Pokemon TCG Ash-Greninja-EX Trading Card Box

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In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Ash's Greninja in its Ash-Greninja form is featured as a Promotional Pokémon card. Greninja is also the first of Ash's first regional catches that is not a dual-type Normal/ Flying Pokémon since Heracross, as well as the only one that is incapable of flying. The term Ash-Greninja (Japanese: サトシゲッコウガ Satoshi-Gekkouga) was officially coined by Bonnie in All Hail the Ice Battlefield!. During the next episode, Ash and Greninja made amends and were able to trigger the transformation at will. By the time of their rematch against Wulfric, Ash and Greninja were able to use the form without passing out, and although they still shared each other's pain, it seemed to be more manageable for Ash to handle. During the Lumiose Conference, it is soon revealed by Professor Sycamore that the transformation Greninja had been going through is known as Bond Phenomenon.

Is the first one to physically appear outside of the series it was released in, as well as the only one that was caught and released outside of the original series with this distinction. This Pokémon's origin is the same as the language chosen in the demo, regardless of the language of the receiving game. In Partners in Time!, Greninja appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's Charizard. In A Meeting of Two Journeys!, Greninja was first used to battle Sawyer's Sceptile. It was eventually able to defeat Sceptile with Aerial Ace upon transforming into Ash-Greninja. Its transformation was noticed by Alain, who was passing by. The next day, Alain requested a battle with Greninja, and Ash agreed. During the battle between Greninja and Alain's Charizard, Charizard Mega Evolved, while Greninja again evolved into Ash-Greninja. In the end, Charizard was able to defeat Greninja with Blast Burn. Greninja has been featured on 19 different cards since it debuted in the Kalos Starter Set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Greninja cards are normally Water-type or Darkness-type Stage 2 Pokémon.Greninja's close bond with Ash was also one of his greatest insecurities, as their repeated failure to master the Ash-Greninja form started to weigh heavily on Trainer and Pokémon alike. When Ash left Greninja in the Pokémon center after the loss to Wulfric, out of a sense of guilt for Greninja's injuries, a saddened Greninja gave chase as soon as he recovered. It was revealed Greninja also felt responsible for their loss. After fully synchronizing their feelings to save a Spewpa, however, Ash explained to Greninja why he wanted to become a Pokémon Trainer, and that he saw his Pokémon as his closest friends. After that, Greninja and Ash came to fully understand each other.

Like in the anime, this Greninja can transform into Ash-Greninja by defeating a Pokémon in a battle with two or more Pokémon, activating its unique Ability, Battle Bond. Internally, Battle Bond Greninja, before transforming, are treated as an alternate form separate from Greninja with Torrent or Protean. Greninja can only transform in Generation VII; in Generation IX, Battle Bond simply gives stat boosts to Greninja.

As a Froakie, Greninja was also Ash's first Water-type to evolve under his ownership since his Krabby evolved into Kingler in Round One - Begin!, 776 episodes earlier. In Heroes Unite!, Greninja appeared in a fantasy while Ash reminisced about the Pokémon he'd caught on his journey. Greninja's capture as a Froakie marks the first time that Ash catches a starter Pokémon as his first Pokémon in a region. Below are Froakie's speaking voices in Pikachu and Meowth's dream in Dream a Little Dream from Me!.

When Greninja evolved from Frogadier in A Festival of Decisions!, it evolved in a similar situation to when it evolved from Froakie in A Stealthy Challenge!, with Ash's Pikachu and Sanpei's Greninja already hurt by the enemy and laying down in defeat. In Whittle While You Work!, Greninja sensed Lucario once again as the Aura Pokémon drew power from its Aura during Ash's battle against Cynthia in the Masters Eight Tournament. Greninja has been shown to enjoy battling, and seems to enjoy the opportunity to fight a strong opponent. Once recognizing Sawyer's Grovyle's strength, it developed a rivalry with it. It also seems to relish at both the thought and the action of defeating a strong opponent, as seen when it grinned before fighting Sawyer's Grovyle, and defeating Grant's Onix. In A Towering Takeover!, Greninja, along with Ash and his other Pokémon, was taken captive at the top of Prism Tower by Lysandre, who intended to use their Bond Phenomenon for his plans. In the next episode, it and Ash were hit by a miniature version of the Team Flare's Mega Evolution energy ray, designed to control them, but they broke free using Bond Phenomenon. After Alain's Charizard broke Ash's other Pokémon free, Greninja, along with everyone else, battled Lysandre's Pyroar and Shiny Mega Gyarados. Later on, Pyroar, Noivern, Hawlucha, and Goodra were defeated; and Malva appeared and decided to fight alongside Ash and Alain.A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.