Ability profile
Battle Bond Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation VII
Pokémon with ability
2
Effect
Transforms this Pokémon into Ash-Greninja after fainting an opponent. Water Shuriken's power is 20 and always hits three times. This ability cannot be copied or replaced. This ability only takes effect for Greninja.
Flavor text
Defeating an opposing Pokémon strengthens the Pokémon’s bond with its Trainer, and it becomes Ash-Greninja. Water Shuriken gets more powerful.
Quick summary
Battle Bond is a main-series ability from Generation VII. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation VII
Battle Bond first appeared in Generation VII. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Battle Bond is used in main-series battles and links to 2 species profiles below.
2 Pokémon can have Battle Bond in the official dataset.
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