Where did the term "Uber" come from, anyway?

Question

For those who don't know, Uber is the tier, or placement, that major legendary Pokemon are placed in, like Mewtwo and Arceus.

Answer 1

uber is actually a real word!

The real word is actually means to be up to an extreme and excessive degree meaning uber Pokemon are excessive in power too right?

Comments

It's really a real word? Cool! Anyway, thanks for answering.

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Yes it comes from the German über meaning 'very' or 'beyond'.