Greninja counters

Gen 9 Sketchmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Greninja
#0658 Greninja
WaterDark
USAGE 1.2% #90
ABILITYProtean
BASE STATS
HP 72
ATK 95
DEF 67
SPA 103
SPD 71
SPE 122
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassFightingBugFairy
½×
FireWaterIceGhostDarkSteel
0×
Psychic
Moves
Ice Beam 94.3% Dark Pulse 69.4% Sludge Wave 44.9% Hydro Steam 39.4% Volt Switch 37.6% Surf 33.6% Spikes 17.1% Toxic Spikes 16.5%
Items
Life Orb 42.4% Choice Scarf 21.2% Choice Specs 14.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 13.3% Expert Belt 3.3% Loaded Dice 1.7% Mystic Water 1.5% Focus Sash 1.3%
Abilities
Protean53.5%Battle Bond46.5%Torrent0.0%
Common Teammates
Gouging Fire54.8%Great Tusk42.2%Raging Bolt40.5%Torkoal40.0%Ninetales40.0%Gliscor24.3%Meowscarada22.6%Salamence19.6%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #90 with 1.16% usage. Sorted by reliability score.