Greninja counters

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

Greninja
#0658 Greninja
WaterDark
USAGE 2.0% #71
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 89.7% Water Shuriken 76.1% Ice Beam 74.9% Hydro Pump 56.0% Surf 35.1% Sludge Wave 25.2% U-turn 12.1% Gunk Shot 7.6%
Items
Life Orb 49.3% Waterium Z 25.6% Choice Specs 11.0% Choice Scarf 8.2% Focus Sash 1.5% Darkinium Z 1.0% Loaded Dice 0.8% Expert Belt 0.8%
Abilities
Battle Bond85.1%Protean14.8%Torrent0.1%
Common Teammates
Terapagos34.7%Iron Treads28.2%Raging Bolt25.6%Charizard-Mega-X24.5%Gholdengo23.7%Scizor-Mega19.9%Pelipper18.7%Landorus-Therian16.9%
Browse Gen 9 National Dex teams using Greninja →
Teams using Zamazenta 63% Teams using Alomomola 18%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Zamazenta
Zamazenta
Fighting OFFENSIVE CHECK
45.905
63
63.1% dies 10.07%
02
Alomomola
Alomomola
Water SOFT CHECK
76.799
18
17.7% dies 6.15%

Ranked #71 with 2.04% usage. Sorted by reliability score.