Please nerf greninja

duppylily · January 24

Greninja was one of the first cards to be released in the game, and since then, the meta has changed a lot, and this card is not only still a top-tier but also way too strong with cyrus, to the point that people have been putting it in any deck, even if it doesn't have any water energy on it. One single card being so long in the meta makes the game tedious as we are always seeing it being used on repeat, and it's frustrating to play against, as it's the only card in the game that can damage any pokemon on your board, even if greninja is on the opponent’s bench. Once Greninja is in the game, it's basically a lose situation, so you either pick a deck with it or lose to it.

My ideas to nerf it wouldn't change much of the card, but instead of letting it use the ability even if it's not in the active spot, make it only able to use it if it is in the active spot (so at least you can have a counterplay to it). This would also redeem a second greninja less useful, so perhaps people would use greninja EX more.

Another idea was releasing a tool card that prevents damage from abilities, however, this could also unintentionally weaken some other cards.

The last idea would be so the ability can only damage pokemon that are already damaged.

Thanks

TheNinjaBear777 · January 24

i know its so hard to beat

TheNinjaBear777 · January 24

@Mod_Bee @Mod_Nova @Mod_Roy @Mod_Pandaroo

mods help

Eremas · January 24

buff Chansey Hypno

Candy0_o · January 24

I run a Mega blastoise greninja deck so im gonna have to respectfully disagree :)

Dragonfly102024 · January 24

Ummm, it's an ability. And one doesn't always get the right cards at the right time to evolve froakie into greninja. Yes, it can be beat.

Mod_Bee · January 25

Hi @duppylily, thank you for sharing your detailed feedback on Greninja. We’ll make sure your suggestions and concerns are passed along to the team for review.