>>39550668Nope, Game Freak themselves came up with both the idea and design for Ash-Greninja
>*Yajima wanted to make the bond between Satoshi and Gekkouga a major part of the story, but felt it would be difficult to do so if it had to remain a Gekkouga, so he went to Game Freak, and they came up with the idea of a synchro transformation. It was put in Sun/Moon afterwards, but was created during this discussion between anime staff and GF.The anime director at the time just wanted something to make Greninja special, he didn't know exactly what. Both the "Bond Phenomenon" idea and the design for Ash-Greninja were Game Freak's.
