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* ExtremeSpeed is tied with {{m|Sucker Punch}} for the [[Priority|increased priority]] move with the highest [[Power|base power]]. | * ExtremeSpeed is tied with {{m|Sucker Punch}} for the [[Priority|increased priority]] move with the highest [[Power|base power]]. | ||
* Despite its in-game descriptions prior to [[Generation V]], ExtremeSpeed had the same [[priority]] as many other increased priority moves, and a few other moves such as {{m|Feint}} and {{m|Helping Hand}} even went before it. In Generation V, its priority was increased to +2, therefore making it faster than all other increased priority moves other than {{m|Feint}} and some [[status move]]s. | * Despite its in-game descriptions prior to [[Generation V]], ExtremeSpeed had the same [[priority]] as many other increased priority moves, and a few other moves such as {{m|Feint}} and {{m|Helping Hand}} even went before it. In Generation V, its priority was increased to +2, therefore making it faster than all other increased priority moves other than {{m|Feint}} and some [[status move]]s. | ||
* Its Japanese name, しんそく, can translate to both "god-like speed" and "swiftness", despite common misconception that it refers to the term " | * Its Japanese name, しんそく, can translate to both "god-like speed" and "swiftness", despite common misconception that it refers to the term "Godspeed", an unrelated English expression that is used to wish someone good luck on a journey.<ref>[http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Godspeed Definition of Godspeed in Oxford Dictionaries (British & World English)]</ref><ref>[http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/Godspeed Definition of Godspeed in Oxford Dictionaries (US English)]</ref> As swiftness can be simply defined as "an extreme speed", the official English name is a valid and accurate translation. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
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|sr=Ekstremna Brzina | |sr=Ekstremna Brzina | ||
|es={{tt|Vel.|Velocidad}} Extrema}} | |es={{tt|Vel.|Velocidad}} Extrema}} | ||
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{{Project Moves and Abilities notice}} | {{Project Moves and Abilities notice}} | ||