Greninja counters

Gen 9 Pokébilities Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Greninja
#0658 Greninja
WaterDark
USAGE 5.4% #37
ABILITYAdaptability
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 90.8% Surf 65.0% Ice Beam 56.2% Gunk Shot 37.4% Low Kick 35.8% U-turn 33.6% Hydro Pump 24.5% Water Shuriken 20.4%
Items
Choice Specs 74.5% Life Orb 11.7% Choice Scarf 6.1% Loaded Dice 4.0% Expert Belt 1.5% Focus Sash 0.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.5% Wise Glasses 0.3%
Abilities
Adaptability64.6%Beads of Ruin14.9%Sheer Force5.9%Download2.8%Primordial Sea2.5%Technician1.9%Tinted Lens1.5%Neuroforce1.4%
Common Teammates
Pecharunt51.4%Heatran48.5%Great Tusk44.2%Iron Crown37.3%Ogerpon-Wellspring36.5%Corviknight28.3%Rillaboom12.2%Garchomp10.0%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #37 with 5.44% usage. Sorted by reliability score.