are frequently used.
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, priority is rarely mentioned though priority moves such as {{m|Quick Attack}} are frequently used.


{{an|Brock}} touched on the subject in ''[[DP177|A Grand Fight for Winning!]]'' while watching the [[Contest Battle]] between {{an|Dawn}} and [[Zoey]] in the final round of the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]], during which [[Zoey's Glameow]] used {{m|Fake Out}} and caused [[Dawn's Piplup]] to {{status|flinch}}, making him unable to use {{m|Hydro Pump}}.
The concept of priority moves was first mentioned out loud in ''[[DP177|A Grand Fight for Winning!]]'', where {{an|Brock}} commented on the subject while watching the [[Contest Battle]] between {{an|Dawn}} and [[Zoey]] in the final round of the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]], during which [[Zoey's Glameow]] used {{m|Fake Out}} and caused [[Dawn's Piplup]] to [[flinch]], making him unable to use {{m|Hydro Pump}}.
 
In ''[[XY093|All Eyes on the Future!]]'', {{an|Professor Sycamore}} explained how [[Olympia]]'s male {{p|Meowstic}}'s {{a|Prankster}} [[Ability]] allows his support moves like {{m|Light Screen}} to always go first.
 
Priority was demonstrated a couple of times during the [[Masters Eight Tournament]]. In ''[[JN116|Pride of a Champion!]]'', [[Diantha]]'s {{p|Gourgeist}} outsped [[Lance's Gyarados]]'s {{m|Dragon Pulse}} with {{m|Shadow Sneak}}; in ''[[JN118|Battling as Hard as Stone!]]'', [[Ash's Pikachu]]'s Quick Attack went ahead of {{an|Steven Stone|Steven}}'s {{p|Cradily}}'s {{m|Rock Blast}}; and in ''[[JN123|Bewitch, Battle, and Bewilder!]]'', {{an|Cynthia}} used her {{p|Spiritomb}}'s {{m|Sucker Punch}} to land hits on {{cat|Ash's Pokémon}} before they could attack.
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{{-}}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Since {{m|Focus Punch}} has a higher priority than {{m|Avalanche}}, {{m|Revenge}}, {{m|Dragon Tail}}, {{m|Circle Throw}}, and {{m|Counter}}, they are unable to break the focus of a Pokémon using Focus Punch. They and Focus Punch are therefore the only six attacks that can strike a Pokémon in the same turn as it successfully uses Focus Punch, without the use of {{m|Quash}} or {{m|After You}}.
* Since {{m|Focus Punch}} has a higher priority than {{m|Avalanche}}, {{m|Revenge}}, {{m|Dragon Tail}}, {{m|Circle Throw}}, and {{m|Counter}}, they are unable to break the focus of a Pokémon using Focus Punch. They and Focus Punch are therefore the only six attacks that can strike a Pokémon in the same turn as it successfully uses Focus Punch, without the use of {{m|Quash}} or {{m|After You}}.
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|zh_cmn=先制招式 ''{{tt|Xiānzhì Jīusīk|Preemptive move}}''
|zh_cmn=先制招式 ''{{tt|Xiānzhì Jīusīk|Preemptive move}}''
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|de=Erstschlag-Attacke
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|fr=Attaque prioritaire
|fr=Attaque prioritaire
|it=Mosse che colpire per primi
|it=Mosse che colpire per primi
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