Extreme Speed (move)

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Extreme Speed
しんそく Swiftness
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  +2*
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
The next appeal can be made earlier next turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Extreme Speed (Japanese: しんそく Swiftness), formatted as ExtremeSpeed prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation III, it was the signature move of Arcanine. It can be seen as a more powerful version of Quick Attack.

Effect

Generations II-IV

ExtremeSpeed inflicts damage and is an increased priority move. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, ExtremeSpeed will go first regardless of the user's or target's speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses ExtremeSpeed, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that ExtremeSpeed is (or is attempted to be) used, ExtremeSpeed's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

Generation V

ExtremeSpeed now has +2 priority.

Description

Games Description
An attack that always strikes first. It can be learned by only a few Pokémon.
A powerful first-strike move.
RSE An extremely fast and powerful attack.
FRLG A blindingly speedy charge attack that always goes before any other.
The user charges the foe at blinding speed. This attack always goes before any other move.
The user charges the target at blinding speed. This attack always goes before any other move.
The user charges the target at blinding speed. This move always goes first.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
059   Arcanine Fire Fire 50 49 39 39 34 34
384   Rayquaza Dragon Flying   60 60 75 75 75
386   Deoxys
Speed Forme
Psychic Psychic   50 97 97 '
448   Lucario Fighting Steel     51 65 65
468   Togekiss* Fairy Flying     -- -- --
493   Arceus Normal Normal     40 40 40
718   Zygarde Dragon Ground         88
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 Type Father
II III IV V VI
147   Dratini* Dragon Dragon              
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 II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0147   Dratini
Dragon Crystal - Dragon Clan Elder's quiz
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0263   Zigzagoon
Normal Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0147   Dratini Dragon HeartGold and SoulSilver - Dragon Clan Elder's quiz
0386   DeoxysLv.50 Psychic Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs - Deoxys and the Odd Temple
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0243   Raikou Electric 13th Movie Event
GameStop Event
English Winter 2011
0244   Entei Fire 13th Movie Event
GameStop Event
English Winter 2011
0245   Suicune Water 13th Movie Event
GameStop Event
English Winter 2011
0386   DeoxysLv.50 Psychic 10th Movie Event
GameStop Event
Nintendo of Korea
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0025   Pikachu Electric ExtremeSpeed Pikachu
0149   Dragonite Dragon Flying Strongest Class Single Battle Pokémon
English Global Link
0649   Genesect Bug Steel Movie Genesect
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In other games

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Lucario has ExtremeSpeed for its recovery move (↑+B). Tilting the control stick in different directions alters which direction Lucario moves. It does not inflict any damage on opponents.

In the anime

 
Genesect
 
Arcanine
 
Arcanine and Munchlax
The user charges the foe at blinding speed.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Arcanine runs so fast that its legs become a blur, or Arcanine becomes surrounded by white and clear aura as it charges into its opponent at a fast speed.
Ramona's Arcanine The Stolen Stones! Debut
Keegan's Arcky The Stolen Stones! None
A wild Arcanine On Cloud Arcanine None
Tucker's Arcanine Tactics Theatrics!! None
  Munchlax becomes surrounded in a white and clear aura and it can run extremely fast.
May's Munchlax On Cloud Arcanine Used via Metronome
  Genesect folds into its High-Speed Flight Form and charges at its opponent at high speed. A red aura surrounds it and streams behind it.
Red Genesect Genesect and the Legend Awakened Game event-exclusive move


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • Extreme Speed is tied with Sucker Punch for the increased priority move with the highest base power.
  • Extreme Speed's in-game descriptions erroneously state that it goes before any other move.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 神速 Shénsù
  Finnish Huippunopeus
  French Vit.Extrême*
Vitesse Extrême*
  German Turbotempo
  Greek ΝιτροΜπούκαλο
  Italian Extrarapido
  Korean 신속 Sinsok
  Brazilian Portuguese Velocidade Extrema
  Serbian Ekstremna Brzina
  Spanish Vel. Extrema


  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.