Greninja VS Espio

Greninja VS Espio is the 18th episode of DBX, featuring a Greninja from the Pokémon series and Espio the Chameleon from the Sonic the Hedgehog series in a battle between anthropomorphic video game ninjas.
==Exhibition==
 
In a facility, Espio the Chameleon lands on the ground and peeks from behind metal crates to see a large number of soldiers carrying weapons. Espio uses his Ninja Arts: Camouflage technique to turn invisible and jumps through several crates.
The scene cuts to black and changes to reveal a Smash Ball, Espio's desired prize, contained within an incubation chamber crackling with electricity. Espio walks towards the Smash Ball, but unbeknownst to him, a Greninja slides from a pillar and lands on the ground. 
Greninja: Gree-NIN!
Greninja charges up a Water Shuriken and throws it at Espio. The unsuspecting chameleon is hit by the attack and launched several meters away, catching the attention of the soldiers. Espio gets up and prepares to face his new adversary.
Greninja creates a water kunai, while Espio pulls out his own kunai, and the two clash their weapons repeatedly. Greninja leaps into the air and launches three Water Shuriken which Espio jumps away to avoid, hiding behind a cluster of crates. Greninja charges up another Water Shuriken and throws it at the cluster of crates, destroying most of them as Espio jumps out of the way and leaving a cloud of dust.
Greninja: Gre... NINJA!
Taking advantage of the smokescreen, Greninja charges at his opponent before he can react, striking him multiple times and sending him towards a pile of crates which he crashes into. As he recovers, Espio uses his camouflage technique to become invisible once more. Greninja lands on a crate, searching for its enemy. As it does so, Espio stealthily approaches it and assaults it multiple times.
Realizing that Espio is invisible, Greninja jumps into the air, twirls around, and launches a barrage of Water Shuriken in all directions. Espio dodges most of them, but gets hit by one in the stomach which deactivates his invisibility. Another one of the Water Shuriken shatters the incubation chamber's glass, freeing the Smash Ball. Before Espio can pull out the shuriken from his stomach, Greninja punches him away and resumes its assault, though Espio is able to shield himself with a large Shuriken star. The two dash through the air and clash multiple times, with Greninja eventually smashing Espio into a crate. Greninja dashes towards Espio, who counters its assault with a kick to its stomach and uses a Spin Attack that sends Greninja away.
Suddenly, the Smash Ball floats near Espio, who reaches out his hand to grab it, but is beaten by Greninja who destroys it and takes its power for itself. Greninja kicks Espio into the air and uses its Final Smash, Secret Ninja Attack, to slash at Espio multiple times before delivering one last punch that smashes Espio to the ground and leaves him lying in a pool of his own blood. The victorious Greninja lands on the ground and observes the corpse of his defeated enemy.
==Trivia==
===Production===
*The connections between Greninja and Espio are that they are both anthropomorphic video game ninjas with similar skills and abilities such as throwing shuriken (Water Shuriken and Shuriken stars, respectively), kunai, camouflaging (Greninja can use Camouflage, while Espio can use a technique known as Ninja Arts: Camouflage to become invisible), and long prehensile tongues.
===Other===
*This is the fifth Video Game-themed episode, after Trish VS Jeanne, Amy Rose VS King Dedede, Ryu VS Lucario, and Terry Bogard VS Jon Talbain, with the next 27 being Link VS Meta Knight, Genji VS Raiden, Guile VS Paul Phoenix, Aigis VS Noel Vermillion, Cloud VS Guts, Mega Man VS Bomberman, Mario VS Luigi, Zero VS Strider, Ken VS Blaziken, Samus VS Master Chief, Wii Fit Trainer VS Dhalsim, Alucard VS Demitri, Noctis VS 2B, Kratos VS Dante, Captain Falcon VS Viewtiful Joe, Chun-Li VS Tifa Lockhart, Yoshi VS Pac-Man, Juri VS Mileena, Vergil VS Hakumen, Chie VS Karin, Bendy VS Cuphead, and D.Va VS Tron Bonne, Ezio VS The Prince, Shantae VS Shovel Knight, Lucario VS Blaziken, Ness VS Sans, and Goomba VS Koopa 2.
*This is the first Ninja-themed episode, with the next two being Genji VS Raiden and Naruto Uzumaki VS Ryu Hayabusa.
Category:DBX Episodes
Category:DBX Season 2 Episodes