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Cards/Greninja V
Greninja V card from the Fusion Strike set
Illustration by 5ban Graphics. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Greninja V

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A high-risk water attacker that deals massive damage if the coin flips go its way.

Water210 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Greninja V has 210 hit points and is a Basic Pokemon card.

It can use Water Drip to deal 40 damage using one Water energy.

It can use Dancing Shuriken to deal 80 damage for each heads when you flip three coins.

Signature attack

Dancing Shuriken

Flip 3 coins. This attack does 80 damage for each heads. (80× damage)

The Dancing Shuriken attack relies on chance because you must flip three coins. If all three land on heads it deals 240 damage which is enough to defeat most Pokemon in one hit.

Attacks

WC
Water Drip40
WWC
Dancing Shuriken80×

Flip 3 coins. This attack does 80 damage for each heads.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits a deck that focuses on water energy and aggressive attacks. It works best when the player can afford to lose some turns while waiting for good coin flips.

Strengths
  • High potential damage
  • Basic Pokemon status
  • Affordable energy cost
Watch out for
  • Unreliable accuracy
  • Lightning weakness
  • Low base damage option
Pro tip

Encourage your child to use Dancing Shuriken only when they need a knockout blow rather than for small amounts of damage.

From the Pokédex

Greninja is known for its ninja-like movements and ability to create water shurikens.

Note for the parent

Your child will need to explain why their Pokemon sometimes misses or deals huge damage because it depends on flipping coins.

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