Greninja counters

Gen 9 Godly Gift · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Greninja
#0658 Greninja
WaterDark
USAGE 1.3% #92
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
Dark Pulse 96.7% Surf 91.0% Ice Beam 83.6% Sludge Wave 47.9% Water Shuriken 47.8% Gunk Shot 7.0% U-turn 6.8% Hydro Pump 6.1%
Items
Life Orb 35.5% Focus Sash 19.9% nothing 18.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 10.9% Choice Specs 7.3% Loaded Dice 6.8% Choice Scarf 0.9% Mystic Water 0.3%
Abilities
Battle Bond87.5%Protean12.5%Torrent0.0%
Tera Types
Water 91.4% Stellar 4.6% Fairy 2.2% Flying 1.3% Fire 0.4% Fighting 0.2% Ice 0.0% Dark 0.0%
Common Teammates
Landorus43.6%Kyurem-White40.3%Darkrai37.9%Infernape37.3%Quaquaval37.3%Hoopa-Unbound20.9%Mewtwo19.6%Keldeo18.5%
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Ranked #92 with 1.33% usage. Sorted by reliability score.