>>47258098For 1, Ash-Greninja is more than “slightly” better stat wise. Ash-Greninja’s Hydro Pump has far more OHKOs and 2HKOs than Inteleon’s, and Ash-Greninja is capable of outspeeding Tapu Koko, while Inteleon is slower than Tornadus-T.
Second, Inteleon lacks a secondary STAB in Dark, which is a huge power lose.
Third, Ash-Greninja also gets priority effective 60 BP water move working off its more powerful stat that breaks Sub and Sash, but more importantly can hit Pokemon like Zeraora and Sand Rush Excadrill hard, while Inteleon only gets Aqua Jet.
Fourth, Ash-Greninja learns spikes, meaning that its wouldbe checks like Fini and Chansey are going to get worn down (or atleast before HDB) to the point of being OHKO’d easily.
Lastly, Ash-Greninja benefits from Protean Greninja, as Greninja having 2 OP sets that require different checks makes it hard to predict, while Inteleon only has a choice between more damage randomly or more damage while at low health.
Additionally, Inteleon’s stats are closer to Sceptile’s than Greninja’s.
