Greninja (SSB4)

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Greninja in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Pokémon
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Secret Ninja Attack

“	Greninja Makes a Splash!	”
—Introduction Tagline

Greninja (ゲッコウガ, Gekkouga) appears as a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. 4, revealed during the April 8th Super Smash Bros. Direct. At E3 2014, Sakurai shared that most of the initial roster was established early in development that mandated a new Pokémon character, before Pokémon X and Y was announced. He worked very closely with Pokémon's developers to create Greninja, but most of its moveset was improvised due to Sakurai's only reference being Game Freak's conceptual artwork.

Moveset

• Greninja is able to crawl and wall cling.
• Greninja's down taunt can do damage with a slight wind effect just above the water.

	Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack	Jab Combo	?%	A three-hit jab combo and rapid-slap infinite, similar to Pit.
Forward tilt	Ninja Kick	?%	Kicks straight forward.
Up tilt	Tongue Swipe	?%	Licks upward with his tongue.
Down tilt	Low Kick	?%	A quick low kick.
Dash attack	Slide	?%	A sliding kick.
Forward smash	Water Sword	20%	Slashes forward with a water sword. Can be pivot-cancelled.
Up smash	Water Crest	?%	Slashes above and to the side with two water swords in an outwards arc.
Down smash	Swords Dance	?%	Strikes both sides simultaneously with water swords.
Neutral aerial	Water Vortex	?%	Enters a ninja pose while a vortex of water circles around him.
Forward aerial	Aerial Water Sword	?%	A slow but powerful aerial slash with the water sword.
Back aerial	Triple Kick	?%	Performs three spinning back kicks.
Up aerial	Rolling Kick	?%	An upwards drill kick, similar to Sheik or Samus.
Down aerial	High Jump Kick	8%	A very fast stall-then-fall which bounces off of enemies. Bouncing off enemies deprives Greninja of its double jump. If sweetspotted, it meteor smashes opponents.
Grab	Whirlpool	—	Grabs the opponent with a whirlpool.
Pummel	Bind	?%	Makes the whirlpool squeeze the opponent.
Forward throw		?%	Throws the opponent forward.
Back throw		?%	Leans back and flings the opponent backwards.
Up throw	Seismic Toss	?%	Throws opponent upwards.
Down throw	Slam	?%	Throws opponents into the floor in front of him.
Floor attack (front)	Spinning Kick	?%	Sweep kicks around him while getting up.
Floor attack (back)		?%
Floor attack (trip)		?%
Edge attack (fast)	Low Sweep	?%	Kicks the opponent's legs and gets back up.
Edge attack (slow)		?%
Neutral special	Water Shuriken	3% uncharged, 12% charged	A chargeable projectile move which cannot be stored and will automatically fire once fully charged. Uncharged shuriken hit for damage with little knockback. When fully charged, this attack damages opponents multiple times and carries them backwards, sending them flying on the last hit. This move travels parallel to the ground when standing on a slope.
Neutral special custom 1	Stagnant Shuriken	6% uncharged 14% fully charged	Greninja fires a shuriken that stays in place.
Neutral special custom 2	Shifting Shuriken	3% uncharged and fully charged	The Shuriken acts different depending on whether the button is tapped or held. The speed of the shuriken is determined by how long the button is pressed.
Side special	Shadow Sneak	10%	While holding B, Greninja's shadow moves forwards along the ground. Greninja can move around while the move charges. Once released, Greninja will teleport to the shadow's position and perform an kick based on his position relative to the other opponents. When used in the air, the shadow will still move along the ground, but Greninja will teleport horizontally without gaining or losing vertical height. Greninja will not go into helpless after an aerial Shadow Sneak, and can still use Hydro Pump to further recover. This move cannot be held indefinitely.
Side special custom 1	Intense Shadow Sneak	?%	?
Side special custom 2	Speedy Shadow Sneak	?%	Greninja teleports a fixed distance. Its less flexible than shadow sneak, but more speedy.
Up special	Hydro Pump	?%	Greninja shoots a stream of water from his palms, sending him upwards. Can function similarly to Pikachu's Quick Attack, in that he can move in two different directions. Greninja can also choose to instead travel in a single direction for a longer period of time.
Up special custom 1	Single Pump	?%	?
Up special custom 2	High Capacity Pump	0%	Slower pumps, but it goes slightly higher.
Down special	Substitute	?%	A countering move, allowing Greninja to teleport and attack foes with a flying kick. If a direction is held after countering, Greninja can be made to appear from the front, back, or above the opponent.
Down special custom 1	Exploding Attack	10%	Greninja vanishes and then reappears causing an explosion, damaging nearby fighters.
Down special custom 2	Substitute Ambush	?%	?
Final Smash	Secret Ninja Attack	?%	Similar to Galaxia Darkness, Greninja has to face its opponent to initiate the Final Smash. It will hit its opponent with a mat flipped up (a possible reference to one of Greninja's signature moves, Mat Block) and immediately launch the opponent into the sky in a dark silhouette illuminated by a full moon. Greninja will proceed to rapidly strike the opponent and finish with a slash, launching the opponent back towards the stage, similar to Great Aether.

Special Moves

Special Move	Basic	Custom 1	Custom 2
Neutral Special	Water Shuriken	Stagnant Shuriken	Shifting Shuriken
Side Special	Shadow Sneak	Intense Shadow Sneak	Speedy Shadow Sneak
Up Special	Hydro Pump	Single Pump	High Capacity Pump
Down Special	Substitute	Greninja Explosion	Substitute Ambush
Final Smash	Secret Ninja Attack

Reveal Trailer

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Trophies

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy descriptions

Greninja

This Water/Dark-type Pokémon is the fully evolved form of Froakie. It's just as fast and dangerous as any other ninja, and the throwing stars it can make out of water can shear metal. In Smash Bros., as well as being a graceful, speedy fighter, it can also use moves like Hydro Pump that let it travel through the air and avoid falling.

Greninja (Alt.)

Greninja's Substitute down special lets you teleport to dodge attacks and then strike back, making it an effective and hard-to-predict way to counterattack. You can also control where you reappear by inputting directions. When you vanish, sometimes you'll be replaced by a log, other times by a cuddly toy.

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  Classic

• GreninjaAllStarTrophy3DS.png

  Alt.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Artwork of Greninja used on the website.

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  Greninja's introduction picture

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  In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Throwing a Water Shuriken.

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  A Water Shuriken being tossed at Charizard.

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  Using Shadow Sneak against Charizard.

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  Using a Substitute against Toon Link.

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  Firing water at Pikachu.

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  Wielding a katana made of water.

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  Striking Charizard with a low kick.

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  Hitting Mega Man with its tongue.

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  Fighting Lucario.

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  Taunting alongside Olimar and Diddy Kong.

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  Laying in front of a male Wii Fit Trainer.

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  Lucario, Charizard, Greninja, and Pikachu.

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  Greninja and Mario with alternate palettes.

Trivia

• Greninja's artwork used on the official site was illustrated by Ken Sugimori, an artist of GAME FREAK that has drawn Pokémon's official artwork since Pokémon's first generation.
• Greninja is the only Pokémon to not have a custom move share its name with an actual Pokémon attack.