Ninjask

Game data

Ninjask sits here because the games give it a base Speed of 160. That integer is a battle stat. The explanation is game lore, not a running speed.

1. A stat, not a stopwatch

   Base Speed is the number a battle uses before natures, items and stages. PokéAPI, Bulbapedia and Serebii agree on 160 for Ninjask. None of them timed an animal.

2. The fast half of an evolution

   Nincada's evolution is the lore: Ninjask is the ninja that moves too quickly to follow, and Shedinja is the shell left behind. The high base Speed is the battle-stat version of that story.

3. One species block

   Ninjask has one main base Speed. A Mega, a regional form or a fusion is a different row when the games publish a different integer.

Nearby on the base Speed list: Deoxys (Speed Forme) and Pheromosa. Same kind of stat. Different lore.