Water Shuriken

Water Shuriken
Greninja tosses a Shuriken.
User	Greninja
Universe	Pokémon
Article on Bulbapedia	Water Shuriken (move)

“	Unleash a water shuriken. Charge it with .	”
—Smash for 3DS's foldout

Water Shuriken (みずしゅりけん, Water Shuriken) is Greninja's neutral special in Super Smash Bros. 4.

Overview

Water Shuriken starts charging when pressing the special button, and is thrown forward when the button is released. The more it is charged, the bigger, more powerful and slower it is, and when charged for a sufficient duration it hits multiple times while pushing the opponent back. Uncharged shurikens only hit once and appear to be reasonably spammable. Unlike most chargable projectiles, the charge of the move cannot be stored.

Origin

Introduced in Generation VI, Water Shuriken is a physical Water-type move with the unique trait of having +1 priority (like Quick Attack), going before most other moves, while also hitting multiple times in one turn. Greninja can first learn Water Shuriken at level 36, the same level at which it evolves from Frogadier. Additionally, Water Shuriken was one of Greninja's two signature moves in Pokémon X & Y, although the move has since been made accessible to Accelgor as well.

Customization

Special Move customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. These are the known variations:

1. Water Shuriken	2. Stagnant Shuriken	3. Shifting Shuriken
"Fire a shuriken of water straight ahead. Charge it up to make the shuriken grow!"	"Fires a water shuriken that hovers in place wherever it is created."	"Fires two different types of shuriken depending on whether you tap the button or hold it."

1. Water Shuriken: Default.
2. Stagnant Shuriken: Always hits multiple times, but remains in front of Greninja. Releases faster than default Water Shuriken.
3. Shifting Shuriken: Fires one of two types of shuriken, depending on whether the button is tapped or held.

• Tap Button: Throws a shuriken that launches foes upward.
• Hold Button: Throws a shuriken that passes through foes.

Trivia

• Despite being a Water attack, this move can still harm blue Pikmin, most likely due to the actual damaging component of the move being blade-based - which blue Pikmin are vulnerable to.

Gallery

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  Water Shuriken being charged in the 3DS version of Smash 4.

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  The Water Shuriken deals damage in multiple hits as it spins.

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  Charizard narrowly dodges a Shuriken.

• WaterShuriken-XY.png

  Water Shuriken as it originally appeared in Pokémon X/Y.

Greninja's special moves

Neutral special	Water Shuriken
Side special	Shadow Sneak
Up special	Hydro Pump
Down special	Substitute
Final Smash	Secret Ninja Attack