Greninja (Pokémon)
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Greninja (Japanese: ゲッコウガ Gekkouga) is a dual-type Water/Dark Pokémon.
It evolves from Frogadier starting at level 36. It is the final form of Froakie. With the Battle Bond Ability, it can transform into a special form known as Ash-Greninja. Greninja with the Ability Battle Bond cannot breed.
Biology
Greninja is a large, bipedal, frog-like Pokémon. Its body and legs are dark blue, with single large white bubbles on its legs and arms and white spots over its eyes. On the sides of each of its upper thighs is a light blue, four-pointed star, which resembles a shuriken. Its back feet have two toes, while its front feet have three toes. Its feet are webbed, and it has a yellow chest and a yellow-and-blue face. It has eyes with white sclera, red irises, and white pupils. A large, projecting dark blue stripe runs down the middle of its head, with projecting light blue stripes in between its large, yellow ears. Its mouth is hidden behind a large, pink tongue that wraps around Greninja's neck and extends outward behind its head.
When it becomes Ash-Greninja, Its body and legs changes to light Blue, The chest changes to blue completely, save for a small part of the chest colored tan, in the shape of its foot. It gains a blue shrunken with streaks of white on its backs. The outer yellow part of ears,along with blue eyelid changes to the color black, with the lower part of ear changing to resembling Ash Ketchum's hair, with red lighting connected to it on both sides. The part blue stripe connect to the ears extends upwards. The blue stripe on it ahead changes to the color red and connects to Greninja's eyes.
Ash-Greninja has powered up thanks to the strength of its bonds with Ash. This is the form Greninja takes when it has gained new power due to the miraculous occurrence known as the bond phenomenon. This can be brought on by the bonds between people and Pokémon. It seems that it has only been known to have occurred once—several hundred years ago. Ash-Greninja's leg strength has been enhanced compared to an ordinary Greninja, making it difficult to see because of the speed at which it can move. It takes its enemies out in a flash! It becomes able to make giant Water Shurikens on its back, and it can throw them in rapid succession.[1]
Greninja moves with the speed and grace of a ninja, using swift movements to confuse its enemies while it slices them up with throwing stars made of compressed water; these throwing stars are sharp enough to split metal.
In the anime
Major appearances
Ash's Greninja
Ash's Frogadier evolved into a Greninja in A Festival of Decisions! while battling Heidayu's Bisharp and soon gained the ability to transform into Ash-Greninja.
Sanpei's Greninja
A Greninja appeared in A Stealthy Challenge! under the ownership of Sanpei.
Other
Greninja made its debut in A Rush of Ninja Wisdom! under the ownership of Ippei, but only in a fantasy. His Greninja first appeared in the flesh in The Legend of the Ninja Hero! and reappeared in A Festival of Decisions!.
A Greninja appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction under the ownership of Riot.
Minor appearances
Pokédex entries
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In the manga
In the movie adaptations
Riot owns a Greninja in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Croaky
Y's Frogadier, Croaky, evolved into a Greninja during a battle against Xerosic.
In the TCG
- Main article: Greninja (TCG)
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros.
- Main article: Greninja (Super Smash Bros.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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In side games
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In events
Games | Event | Region | Location | Level | Distribution period |
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ORAS | Super Smash Bros. Greninja | Japanese region | Japan | 36 | December 9, 2014 to March 31, 2015 |
XYORAS | Pokémon general election 720 poll Greninja | All | Japan | 100 | July 3, 2016 July 16 to September 30, 2016 |
In-game events
Games | Event | Language | Location | Level | Distribution period |
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SM | Ash's Greninja | All | All | Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version | November 18, 2016 onwards |
Stats
Base stats
Greninja
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HP: 72
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132 - 179 | 254 - 348 | |
95
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90 - 161 | 175 - 317 | |
67
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64 - 130 | 125 - 256 | |
103
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97 - 170 | 189 - 335 | |
71
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68 - 135 | 132 - 265 | |
122
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114 - 191 | 224 - 377 | |
Total: 530
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Ash-Greninja
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HP: 72
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132 - 179 | 254 - 348 | |
145
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135 - 216 | 265 - 427 | |
67
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64 - 130 | 125 - 256 | |
153
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142 - 225 | 279 - 445 | |
71
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68 - 135 | 132 - 265 | |
132
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123 - 202 | 242 - 399 | |
Total: 640
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Evolution
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Level 16 → |
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Level 36 → |
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Trivia
- Greninja has the highest base Speed stat of all fully evolved starter Pokémon.
- Ash-Greninja has the highest base Speed stat of all Water-type and Dark-type Pokémon.
- Greninja shares its category with Ninjask. They are both known as the Ninja Pokémon.
- Greninja won first place in the Japanese Pokémon general election 720 (Japanese: ポケモン総選挙720) poll to decide what Pokémon would be distributed at showings of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel in Japan.
Origin
Greninja is based on a frog, and may have been inspired by horned frogs from the genera Megophrys and Ceratophrys due to the spiked protrusions above its eyes. Its coloration and body shape is similar to the splendid leaf frog. The bubble-like protrusions on its body may be based on a toad's parotoid glands, possibly referencing the traditional myth of toads causing warts, though they may also be remnants of Froakie and Frogadier's frog foam. As its species name implies, Greninja is also based on a ninja. Japanese culture associates frogs and toads with ninjas based on the folk story "The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya" (児雷也豪傑物語 Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari) about a ninja who can shapeshift into a large toad.
Ash-Greninja's appearance is based on Ash's in the XY series.
Name origin
Greninja is a combination of grenouille (French for frog) and ninja.
Gekkouga is a combination of げこっ geko (croak) and 甲賀流 Kōga-ryū. It may also derive from 月光 gekkō (moonlight), in reference to a popular conception of ninja running through the night or to Greninja's Dark typing, or a combination of both.
In other languages
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Ash-Greninja
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Related articles
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Notes
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |