Talk:Kalos Starter Pokemon Battle Royale/@comment-12846745-20150405161400/@comment-27448264-20160811225619

Body Slam could be considered a counter to Greninja's speed, but the problem is it's not a reliable counter. It does weak damage in comparison to Chesnaught's other physical movepool, and Chesnaught doesn't really have a lot of special bulk to tank multiple Extrasensories. Even if Greninja does get paralyzed, it still has a priority move with Water Shuriken to ensure that it goes first anyways. Its power is lacking, but after a supereffective STAB Extrasensory, Chesnaught won't have much HP anyways.

And the reason Extrasensory wasn't used here? Because it would be running off Greninja's far weaker ability, Torrent, where it won't get STAB. Plus it's not like this battle is the be-all-end-all to Kalos starter royales.