Greninja counters

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Greninja
#0658 Greninja
WaterDark
USAGE 13.9% #14
ABILITYSniper
BASE STATS
HP 72
ATK 95
DEF 67
SPA 103
SPD 71
SPE 122
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassFightingBugFairy
½×
FireWaterIceGhostDarkSteel
0×
Psychic
Moves
Surging Strikes 72.4% Wicked Blow 67.8% Flower Trick 30.3% Knock Off 28.1% Steam Eruption 26.8% Jet Punch 25.8% Trick 20.5% Explosion 14.5%
Items
Choice Band 50.3% Life Orb 23.8% Mystic Water 8.8% Choice Scarf 5.9% Choice Specs 4.3% Focus Sash 1.6% Punching Glove 1.2% Splash Plate 0.9%
Abilities
Sniper54.1%Pixilate15.1%Primordial Sea11.9%Adaptability5.5%Tinted Lens4.0%Sheer Force3.7%Magic Guard1.4%Mega Launcher0.9%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal57.8%Arceus-Ghost49.1%Chansey41.6%Celesteela27.5%Koraidon18.7%Diancie-Mega17.6%Eternatus16.6%Kyogre-Primal16.4%
Browse Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons teams using Greninja →
Teams using Arceus-Ghost 14%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-Primal
GroundFire SOFT CHECK
55.835
23
22.9% dies 7.63%
02
Arceus-Ghost
Arceus-Ghost
Ghost SOFT CHECK
53.909
14
14.1% dies 6.56%

Ranked #14 with 13.92% usage. Sorted by reliability score.