Greninja counters

Gen 6 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Greninja
#0658 Greninja
WaterDark
USAGE 1.3% #69
ABILITYProtean
BASE STATS
HP 72
ATK 95
DEF 67
SPA 103
SPD 71
SPE 122
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassFightingBugFairy
½×
FireWaterIceGhostDarkSteel
0×
Psychic
Moves
Ice Beam 98.0% Dark Pulse 96.0% Water Shuriken 88.9% Gunk Shot 61.1% Mat Block 34.0% Scald 8.1% Extrasensory 4.0% U-turn 3.5%
Items
Life Orb 92.4% Focus Sash 6.2% Expert Belt 0.7% Choice Specs 0.4% Sitrus Berry 0.2% Assault Vest 0.1% King's Rock 0.0% nothing 0.0%
Abilities
Protean99.9%Torrent0.1%
Common Teammates
Talonflame95.9%Sylveon88.7%Kangaskhan-Mega88.4%Tyranitar59.9%Rotom-Wash59.8%Amoonguss31.0%Landorus-Therian28.3%Gengar-Mega4.7%
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Ranked #69 with 1.31% usage. Sorted by reliability score.