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This new form of Greninja is circulating around. I am _not_ following the
anime or the movies so please try to be gentle if it was obvious.

What exactly is this Greninja? If it's a mega-evolution, how did it get there
without a stone? How exactly does his powers/abilities/skills vary from other
normal Greninja?

I know the physical difference, that it starts to resemble Ash a bit. Easily
noticeable is the red middle part on his head instead of the body blue.

This is the normal Greninja:

[![Normal
Greninja](https://i.stack.imgur.com/A4Fhv.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/A4Fhv.png)

And this is Ash's:

[![Ash-
Greninja](https://i.stack.imgur.com/auRdX.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/auRdX.png)


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What is the Ash-Greninja form of Greninja?


Basically, what happens is that the bond between Ash and Greninja is so strong
that Greninja took the new form as Ash-Greninja where Greninja takes some
features of Ash (as you mentioned) and it is not a mega evolution. Some
theorists say that it might be synchro evolution from the pokemon spin off
_Pokemon Reburst_. By turning into this form, Greninja's power greatly
increases and as you can see on its back, there is a giant shuriken which is a
replacement for water shuriken (the move). The Ash-Greninja form can only last
for a short period of time before Ash and Greninja gets tired and faint,
during the form ash can also feel the pain that Greninja is feeling.

The official website explanation is "Ash's Greninja takes on a mysterious new
appearance in the latest season! Ash-Greninja is the form that Greninja takes
when the bond between it and Ash is raised to the limit. The strength of their
bond changes Greninja's appearance, and it takes on the characteristic look of
Ash's attire. This phenomenon is also said to have happened just once several
hundred years ago in the Kalos region, but it remains shrouded in mystery."

The anime explanation is saying pretty much the same thing. When it first
happened in the ninja village, the anime explained that because the bond
between is great, he has taken a new form. The first appearance looked
something like this.

[![Ash-Greninja first
appearance](https://i.stack.imgur.com/a0bFUl.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/a0bFUl.png)

during this stage, Stallone did a lot of testing where he discovered that this
transformation will take place only when Greninja and Ash have mentally
synchronized. Then later in episode 25, while versing the kalos champion, Ash-
Greninja got the full form and it looked like this.

[![Ash-Greninja full
form](https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5tgjm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5tgjm.jpg)

it was then explained that this was when the bond became maximum level where
they are completely synchronized. And then it goes through the phases of
difficulty between Ash Greninja and stuff.

Some power ups include faster, stronger, giant water shuriken, using water
ninja knife things instead of the normal iyarigiri move. And in the episode
35, water shuriken became huge (kind of like rasen shuriken), it looked like
this

[![Ash-Greninja water
shuriken](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pVsFLl.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pVsFLl.png)

Everything about Ash-Greninja is explained in the anime, it also shows
Stallone testing how it works and the road to master this form.

I highly recommend _Pokemon XY & Z_. The anime has improved a lot, Ash is no
longer the immature young kid, he seems (mentally) more as a teen now and
yeah, I definitely think you should give it a try.


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Ash Greninja's form requires them to be in sake and synchronized together,
once he took full form the water shuriken on Greninja's back is a symbol of
its strength which can mean that Ash and Greninja have a strong bond and makes
them battle together as one.


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When Ash went to challenge the Anystar Gym, he and his friends were attacked
by one of Olympias assistant's [Carrie]. Ash battled her with Frogadier and
Pikachu and won the battle. As she was about to use another Pokemon, Olympia
stopped her in her tracks. Olympia's other assistant [Charlene] tells Carrie
off for her actions towards the Ash and his friends.

After they find out that Olympia is the gym leader of the Anystar gym, she has
a vision of Frogadiers future. So they then go to gym and Olympia explains
"Its power will become greater and greater". Then when Ash asked "Does that
mean Frogadier will become Greninja?", Olympia says "Umm, that.. I don't know.
However I do know this it will reach new heights that no one has never seen
before and the two of you will reach those new heights together". Professor
Sycamore asked "Could you mean Mega Evolution?", everyone gasp in surprise and
Ash asked "Mega Evolution?". Professor Sycamore states "Though no one has ever
seen a Greninja that could mega evolve". Clement says excitedly "That's
incredible! A new power that no one has ever seen before is a really BIG
deal!" Serena says "Not just a BIG deal it's a HUGE deal!" Bonnie cries out "I
can't wait for that to happen" Then Ash says confidently to Frogadier "Then
lets go the future is out there just waiting for use!"

Ash' Greninja is a very important character in the _XYZ_ series and it's when
Ash and Greninja's emotions are in sync that Ash-Greninja appears. When Ash
and his friends reunite with Sanpei and his Greninja, they all go to Sanpei's
home, Ninja Village, and go over to Sanpei's room, then Dedenne and Squishy go
down a trapdoor and Ash, Sanpei and the others follow and find themselves in a
secret room. Sanpei's older brothers Ipai [the oldest] and Niai [the 2nd
oldest] show Ash and his friends a temple with a picture of the ninja hero [A
Greninja]. Bonnie states "But that Greninja is different then other Greninja
I've seen before!" Clement said "Yeah, that's true"

Ash Greninja is a very special pokemon and one of a kind, but sadly Ash-
Greninja has left Ash to get read of the rest of the vines in kalos.


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