What determines a Pokemon to go first in a battle?

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Several factors contribute to the sequence of moves executed by a Pokemon:

Speed stat. If both are the same speed, it is determined randomly. Also, move priority says who go first as well. For example, Aqua Jet has higher priority than Iron Tail.

Their Speed stat.

The Pokemon that moves first will have a higher Speed stat than the other, unless altered by things like Trick Room, Quick Claw, priority, etc.

In the case of a Speed tie, the Pokemon will each have a 50/50 chance of moving first.

That would be theSpeed stat.

Take two Lucarios, for example. Both level 100.

One has 256 Speed, while the other has 306. The one with 306 goes first.

The exception isPriority,which is stuff like Quick Attack, Mach Punch, or Sucker Punch which will say they go first, or Dragon Tail, Whirlwind, or Roar, which have negative priority, going second, usually.

The speed stat mainly, but also items, moves abilities can hinder or help speed.

Abilities: A few abilities enhance speed while conditions are right. For example Swift Swim/

Items: A few items can hinder or help speed also, such as quick claw, and a negative effect would be Lagging tail.

Priority moves: Quite a few moves have priority, such as quick attack, Sucker Punch, Mach Punch, And when combined with speed and an item, you will almost always go first.But moves can also hinder speed. Such as Counter, Mirror Coat. Which have a negative priority/