Is Greninja viable in Gen 9 National Dex?

Greninja is ranked #70 in Gen 9 National Dex with 2.01% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Greninja in Gen 9 National Dex?

Zamazenta has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 66.5% of 57.61647292501456 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.7 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Greninja matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Greninja was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Greninja counters

Gen 9 National Dex · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0658 Greninja

WaterDark

USAGE 2.0% #70

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 94.1% Water Shuriken 85.6% Ice Beam 65.5% Hydro Pump 53.7% Surf 40.1% Sludge Wave 32.1% U-turn 9.8% Gunk Shot 4.0%

Items

Life Orb 48.4% Waterium Z 31.1% Choice Specs 12.0% Choice Scarf 5.2% Darkinium Z 0.7% Loaded Dice 0.7% Focus Sash 0.5% Expert Belt 0.4%

Abilities

Battle Bond90.6%Protean9.3%Torrent0.1%

Common Teammates

Iron Treads40.8%

Raging Bolt38.6%

Terapagos36.0%

Charizard-Mega-X31.1%

Ogerpon-Cornerstone26.7%

Landorus-Therian22.0%

Pelipper20.3%

Zapdos18.5%

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Greninja + Iron Treads 40.8% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Zamazenta

Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

57.616

31.6

66.5% Standard error 8.73 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Greninja: 564-666 (162 - 191.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.829

3.9

45.6% Standard error 10.42 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kingambit Brick Break vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Greninja: 258-304 (74.1 - 87.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ogerpon-Wellspring

GrassWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

27.214

-0.4

36.5% Standard error 9.23 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Wellspring Mask Ogerpon-Wellspring Power Whip vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Greninja: 678-798 (194.8 - 229.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

129.22

-5.0

18.8% Standard error 5.93 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Greninja: 208-246 (59.7 - 70.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.422

-13.8

12.1% Standard error 6.47 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Explosion vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Greninja: 449-529 (129 - 152%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Landorus-Therian counters → Teams with Landorus-Therian →

Ranked #70 with 2.01% usage. Sorted by conservative score.