Greninja counters

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

Greninja
#0658 Greninja
WaterDark
USAGE 2.6% #69
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 99.9% Hydro Pump 93.4% Water Shuriken 86.5% Sludge Wave 74.3% Ice Beam 14.5% U-turn 13.5% Extrasensory 11.1% Surf 6.5%
Items
Life Orb 86.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 6.5% Expert Belt 5.0% Choice Specs 2.1% Sitrus Berry 0.1% Focus Sash 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0%
Abilities
Battle Bond83.2%Protean16.8%Torrent0.0%
Tera Types
Water 93.4% Poison 6.5% Stellar 0.0% Ground 0.0% Ghost 0.0% Dark 0.0%
Common Teammates
Quaquaval80.7%Glimmora69.7%Salamence69.4%Latios69.4%Dondozo69.3%Garchomp30.6%Metagross26.6%Thundurus-Therian26.2%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #69 with 2.62% usage. Sorted by reliability score.