Guess we are not going anywere, so pikachu couldnt landba hit, it must be a bad pokemon, so base greninja accomplishments are landing a hit on Charizard, Gardevoir and OHKOing a Clawitzer who had had a battle already. Lets go to top tier!!!
No, Greninja forcing Charizard to Mega evolve and then fight it as a mega, repelling its Thunderpunch and later tanking another before finally activating its own mega-form are impressive
It going toe to toe with the Champs Pokemon before both activated their mega form is even more impressive
These 2 feats alone means its realistically possible that Greninja is stronger then all of Ash's other Pokemon in its base form. This includes Charizard (who I doubt is stronger then Alain's base Charizard)
His other Pokemon's best showings are at most battling legendaries (a feat Talonflame, Noivern and Hawlucha now also share), but none of them have ever been able to lay so much as a scratch on an E4 Pokemon. Greninja is fighting E4 level opponents and the actual Champ on even ground, a feat never before accomplished by any of Ash's Pokemon.
We also have the writers themselves calling this Ash's Ultimate Team, which implies his current team are all high/top rankers among his Pokemon, since it would be his "ultimate team" if any of his previous teams surpassed this one. Add that they have all been shown at least capable of battling Legendaries or higher and their final League opponent is a 6v6 battle with a guy shown to be E4 level and its clear this whole team is pretty damn powerful
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