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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Sakurai decided to add Greninja to ''Smash 4'' long before the release of ''Pokémon X'' and ''Y'', having initially reserved a space on the roster for a brand-new Pokémon. Sakurai's only source material for designing the character was concept drawings of Greninja. | *Sakurai decided to add Greninja to ''Smash 4'' long before the release of ''Pokémon X'' and ''Y'', having initially reserved a space on the roster for a brand-new Pokémon. Sakurai's only source material for designing the character was concept drawings of Greninja. | ||
*Greninja is the most recently introduced character to be playable in the entire [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. The second most recently introduced characters are [[Lucina (SSB4)|Lucina]] and [[Robin (SSB4)|Robin]], who were introduced over a year prior. | *With ''Pokémon X and Y'' being released just under a year earlier, Greninja is the most recently introduced character to be playable in ''SSB4'', and naturally the entire [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] at the time. The second most recently introduced characters are [[Lucina (SSB4)|Lucina]] and [[Robin (SSB4)|Robin]], who were introduced over a year prior. | ||
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Revision as of 20:53, September 15, 2014
| Greninja | |
|---|---|
 File:PokemonSymbol.png Official artwork of Greninja from Pokémon X and Y. | |
| Universe | Pokémon |
| Debut | Pokémon X and Y (2013) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | SSB4 Ultimate |
| Most recent non-Smash appearance | Pokémon Art Academy (2014) |
| Console/platform of origin | Nintendo 3DS |
| Species | Greninja |
| Gender | Varies |
| Place of origin | Kalos |
| Article on Bulbapedia | Greninja (Pokémon) |
- For fighter info, see Greninja (SSB4).
Greninja, known in Japanese as Gekkouga (ゲッコウガ, Gekkouga), is a fictional creature from the Pokémon series. It appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4.
Creature description
Greninja is depicted as a fast, ninja-like dual-type Water/Dark Pokémon in the Pokémon games. This trend is continued in the Super Smash Bros. series, where it can be seen using ninja-like techniques such as Water Shuriken and Substitutes. It is the final evolution of the Kalos starter Froakie, evolving into its second form Frogadier at level 16 and finally into Greninja at level 36.
In Super Smash Bros. 4
- Main article: Greninja (SSB4)
Greninja appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4, revealed in the Super Smash Bros. Direct on April 8, 2014.
Trivia
- Sakurai decided to add Greninja to Smash 4 long before the release of Pokémon X and Y, having initially reserved a space on the roster for a brand-new Pokémon. Sakurai's only source material for designing the character was concept drawings of Greninja.
- With Pokémon X and Y being released just under a year earlier, Greninja is the most recently introduced character to be playable in SSB4, and naturally the entire Super Smash Bros. series at the time. The second most recently introduced characters are Lucina and Robin, who were introduced over a year prior.
