Greninja counters

Gen 8 National Dex Doubles · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Greninja
#0658 Greninja
WaterDark
USAGE 9.7% #25
ABILITYBattle Bond
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 91.7% Dark Pulse 91.5% Water Shuriken 80.7% Extrasensory 79.5% Hydro Pump 21.1% Rain Dance 9.1% Protect 6.1% Toxic Spikes 5.3%
Items
Choice Specs 77.9% Life Orb 8.1% Focus Sash 6.6% Expert Belt 3.9% Leftovers 1.8% Utility Umbrella 0.8% Throat Spray 0.4% Waterium Z 0.4%
Abilities
Battle Bond88.2%Protean11.8%Torrent0.0%
Common Teammates
Pelipper76.3%Kartana75.9%Darmanitan-Galar75.9%Kangaskhan-Mega75.9%Kingdra75.9%Blaziken10.8%Gardevoir-Mega10.8%Toxtricity10.8%
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Ranked #25 with 9.73% usage. Sorted by reliability score.