Pokédex #658

Ash-Greninja

Water Dark

Ninja PokémonBattle-only form

It compresses water into shuriken. Thrown with a high-speed spin, they can slice even metal in two.

Base Stats

Total 640

HP: 72
Attack: 145
Defense: 67
Sp. Atk: 153
Sp. Def: 71
Speed: 132

Abilities

Battle Bond
Changes form upon knocking out a foe.

Evolution & Forms

Froakie

Level 16
Frogadier
- Level 36
  Greninja
  - Hero Greninja quest
    Greninja (Battle Bond)
    Battle Bond (ability)
    Ash-Greninja

Where to Find Ash-Greninja

Ash-Greninja is a battle-only form of Greninja (Battle Bond), so it has no encounter of its own. In battle, through its Battle Bond ability. Changes form upon knocking out a foe.

Start with Froakie

Location	Method	Level	Rate
Pal Park	Super Rod	5	40%
Route 120	Grass / cave	15–23	4%
Pal Park	Surfing	5	1%

Evolve Froakie into Frogadier: It evolves when it reaches level 16.
Evolve Frogadier into Greninja: It evolves when it reaches level 36.
Change Greninja into Greninja (Battle Bond): The reward of the Hero Greninja side quest: Elder Koga's trial in Koga's Village, through the Route 102 forest.

Moves Ash-Greninja Learns

A battle-only form learns nothing of its own: these are the moves ofGreninja (Battle Bond).

Level up19 moves

Moves Ash-Greninja learns by level
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Water Shuriken	Water	Special	15	100	20
1	Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30
1	Role Play	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
1	Mat Block	Fighting	Status	—	—	10
1	Pound	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100	25
1	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100	30
Evolve	Water Shuriken	Water	Special	15	100	20
10	Lick	Ghost	Physical	30	100	30
14	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100	20
19	Smokescreen	Normal	Status	—	100	20
23	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	Physical	40	100	30
28	Spikes	Ground	Status	—	—	20
33	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
42	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
49	Extrasensory	Psychic	Special	80	100	20
56	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
68	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80	5

TM / HM27 moves

TMs and HMs Ash-Greninja can use
No.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
TM04	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100	15
TM06	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM08	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM09	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM21	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
TM22	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
TM23	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
TM24	Snore	Normal	Special	50	100	15
TM25	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM27	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95	15
TM31	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM33	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM39	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM45	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM48	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
TM52	Bounce	Flying	Physical	85	85	5
TM56	U-Turn	Bug	Physical	70	100	20
TM59	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
TM76	Round	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM78	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100	15
TM97	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100	20
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	90	100	15
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100	15
HM07	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100	15
HM08	Dive	Water	Physical	80	100	10

Egg moves3 moves

Passed down through Froakie, the form that hatches.

Egg moves for Ash-Greninja
Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
Spikes	Ground	Status	—	—	20
Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	—	—	20