Me First (move)

Me First

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 or Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect any foe, but not the ally

Availability Not a TM, HM or Move Tutor move.

On Bulbapedia's Movedex On Smogon's Movedex On Eevee's Movedex

Me First is a non-damaging Normal-type move.

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.

Me First will only work if the user moves before the target, and as such it is unable to copy moves with increased priority such as Fake Out or Sucker Punch (it can copy moves with +1 priority if used by a Pokémon with Prankster); it is also unable to copy Focus 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

Description The user tries to cut ahead of the target to steal and use the target's intended move with greater power.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
043		Montegrew	Grass		Grass	36
055		Pounther	Normal		Normal	48
056		Jaguile	Normal		Normal	54
147		Doppole	Normal		Normal	48
150		Pomparunt	Dark		Dark	48
199		Dilophlora	Grass	Dark	Start
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By a prior evolution

#	Pokémon		Type		Prior evolution
148		Artifish	Normal		Normal
151		Pompagoon	Dark	Fighting
152		Hyekuza	Dark	Fighting
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.