Ash Greninja EX Card: XY-P 218 Promo and PSA 10 Guide

The Ash Greninja card in the Japanese Pokémon TCG is Ash-Greninja EX, number 218/XY-P (XYP 218): a Basic Pokémon with HP 170 and 5ban Graphics as illustrator, listed on the official Pokémon Card database. This guide covers its attacks, how it compares with the Greninja GX cards, and the PSA 10 version we list.

Updated November 11, 2026

What are the key facts of the Ash Greninja EX card?

Ash-Greninja EX is a Japanese-edition promo card numbered 218 / XY-P with the regulation mark XYP, rarity PROMO, Basic, HP 170. The table gathers the facts from the official card page and from our product page.

Source for the card data: the official Pokémon Card database entry. Source for the set line, rarity and grade: our PSA 10 product page.

What is the Ash Greninja card?

The Ash Greninja card is a single Japanese promo, Ash-Greninja EX, a Basic Pokémon EX with HP 170 and the card number 218 / XY-P.

The official database spells the name Ash-Greninja EX, with a hyphen, and gives the card number as 218 / XY-P and the regulation mark XYP. It credits the illustration to 5ban Graphics. Our own PSA 10 listing uses the spelling “Ash Greninja EX” without the hyphen, and it describes the same card: No. 218, rarity PROMO. In this guide we use the official hyphenated name for the card and the listing’s name when we point to the product.

Because this is one card and not a set, there is no card list to learn. What matters is the card’s text, the event category it belongs to, how it compares with the Greninja cards from booster sets, who illustrated each of them, and what the PSA 10 listing says. The sections below take those points in order. Greninja is the English name for the Pokémon the Japanese database calls ゲッコウガ, and every Greninja card in this guide is a Japanese-edition card.

Which Japanese promo does Ash Greninja EX XY-P 218 belong to?

Ash-Greninja EX XY-P 218 belongs to the Next-Generation World Hobby Fair original holo card category on the official database, and our product title places it with the Winter ’16 Visitors Distributed Items.

The official card page links the card to the Next-Generation World Hobby Fair original holo card category. Our product title adds the wording “Next Generation World Hobby Fair ’16 Winter Visitors Distributed Items” and the rarity PROMO. The two sources therefore agree on the Hobby Fair connection, and the Winter ’16 line appears in the product title. The card number is written 218 / XY-P, not as a number out of a booster-set total such as 094 or 150.

When you search for a copy, match the card number 218 and the XYP mark rather than the Pokémon name alone, because the name Greninja appears on many other cards covered below.

What do the attacks and rules on Ash-Greninja EX say?

Ash-Greninja EX has two attacks, Shuriken Flurry and Ninja Blade, and the Pokémon EX rule that gives your opponent 2 Prize cards when it is Knocked Out.

The English attack names are renderings of the Japanese names printed on the card. The card page is the source for this table: official page for Ash-Greninja EX 218/XY-P.

Shuriken Flurry is a coin-flip attack. It asks for three flips, and each heads puts 20 damage on one of your opponent’s Pokémon. The wording says “1 of your opponent’s Pokémon”, so the target is not limited to the Active Pokémon in the text as listed. Ninja Blade is the second attack and is printed as a flat 130 damage.

The Pokémon EX rule is the other part that matters when you compare cards. The card page says your opponent takes 2 Prize cards when your Pokémon EX is Knocked Out. The Greninja GX cards in the next section carry a matching rule for Pokémon GX, which also gives 2 Prize cards.

How does Ash-Greninja EX compare with the Greninja GX cards?

Ash-Greninja EX is a Basic with HP 170 and two attacks, while the four Greninja GX prints in the official sources are Stage 2 Pokémon with HP 230, an Ability and a GX attack.

Sources: the official pages for 020/094, 095/094, 033/150 and 216/150.

Three differences stand out. First, the Stage and HP: the EX is Basic with HP 170, and each GX card is Stage 2 with HP 230. Second, the text: the GX cards have the Ability Shuriken of Wind, which reads “Once per turn, when you evolve this card from your hand during your turn, put 3 damage counters on 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon.” The EX card page lists no Ability. The GX cards also have the attack Oboro Giri (110), which lets you shuffle this Pokémon and all attached cards back into your deck, and the GX attack Shadow Assassin GX, which deals 130 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon, with the limit that you can use only one GX attack per game. The EX instead has Shuriken Flurry and Ninja Blade. Third, the source: the GX cards come from SM6 (Forbidden Light) and from the SM8b high-class pack GX Ultra Shiny, with rarity icons RR, SR and SSR, while the EX carries the rarity PROMO on our product page.

Both card types hand your opponent 2 Prize cards when Knocked Out: the EX through the Pokémon EX rule, and the GX cards through the rule that applies when your Pokémon GX is Knocked Out. The prize count is therefore the same, and the choice between the cards comes down to Stage, HP, attacks and where each card came from.

What do the Greninja & Zoroark GX cards add?

Greninja & Zoroark GX is a TAG TEAM card with HP 250 that gives your opponent 3 Prize cards when Knocked Out, so it is a separate card entry from Ash-Greninja EX.

The official database lists four Greninja & Zoroark GX prints in the sources used here: three in the Night Unison pack (SM9a) and one in the TAG TEAM GX Tag All Stars high-class pack (SM12a). Zoroark is the English name for ゾロアーク.

Sources: the official pages for 025/055, 058/055, 059/055 and 072/173.

The 025/055 card is a Basic with HP 250. Its attacks are Dark Pulse (30+) and Night Unison GX, and its rule says that when your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards. The 058/055 print lists the same HP of 250 and credits 5ban Graphics. The 072/173 print is also a Basic with HP 250. Compared with Ash-Greninja EX, the TAG TEAM card has 80 more HP (250 against 170) and one more Prize card given up when Knocked Out (3 against 2).

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Greninja & Zoroark GX is a different card entry from Ash-Greninja EX. If your goal is the XY-P 218 promo, look for the card number 218 / XY-P.

Who illustrated the Greninja cards in the official sources?

5ban Graphics is credited as illustrator on Ash-Greninja EX, on all four Greninja GX prints and on the 058/055 Greninja & Zoroark GX print.

The table below lists the illustrator credit shown on each official card page used in this guide.

Read the table as a reference when you sort cards by artist. Of the nine cards in it, six credit 5ban Graphics, two credit Mitsuhiro Arita and one credits kodama. The credit is printed per card, so two cards with the same Pokémon name can still have different illustrators, as the three Night Unison prints show.

What does the PSA 10 Ash Greninja EX listing say?

Our listing says the card is graded PSA 10 (Gem Mint) and that the PSA case may have minor scratches or marks on its surface.

The product description for the PSA 10 Ash Greninja EX gives the card as No. 218, rarity PROMO, from the Next Generation World Hobby Fair ’16 Winter Visitors Distributed Items. It describes the card as graded PSA 10 (Gem Mint) by Professional Sports Authenticator, and it adds that PSA 10 is awarded to cards in flawless, gem mint condition. It also states that the PSA case may have minor scratches or marks on its surface, so the case, as distinct from the card inside it, can carry small marks. The listing further notes that your order may take a little longer to ship.

The grade describes the condition of the card in the slab. It does not change the printed text on the card, which is the text in the attack table above.

Where can I buy a PSA 10 Ash Greninja EX?

You can order the PSA 10 Ash Greninja EX from Samurai Sword Tokyo: the PSA10 Ash Greninja EX XY-P 218 is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥80,515, sourced to order.

That listing is a back order, not stock on hand: the copy is sourced after you order. We also have a separate product page for a PSA 10 copy of the same card, PSA10 Ash Greninja EX XY-P 218 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order).

On shipping and payment, our shipping policy says orders go by FedEx with a tracking number, either International Connect Plus (estimated transit usually 3-7 business days after dispatch) or International Priority (usually 2-5 business days), with the cost calculated at checkout. These transit times are estimates only. Most orders are processed and shipped within 5 business days after PayPal or Wise payment has cleared, and once an order is with FedEx, timing is controlled by the carrier and destination-country authorities. All payments are made in yen; the payment methods page lists Wise bank transfer, PayPal, and credit or debit cards through PayPal. For PSA graded cards, the shipping policy says that once your payment has cleared, we secure the PSA graded card matching your order, even if additional sourcing is required.

Which other Greninja guides should I read?

If Ash-Greninja EX is your starting point, start with our guide to the Greninja GX prints, then move to the Greninja ex and Mega Greninja ex guides.

More Greninja guides

• Greninja GX Pokemon Cards: Every Japanese Print and PSA 10 Price, the guide to the GX cards compared above.
• Greninja ex PSA 10 (Japanese Pokemon SV5a 090/066 SAR): Prints, Price.
• Greninja BREAK 157/103: 30th Celebration Classic Reprint Guide.
• Greninja ex 30th Celebration Card Guide: 015/103 RR Explained.
• Mega Greninja ex PSA 10 Japanese Pokemon Card (M4): Prints and Price.
• Mega Greninja ex Mega Attack Rare 208/165: Every Japanese Print & PSA 10 Guide.
• Greninja BREAK and Greninja ex 30th Anniversary Cards: All Five Listed and Priced.

Each guide above covers a different Greninja card on its own terms, so the XY-P 218 promo belongs to this page. Use this page for card 218 / XY-P and the guides for the other prints.

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