>Protean ninja is S rabk
>Ash ninja with 157 special attack and 145 attack is A+
Why.
>>31655127
Gunk shot
>comparing being able to literally change your type
>to gaining more stats
come on anon
>>31655127
funk shot to smear your funk all over Tapu Fini
>>31655127
Stab Gunk shot destroy the tapus
People were preparing for Ash with checks like Fini, and Protean happens to be a bait and a hard counter, so it saw tons of play.
Ashninja is a Mega with no ability and an Item slot. When he came into play, people started prepairing for him.
Protean ninja just so happens to be really good at destroying Ashninja's counters.
Ergo, Smogonfrog can play a mind game where your opponent has to guess which version of Smogonfrog is going to rape them.
>>31655127
1. Protean doesn't have to kill something for the benefit
2. Protean can be used for defense