Hey guys, HDvee here! Now we all know about
the mysterious Ash Greninja form, we’ve
seen it being showcased in both the anime
and the Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon games,
but what actually happens to Ash and Greninja
when he turns into the Ash Greninja form?
Well, in today’s video we take a look at
exactly that, trying to explain what exactly
happens between both the Trainer and Pokemon.
So far, we’ve only seen this special form
happen with Ash’s Greninja because of the
bond they share, which makes you wonder why
it hasn’t happened with Pikachu since you’d
think Ash would have a stronger bond with
the Pokemon he’s been travelling with since
the very beginning. But of course, we’ll
be getting into all of that in today’s video.
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Before getting into Ash and Greninja’s Battle
Bond ability, let’s first take a look at
what Greninja was like before it met Ash,
all the way back to when it was a Froakie.
Greninja's early life was first seen in a
flashback in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!.
As a Froakie, it hatched from an Egg and lived
its life alongside other Froakie in a pond.
While the other Froakie spent their time playing
and dancing, it spent most of its time away
from the others training itself. Before knowing
Ash, Greninja was one of the froakie's available
at Professor Sycamore’s laboratory for the
new trainers starting on their journeys. However,
compared to the other Pokémon of the same
species, Ash’s Froakie was very different.
As explained by Gym Leader Olympia, it is
a Pokémon with a peculiar destiny. In fact
it never played with the other ones in its
herd, and it spent all its time training so
it could become stronger and stronger. However,
this was the cause of a fight with the others,
and it ended up hurt and being medicated by
Nurse Joy. Thanks to her kindness, she managed
to teach it that it couldn’t become stronger
all on its own, it needed a trainer. Froakie,
however, didn’t just want any trainer. It
was determined to understand which trainer
was worth dedicating its life. It expected
great things from its trainer, but every time
someone chose it, Froakie ended up disappointed
and decided to go back to Professor Sycamore’s
laboratory. This went on until it met Ash.
Froakie was very impressed by Ash’s determination,
by his courage and by his love for the Pokémon.
And so it chose him as its trainer. It is
thanks to this special connection between
Ash and Greninja that the synchronization
can occur.
Shortly after evolving into Greninja, through
its strong bond with Ash, he can call upon
a transformation similar to Mega Evolution,
where it takes on an appearance resembling
its Trainer while being covered in a water
veil. In its final form, the water veil moves
from around its body to its back and forms
an "X" shape, which resemble wings, then the
wings form into a small sphere shape of water
on the middle of its back with a light blue
ring in the middle of it and it then grows
in size until it forms into a giant shuriken
made of water. Its full capabilities were
unknown, but it appears to give a significant
boost in speed and power. In its completed
form, it can rival the power of Mega Evolved
Pokémon. This form comes with a side effect
where whenever Greninja takes damage, the
pain is shared with Ash in the same location
where Greninja was hurt. Ash is also shown
to be able to see from Greninja's point of
view and will occasionally mimic Greninja's
movements. Ash describes it as feeling like
he "became" Greninja. It is revealed by Clemont's
device that Ash and Greninja share the exact
same heartbeat while Greninja is in the form
and that the form can be accessed when Ash
and Greninja's feelings synchronize. If the
form is pushed too hard, it's possible for
Ash to pass out from the resulting exhaustion
and pain. The term Ash-Greninja 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.
The “Ash Form” is a form that only Ash’s
Greninja can take. It is a synchronization
between Ash and Greninja called “Bond Phenomenon”
and appears to have ancient origins. The Bond
Phenomenon occurs very rarely, when the mutual
trust between Pokémon and his trainer reaches
very high levels, and the two manage to dominate
it. The Pokémon that can use the “Bond
Phenomenon” possess a special ability, thanks
to which they manage to understand which trainer
is able to bring out this hidden power. That’s
why Greninja chose only and exclusively Ash
as it’s trainer, rejecting anyone else.
The phenomenon occurs when the brain impulses
of Ash and Greninja synchronize up to join.
At that point the two are related to each
other as if they were in one body.
During the synchronization, Greninja transforms
and it becomes similar in appearance to Ash.
Their movements are identical and, as revealed
by one of Clemont’s gadgets, they share
the same heartbeat. Ash can also see through
Greninja’s eyes, in fact he describes what
he feels during the synchronization as if
he “becomes” Greninja. However, this phenomenon
has side effects for Ash, which in fact states
that he feels very tired after every synchronization,
and every time that Greninja is hit, Ash can
feel the pain in the same spots in which his
pokémon is hurt. The energy released by the
synchronization can also be too violent for
Ash, to the point that his body becomes paralyzed
and he faints because of the pain and fatigue.
To be able to withstand the power of synchronization,
Ash convinced himself that he has to become
as similar as possible to Greninja. Due to
this he undergoes himself to its same workouts,
although with difficulty, since, obviously,
a human cannot compete physically with a Pokémon.
After the first training, Ash accepted a battle
against Champion Diantha. In this occasion,
new traits of the synchronization came out.
This time Ash resisted longer, reaching a
“new level”. The brain waves analysis
performed by Lem recorded some changes, their
intensity became higher and higher. At the
same time Ash seemed increasingly “involved”
in the fight and started to repeat phrases
like “much, much stronger! ” or “much,
much faster!” very frequently until Greninja
jumped out from the water veil that had always
surrounded him. Since then, the veil became
a big water-shuriken. The power reached by
Ash and Greninja was so high that it floored
Diantha’s Gardevoir. At that point, though,
Ash seemed almost “crazy” and whilst Lem’s
indicator was still recording abnormal brain
waves, he ordered Greninja to go on with what
turned out to be a ruthless knockout blow
for Gardevoir. If Ash hadn’t suddenly collapsed
again, he would have defeated champion Diantha’s
Pokémon in all probability.
During the battle against Sawyer, for the
first time the synchronization failed. Ash
was floored by that and initially no one was
able to understand why that happened. The
only thing that Clemont was able to state
is that, during the battle, Ash’s and Greninja’s
pulses were completely desynchronized. Following
the events of the episode, it is known that
the synchronization probably did not happen
because Ash was unconsciously worried, due
to Sawyer, who had won his last badge before
him and had become unexpectedly strong in
a short time.
During the first fight against Wulfric, Ash
managed to synchronize with Greninja. However,
he could feel all the hits received by Greninja
and this annoyed him. Fearing another defeat
because of a collapse, Ash lost his concentration
and ended up suffering from many attacks.
When Greninja was thrown violently against
a wall, Ash was no longer able to bear the
pain and collapsed again, causing the defeat
of his Pokémon, since they were synchronized.
Ash feared he had disappointed Greninja, and
that night he apologized to him for not being
able to bear the hit. If Ash had endured more,
Greninja could have unleashed its full power.
Therefore, Ash must learn to resist more,
but how? As usual when he feels sad and discouraged,
Ash asks his friends to be left alone. So
he walked the Winding Woods in search of an
answer.
After being scolded by Serena, Ash recovered
his optimism, remembering that whatever the
difficulties are, he must never give up. This
helped him when, a few hours later, he and
Greninja saved a Pokémon in danger during
a snowstorm. The will to save that Pokémon
was so strong that it allowed Ash and Greninja
to achieve perfect synchronization. At that
point, Ash apologized again to Greninja, he
gave priority to gaining the badge and keeping
up with Sawyer, to whom he had promised, to
immediately win it. During the battle, Ash’s
only thought was: “I’m a trainer so I
have to do my best and hang on”, but in
the forest he understood that this does not
necessarily mean succeeding in it alone. He
has a precious friend at his side, ready to
give him his strength.
In Facing the Needs of the Many! Z2 requested
for Greninja to help it and Squishy detect
and destroy all of the remnants of the Giant
Rock. Greninja accepted Z2's request and bid
farewell to Ash and his friends. In the following
episode, Greninja was seen destroying a root,
with Squishy and Z2 watching close by. However,
many people believe that this isn’t the
last we’ve seen of Ash’s Greninja, the
main reason that I believe we haven’t seen
the last of Ash Greninja is because you actually
get the Pokemon in the Pokemon Sun and Moon
demo, which you can then obviously transfer
to Pokemon Sun and Moon. That could easily
foreshadow Ash Greninja’s return to the
Pokemon Sun and Moon Anime, but of course
we’ll have to wait and see, at the end of
the day though, i’d love to see this Pokemon
back in the anime, especially with it’s
unique form.
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