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Priority

Priority is a move property from +5 to -7 that decides turn order before Speed is compared

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Moves in a higher bracket always act first, so Quick Attack at +1 moves before any +0 move. Helping Hand sits at +5 and Trick Room at -7. Speed decides order only inside one bracket.

Main-series games; introduced in Generation I, Red and Green.

2 later changes

  • Black and White added Prankster, which gives status moves +1 priority.
  • Sun and Moon made Prankster-boosted moves fail against Dark-type targets, and Psychic Terrain blocks priority against grounded Pokémon.

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