Greninja (Pokémon)


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Greninja (Japanese: ゲッコウガ Gekkouga) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves from starting at level 36. It is the final form of. With the Ability, it can  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.

Greninja moves with the speed and grace of a ninja, using swift movements to confuse its enemies while it slices them up with made of compressed water; these throwing stars are sharp enough to split metal.

Through a transformation called Bond Phenomenon, Ash's Greninja in the anime and any Greninja with the Ability in Generation VII can change into an alternate form called Ash-Greninja. In this form, Greninja's skin turns a lighter shade of blue, while its face gains red stripes and its cheeks and ears turn black, changing shape to resemble 's hair. Its legs are stronger in this form, and it gains the ability to form large s on its back.

Ash's Greninja
's evolved into a Greninja in A Festival of Decisions! while battling Heidayu's. It soon gained the ability to transform into Ash-Greninja.

Sanpei's Greninja
A Greninja appeared in A Stealthy Challenge!, under the ownership of Sanpei. It reappeared in The Legend of the Ninja Hero! and A Festival of Decisions!. It was mostly seen outside of its Poké Ball.

Other
Greninja debuted in A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!, under the ownership of Ippei, but only in a fantasy. His Greninja made its physical debut in The Legend of the Ninja Hero!, later reappearing in the next episode.

A Greninja appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, under the ownership of Riot. It was his main Pokémon, used to assist him in his thievery.

Minor appearances
A Greninja appeared in the opening sequence of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, when it evolved from and.

In the movie adaptations
Riot owns a Greninja in .

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
's, Croaky, evolved into a Greninja during a battle against Xerosic in Malamar Traps.

Three Greninja will appear in .

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Trivia

 * Greninja has the highest base stat of all fully evolved starter Pokémon.
 * Ash-Greninja has the highest base stat of all  and  Pokémon.
 * Greninja shares its with . 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.
 * Greninja, Ash-Greninja,, , , , and are all the same weight as.
 * It was revealed that Greninja was added into Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U before Pokémon X and Y was even released. Masahiro Sakurai knew that a Generation VI Pokémon was going to be a playable fighter in that game, so when Greninja was decided, all they had to go on in terms of design was concept art, similar to during the development of Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Origin
Greninja is based on a frog, and may have been inspired by horned frogs from the ' and ' due to the spiked protrusions above its eyes. Its coloration and body shape is similar to the. The bubble-like protrusions on its body may be based on a toad's s, possibly referencing the traditional myth of s causing s, though they may also be remnants of Froakie and Frogadier's frubbles. As its species name implies, Greninja is also based on a. Japanese culture associates frogs and toads with ninjas based on the folk story "The Tale of the Gallant " (児雷也豪傑物語 Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari) about a ninja who can shapeshift into a large toad. Greninja and its pre-evolutions may also draw inspiration from the or rogue class as they often rely on speed and stealth and are often seen as nimble or ranged combatants while tending to focus more on dodging attacks rather than withstanding damage.

Ash-Greninja's appearance is based on 's attire in the.

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 . 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
Ash-Greninja

Related articles

 * Ash's Greninja
 * Sanpei's Greninja
 * Croaky
 * Greninja (Super Smash Bros.)