Me First (move)

Me First
さきどり Take in Advance
Me First VII.png
Me First VII 2.png
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 Mirror Move
  • 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
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Appeals first in the next turn
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Causes the user to move earlier on the next turn.

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

Effect

Generation IV to VI

If the target has not made its move this turn, but has selected a damage-dealing move, Me First copies that move preemptively and increases the power by 50%. It bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the opponent is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly. 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 Frenzy Plant this turn, Me First will copy the move. If a consecutively executed move like Outrage 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.

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.

In Generation V only, if a Pokémon holds a Choice item and uses Me First, it will not become locked into any move, and is free to select a different move on a later turn. In all other generations, it will become locked into Me First, rather than the move it copied (if any, and even if the Pokémon knows that move separately in one of its own move slots).

The Assault Vest does not prevent a Pokémon from selecting Me First, the only status move for which this is the case.

Generation VII

Now, when Pokémon holding a Choice item copy a consecutively executed move or Bide with Me First, that move will fail after the first turn, because it is locked into Me First and attempting to use a different move.

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

Generation VIII onwards

Me First cannot be selected in a battle.

Uncallable moves

Me First will fail if the target chose a Z-Move or any of the following moves. Moves that call other moves are considered to be the original status move (not the move it calls), so Me First will always fail if the target has selected one of those moves.

Move Type Cat Generations
IV V VI VII
Beak Blast  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Belch  Poison  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Chatter  Flying  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Counter  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Covet  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Focus Punch  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Metal Burst  Steel  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Mirror Coat  Psychic  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Shell Trap  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Struggle  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
Thief  Dark  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}}


Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR 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.
XYORAS The user cuts ahead of the target to steal and use the target's intended move with greater power. This move fails if it isn't used first.
SMUSUMPE The user cuts ahead of the target to copy and use the target's intended move with greater power. This move fails if it isn't used first.
SwShBDSPLA
SV
This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0055     Water 1 Field 1
0108     Monster Monster 37 41 41 41
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 79 71 93 93
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 70 70 70 70
0161     Field Field 42 42 42 42
0162     Field Field 50 50 50 50
0177    
 
Flying Flying 20 20 20XY
50ORAS
50
0178    
 
Flying Flying 20 20 20XY
57ORAS
57
0234     Field Field 53 55 1, 55 1, 55
0359     Field Field 57 57BW
60B2W2
1, 60XY
41ORAS
41
0448    
 
Field Human-Like 29 29BW
19B2W2
37 37
0463     Monster Monster 37 41 41 41
0617     Bug Bug 28 28 28
0661    
 
Flying Flying 41 41
0662    
 
Flying Flying 46 46
0663    
 
Flying Flying 49 49
0678  
Meowstic
Female
  Field Field 1 1
0795    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 59
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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0019     Field Field
0019  
Rattata
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0127     Bug Bug
0200     Amorphous Amorphous
0234     Field Field
0261     Field Field
0359     Field Field
0418     Water 1 Field
0453    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0522     Field Field
0540    
 
Bug Bug
0551    
 
Field Field
0580    
 
Water 1 Flying
0618    
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0619     Field Human-Like
0674     Field Human-Like
0701    
 
Human-Like Flying
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.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0019     Field Field Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0127     Bug Bug Dream World - Dream Park
0580    
 
Water 1 Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
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 VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0542    
 
Bug Bug Island Scan - Poni MeadowSM
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

Me First targets an enemy in front, and uses a random damaging move that the enemy knows; the move will fail if the target has none. The damage of the called move is boosted by 50% in the Explorers series (damage is also boosted in the Adventure Squad series).

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDTDS - - 22 - —% - Front All No
BSL - - 22 - —% - Front All No
SMD - - 15 30 —% - Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

Games Description
MDTD 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.
MDS Causes the user to unleash a random move drawn from the facing Pokémon's move list. The move's power is boosted for greater damage. The move fails if the Pokémon has no damage-dealing moves.
BSL しょうめんの ポケモンの おぼえているわざのひとつを ランダムで えらんで はつどうする あたえるダメージも おおきくなる あいてが ダメージを あたえるわざを もっていないときは しっぱいになる
MDGtI  UNUSED
SMD You use one of the attack moves that the enemy knows.*
You use one of the enemy's physical or special moves.*


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • In link battles between players, the user of Me First turns to face its own Trainer during the "stealing" animation before executing the copied move normally.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 搶先一步 Chéungsīn Yātbouh *
先搶先贏 Sīnchéung Sīnyìhng *
Mandarin 搶先一步 / 抢先一步 Qiǎngxiān Yībù *
先搶先贏 Xiānqiǎng Xiānyíng *
  French Moi d'Abord
  German Egotrip
  Greek Προτεραιότητα Protéraióteta
  Italian Precedenza
  Korean 선취 Seonchwi
  Polish Zwycięzca*
  Brazilian Portuguese Primeiro Eu
  Spanish Yo Primero
  Turkish İlk Ben
  Vietnamese Giành Quyền
  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.