Greninja counters

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

Greninja
#0658 Greninja
WaterDark
USAGE 14.7% #7
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
Surf 95.7% Water Shuriken 95.4% Dark Pulse 83.4% Water Pledge 57.2% Sludge Wave 35.4% Gunk Shot 11.3% Ice Beam 9.2% Taunt 3.3%
Items
Mystic Water 56.4% Expert Belt 22.2% Life Orb 16.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.7% Wise Glasses 1.2% Splash Plate 1.2% Loaded Dice 0.6% Throat Spray 0.6%
Abilities
Battle Bond99.5%Torrent0.4%Protean0.0%
Common Teammates
Quaquaval73.2%Tornadus49.8%Ogerpon-Wellspring33.5%Volbeat31.3%Braviary-Hisui30.1%Pelipper29.6%Regieleki27.4%Kyurem24.9%
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Ranked #7 with 14.74% usage. Sorted by reliability score.