Greninja counters

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

Greninja
#0658 Greninja
WaterDark
USAGE 5.9% #31
ABILITYTorrent
BASE STATS
HP 72
ATK 95
DEF 67
SPA 103
SPD 71
SPE 122
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassFightingBugFairy
½×
FireWaterIceGhostDarkSteel
0×
Psychic
Moves
Dark Pulse 94.5% Water Shuriken 85.2% Ice Beam 66.8% Surf 62.4% Sludge Wave 27.9% Mud Shot 14.1% U-turn 12.2% Grass Knot 8.8%
Items
Focus Sash 79.3% Choice Scarf 9.5% Life Orb 7.3% Mystic Water 2.1% Sitrus Berry 1.2% Expert Belt 0.4% nothing 0.1% King's Rock 0.0%
Abilities
Torrent64.8%Protean35.2%
Common Teammates
Mimikyu76.5%Mawile-Mega46.6%Metagross-Mega46.1%Hippowdon39.7%Garchomp39.2%Charizard-Mega-Y18.5%Rotom-Wash17.6%Archaludon16.4%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #31 with 5.87% usage. Sorted by reliability score.