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I'll bite.
It doesn't take a fool to see shedinja is worthless so let's forget that as well as bisharp with low kick considered.
>40- Atk Life Orb Protean Greninja Low Kick (60 BP) vs. 4 HP / 252+ Def Blissey: 276-328 (42.3 - 50.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
>40 Atk Life Orb Protean Greninja Low Kick (60 BP) vs. 4 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Chansey: 221-265 (34.4 - 41.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
>40- Atk Life Orb Protean Greninja Low Kick (60 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Porygon2: 81-96 (21.6 - 25.6%) -- 1.3% chance to 4HKO
>40- Atk Life Orb Protean Greninja Low Kick (80 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Empoleon: 226-268 (60.7 - 72%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
We all know for a fact that the worst blissey/chansey can do is either tox or toss the frog but a switch to something else stops them.
Empoleon is not a counter since two kicks will kill it.
Now let's disregard all shitposts and look at greninja as a whole.
>fastest water type starter with 122 speed
>Changes type with moves
>Average attacking stats
>Low defenses and HP
>wide movepool
We all know for a fact that frog is frail is easy to kill but consider this. How do you kill it before it kills you or switches. Not many things outspeed 122 unscarfed and A boost from life orb coupled with STAB will kill almost anything it is SE to. Also since it changes type, it gains the benefit of fighting/normal immunity from shawdow sneak. Electric immunity from spikes and other resistances from types it'll switch to.
Finally, the ninja is UNPREDICTABLE. Most pokemon have general sets but greninja can go physical, special or even mixed and still yield the same results as well as interchangeable moves to fit any occasion.
Now consider all these things and consider OU mon and say you want greninja to stay. I like it but it has to go. If you have to carry a mon to counter another mon SPECIFICALLY. That's when centralization happens
