Greninja counters

Gen 9 Alphabet Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Greninja
#0658 Greninja
WaterDark
USAGE 3.5% #44
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
Freeze-Dry 40.6% Fusion Bolt 39.2% U-turn 38.3% Hydro Pump 31.6% Fiery Wrath 28.0% Fiery Dance 26.8% Flip Turn 25.4% Fleur Cannon 23.5%
Items
Choice Band 25.4% Choice Specs 24.8% Choice Scarf 22.7% Life Orb 12.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 10.2% Expert Belt 3.2% Charcoal 1.1% Loaded Dice 0.0%
Abilities
Protean99.2%Battle Bond0.8%Torrent0.0%
Common Teammates
Primarina32.3%Goodra-Hisui29.6%Toxapex24.2%Houndstone15.9%Rillaboom15.5%Ting-Lu15.0%Thundurus-Therian14.4%Moltres14.2%

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 #44 with 3.47% usage. Sorted by reliability score.