How a beloved Pokémon joined the Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero lineup

Just like any other popular fighting game, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is no stranger to well-made fan-created content. Even 4 months after its initial release, talented fans are still making wild and creative mods, like this one, which adds the iconic Pokémon Greninja to the game’s expansive roster.

Nyoh972 is a talented modder who has been working on a personal project named Project: P, which adds one popular Pokémon mod from each generation to Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero. While he already completed some amazing characters like Lucario, Blaziken, and Golisopod, his newest one, the representative from the Kalos region, is one of the best ones so far.

Greninja, the Ninja Pokémon, was first introduced in Pokémon X and Y, and it quickly became one of the most popular creatures in the franchise, thanks to its slick design, its formidable battle abilities, and its appearances in Super Smash Bros and the Pokémon anime. So it’s no surprise that Nyoh972 chose Greninja as the representative of the Sixth Generation and added it to Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero. His ambitious mod is now available to download on Game Banana, and it even comes with a full description of every mechanic and move that the Ninja Pokémon can use.

This Pokémon mod is so incredible and ambitious that it feels official

It’s important to keep in mind that Nyoh972’s Greninja mod is not just a simple skin, it’s a complete character with its own unique move set. In Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, Greninja can use its signature move, Water Shuriken, alongside many other powerful moves it can learn in the Pokémon games, like Hydro Pump, Shadow Sneak, Toxic, and Dark Pulse. Another great detail is that its iconic Shiny version is available as an alternate costume.

However, the most impressive aspect of this Greninja mod is the inclusion of its hidden ability, Protean. In the Pokémon games, it allows its user to change its typing to the type of move it’s about to use, which was extremely useful until Game Freak nerfed it in Scarlet and Violet. Protean has been synonymous with Greninja for more than 10 years, so it’s no surprise that Nyoh972 decided to include it in his Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero mod, where it lets the Ninja Pokémon change its skills between 4 different types (Water, Dark, Poison and Ghost) without changing form. This is actually a brilliant addition that proves this creator is a huge Pokémon fan.

The only thing missing from this mod is Battle Bond Greninja (AKA Ash-Greninja), the special transformation that it can achieve in Pokémon Sun and Moon and in Pokémon the Series: XY. Don’t worry, however, because Nyoh972 already confirmed that he’s working on a Battle Bond Greninja mod that he will upload as a separate, 2-stage character, in the near future.