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It ’s somewhat rare for a Pokémon to originate in thePokémonanime as opposed to the games , and even those introduce in the anime first are typically just previews for the coming game . There ’s one major exception , however , and that is the Ash - Greninja form .
Ash - Greninja was a special form created for the anime , giving Ash something analagous to a Mega Evolution throughan anime - original concept fuck as the " Bond Phenomenon . “Though Ash - Greninja was infix during theXYanime , it was never actually useable in theXandYgames . Ash - Greninja made its first appearance in the games with the dismissal ofSunandMoon , and was made useable to those who complete a demo of the plot before its release . This , of course , is when the Ash - Greninja form immediately became something of a problem , as its ability was too great .
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How Ash-Greninja Got Banned in Generation 7
Ash’s Special Form for Greninja Was Just Too Strong
The way the Ash - Greninja form works in the games is a bit different from in the Zanzibar copal . In the anime , Ash and Greninja were bonded telepathically , and Ash suffered the same injuries that Greninja received . In the games , after kill an opposition , Greninja with the Battle Bond power will transform into Ash - Greninja , an alternate var. with a higher stat total than an average Greninja . to boot , its Water Shuriken attack will be boosted from 15 to 20 , and will always strike three meter , whereas before it only had a probability of come across that many fourth dimension .
That is n’t all that Ash - Greninja gets , however . Since it is like a Mega , but not technically a Mega , it was n’t restricted by the normal of only one Mega per team . Additionally , because its power is so specific to Greninja , the usual tricks to pass an opponent ’s ability , like the attack Simple Beam or the ability Mummy , wo n’t work . Even a Ditto ca n’t employ Battle Bond to transmute . This made it a evenhandedly good choice when dealing with such resister , shutting down one of their primary avenue of offense .
to boot , its special availableness gave those who had it a major reward over those who did n’t . In the interest of blondness , Ash - Greninja ( or more specifically , Greninja with the power Battle Bond ) , was ban from most prescribed tournaments during the 7th coevals . Greninja did n’t appear inSwordandShieldat all , so it was arguable at that point , and when it came back inScarletandViolet ’s DLC , Battle Bond had been reworked to no longer have the translation essence or the Water Shuriken betterment , instead raising all its vile stats by one stage ( a 50 % addition ) . Thus , Ash - Greninja was retconned out of the games .
Ash-Greninja Wasn’t a Unique Circumstance
The Anime Has Influenced the Games in Other Ways
As something of an early adoptive parent incentive , Ash - Greninja was in all probability never mean to lodge around , regrettably . Aside from the said Spiky - Eared Pichu , which was also an anime affiliation - in , Ash - Greninja was one of the biggest font of the anime influence the games , but interestingly , it was n’t the only case in Alola . Also introduced was the special effect - only form " Pikachu in a Partner ’s Cap , " which featured Pikachu wearing Ash ’s various hats from over the years . These Pikachu even had a special Z - move that was instigate by the anime , 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt .
In a bizarre bend , however , while Ash - Greninja was banned , the Partner Cap Pikachu were never ostracize , despite being just as unachievable . Weirder still , the Partner Cap Pikachu was allowed intoSwordandShield , and are still confirm by the games to this day . SwordandShieldeven tally a new Partner Cap , the Journeys crest , giving Pikachu a amount of 8 hat - wearing alternate forms . Why these Pikachu that respect Ash ’s journeying get to remain in thePokémongames , but Ash - Greninja was n’t , stay a utter and utter mystery .
Greninja surely had the popularity , and difficult forms like this have generally become more available in the future ( crepuscule - form Lycanroc , for example , was originally case - exclusive , but became an average spawn inScarletandViolet ) . There ’s no rationality that Game Freak could n’t have nobble the nurture restriction , for model , or made Battle Bond a rare ability , like Rockruff ’s Own Tempo . Ash - Greninja could ’ve live on , so why did n’t it ?
Pokémon Removed What Made Greninja Special
The Series' Retcon of Ash-Greninja Was a Mistake
As a resultant , Ash - Greninja is only a useable Pokémon in the seventh generation games , something that ’s highly disappointing for collectors and anime enthusiast alike . With the 3DS service having shut down , it ’s unimaginable to get one if you do n’t already have one , or if you sent yours toPokémon family . Greninja with Battle Bond are also ineffective to cover , so one ca n’t get more of them that way , either . It bring together the ranks of Pokémon like Spiky - Eared Pichu and Cosplay Pikachu , being trapped in one special game and ineffectual to be used in later version .
This purge of Ash - Greninja was n’t just restrict to the games , either . InJourneys , there are some flashbacks to theXYanime which were reanimated to remove Ash - Greninja and replace his appearance with that of an ordinary Greninja . It ’s truly a bizarre move , as if the entirePokémonfranchise would rather we all block thatAsh - Greninja ever existed , despite it being such a huge plot elementof theXYanime , which remain one of the most popular season . And besides all that , Ash - Greninja does search cool , so it ’s always sad to see something interesting go aside like this .
at last , the video game carrying out of Ash - Greninja was just a niggling too sinewy to be provide to be freely wield , peculiarly when only certain masses were allow to have one . This resulted in the mannequin being banned from competition in the only contemporaries where it ’s really available , meaning that even those people who did have one did n’t get to put much employment into it . It ’s a pity , as Ash - Greninja is a very cool idea , and the Bond Phenomenon in general should ’ve been better used , both in the secret plan and in the later looping of the anime . Alas , Ash - Greninja was too just for thisPokémonworld .
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