Ash's Greninja: Difference between revisions

In ''[[XY132|A Towering Takeover!]]'', Greninja, along with Ash and Ash's other Pokémon, was taken captive at the top of Prism Tower by [[Lysandre]], who intended to use their Bond Phenomenon for his plans. In [[XY133|the next episode]], it and Ash were hit by a miniature version of the Team Flare's Mega Evolution energy ray, designed to control them, but they broke free using Bond Phenomenon. After Alain's Charizard broke Ash's other Pokémon free, Greninja, along with everyone else, battled against [[Lysandre's Pyroar]] and his {{Shiny}} Mega {{p|Gyarados}}. During the battle it struggled blocking Pyroar's {{m|Hyper Beam}} using Cut, but was aided by {{AP|Noivern}}'s {{m|Boomburst}}. [[XY134|Later on]], after Pyroar, Noivern, Hawlucha, and Goodra had already been defeated, Greninja and Talonflame tried attacking Gyarados with Cut and Flame Charge, but were knocked in the air by Stone Edge. Despite being caught by Charizard, Gyarados slammed the three Pokémon to the ground with {{m|Dragon Tail}}, knocking Talonflame out. After [[Malva]] had appeared and decided to fight alongside Ash and Alain, Greninja blocked an incoming {{m|Incinerate}} with Water Shuriken. In the end, Greninja, Pikachu and Charizard were the only ones left facing Lysandre's Gyarados, although now aided by Malva's Mega {{p|Houndoom}}. The battle finally concluded in  ''[[XY135|Rocking Kalos Defenses!]]'', where Greninja and Charizard hit Gyarados with a respective Cut and Dragon Claw, allowing Pikachu to finish the Atrocious Pokémon off with a Thunderbolt.

Greninja later helped [[Serena's Braixen]], [[Steven's Metagross]], and Professor Sycamore's Garchomp fight against the Giant Rock {{p|Zygarde}}. Greninja managed to sense Chespie's location inside the creature and managed to throw a Water Shuriken into its body, marking the location. It, along with the other Pokémon, was eventually subdued by the creature's roots, but was freed by a combined attack from the Pokémon of all the Kalos Gym Leaders and Diantha. After strategizing, everyone combined their powers to fend off the Giant Rock's roots, allowing Ash and Alain to reach its center and save Chespie, bringing the creature down. After the resurrection of the Giant Rock, who was now controlled by Lysandre, Greninja, Pikachu, and Alain's Charizard managed to destroy Lysandre's control device, allowing Squishy and [[Z2]] to destroy the Giant Rock. In ''[[XY137|Battling with a Clean Slate]]'', Greninja is awarded a medal with Ash and the rest of the gang for their efforts against Team Flare.

In ''[[XY139|Facing the Needs of the Many!]]'', Greninja detected the presence of one of the remnants of the [[Giant Rock]]. After transforming into Ash-Greninja, it was able to see the source of the root under the ground and used {{m|Water Shuriken}} on it, causing the root to wither away. After [[Xerosic]] revealed that he was planning on creating Neo-[[Team Flare]] and kidnapped {{an|Clemont}}, Ash sent Greninja to follow after him. Greninja helped Ash and his friends defeat Xerosic in battle, leading to Xerosic's arrest. However, parts of the Giant Rock still remained. After [[Squishy]] appeared and saved {{an|Bonnie}} from one of the roots, it led Greninja and the group to [[Z2]], where Z2 requested for Greninja to help it and Squishy detect and destroy all of the remnants of the Giant Rock. Greninja accepted Z2's request and bid farewell to Ash and his friends. In [[XY140|the following episode]], Greninja was seen destroying a root, with Squishy and Z2 watching close by.