Greninja counters

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

Greninja
#0658 Greninja
WaterDark
USAGE 12.1% #19
ABILITYMega Launcher
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 48.2% Origin Pulse 47.8% Nasty Plot 36.9% Water Shuriken 34.0% Fiery Wrath 33.6% Steam Eruption 29.4% U-turn 27.5% Ice Beam 21.0%
Items
Life Orb 42.0% Choice Specs 25.6% Focus Sash 10.4% Black Glasses 8.8% Loaded Dice 5.1% Choice Scarf 4.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.5% Mystic Water 1.2%
Abilities
Mega Launcher47.5%Adaptability19.3%Sheer Force15.9%Primordial Sea8.0%Beads of Ruin7.6%Skill Link0.2%Battle Bond0.2%Magic Guard0.2%
Common Teammates
Corviknight56.9%Goodra-Hisui43.7%Pecharunt39.9%Landorus-Therian36.7%Gholdengo24.0%Ogerpon23.6%Latios21.8%Ting-Lu19.5%
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Ranked #19 with 12.12% usage. Sorted by reliability score.