Greninja counters

Gen 7 Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Greninja
#0658 Greninja
WaterDark
USAGE 3.4% #27
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
Toxic Spikes 93.7% Spikes 92.9% Taunt 92.3% Icy Wind 87.1% Ice Beam 12.8% U-turn 6.1% Grass Knot 5.8% Hidden Power Fire 5.5%
Items
Focus Sash 92.9% Choice Scarf 5.8% Life Orb 1.0% Choice Specs 0.2% Mystic Water 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Darkinium Z 0.0%
Abilities
Protean96.7%Torrent3.0%Battle Bond0.2%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal93.1%Necrozma-Dusk-Mane90.9%Xerneas81.5%Salamence-Mega79.1%Arceus76.7%Arceus-Fairy9.0%Arceus-Water8.0%Zygarde8.0%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #27 with 3.38% usage. Sorted by reliability score.