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Greninja GX

Forbidden Light / #120/131

Greninja GX

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Forbidden Light
Rarity (source)
Ultra Rare
Illustrator
5ban Graphics
Source reference
sm6-120

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Greninja does more than project water. It compresses it into shuriken, then throws them at such speed that their rotation can cut into metal. The Pokédex thus turns a familiar element into a precise weapon. Each projectile comes from a movement combining pressure, shape and motion. The result resembles a tool shaped to strike before an opponent has understood where the jet is coming from.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Y emphasises Greninja’s mobility: it slips away like a ninja, confuses enemies with its speed, then hits them with Water Shuriken. The remarkable point is this combination of evasion and attack. Its opponent must track its movements before even being able to dodge the projectile.

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Card details

HP
230
Type (source)
Water
Evolves from (printed name)
Frogadier
Pokédex number
658
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Grass ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Shuriken Flurry

Ability

When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may put 3 damage counters on 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon.

Attacks

Haze Slash

Cost: Water · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 110

You may shuffle this Pokémon and all cards attached to it into your deck.

Shadowy Hunter GX

Cost: Water · Colorless · Colorless

This attack does 130 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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