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Do you guys think that Ash's formerly owned Greninja should've learned Mat Block?

thomaswiencek

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Hey, guys. I'm just wanting to let you guys know whether or not you think Greninja, the one Ash used to own, should've learned Mat Block? That's because Mat Block was originally one of Greninja's signature moves prior to the seventh Pokémon generations, in which Throh is the only other Pokémon to learn this move. Please let me know once you've replied, and good luck.;)
 
I don't think so since even if any Pokemon knows a protecting move in the anime, it rarely ends up being used. If the writers were want to give Ash's Greninja Mat block, they'll most likely have it learn protect since it would be easier to draw and animate since they already made an animation for protect on another Pokemon.
 
Mat Block is a quite awkward move, as it basically protects the user and teammates from damage only during the very first turn. After that, it needs to be switched out in order to be able to use the move again.

I wouldn’t have minded seeing one of those Greninja from the Ninja Village using that move, however. If all, what Ash’s Greninja needed was a Dark-type move, imo.
 
I honestly kept forgetting that Greninja was even a part Dark type Pokemon during XY because of the lack of a Dark type move. If they had to give Greninja a different move, I would have preferred replacing Cut with Night Slash instead. It would have worked nicely and it wouldn't have been drastically different from Cut to where it would be a hassle for them to animate it slightly differently.
 
I also believe Mat Block wouldn't have been different from Protect, seeing how Light Screen and other "protecting" moves work similar to one another.
 
I don't think there were any Double/Triple battles in XY that Greninja took part in (like official ones), therefore no need to learn it. I agree with Cres that a Greninja should've learned it in Ninja Village or something. The thing with some Pokemon in the anime is that they have a really bad moveset for example, taking one of my expertise topics, Valerie. Valerie in the anime had the moveset Disarming Voice, Fairy Wind, Giga Impact on it. That is a really rubbish movest. It should've had Hyper Voice and Moonblast. Anyway back on point, Greninja needs a Dark-type move like Night Slash and others but the producers give them weird moves. So no I think I didn't think it was a crime that Ash's Greninja didn't have Mat Block.
 
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