Greninja counters

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

Greninja
#0658 Greninja
WaterDark
USAGE 12.0% #21
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 89.6% Surf 87.3% Ice Beam 78.8% Protect 44.2% Sludge Wave 23.4% Extrasensory 20.1% Water Shuriken 20.0% U-turn 7.7%
Items
Life Orb 67.9% Choice Specs 12.0% Expert Belt 9.5% Choice Scarf 3.1% Focus Sash 2.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.5% Choice Band 1.2% Loaded Dice 0.5%
Abilities
Battle Bond80.6%Protean19.1%Torrent0.3%
Tera Types
Water 52.1% Stellar 24.6% Ghost 13.3% Poison 5.1% Psychic 2.2% Dark 0.9% Ice 0.7% Ground 0.5%
Common Teammates
Scizor36.6%Donphan31.6%Lokix25.6%Latios23.9%Iron Jugulis20.1%Excadrill18.4%Thundurus-Therian17.6%Arcanine-Hisui17.5%
Browse Gen 9 UU teams using Greninja →
Teams using Clodsire 56% Teams using Keldeo 54% Teams using Greninja 47% Teams using Arcanine-Hisui 36% Teams using Lokix 35% Teams using Slither Wing 35%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Clodsire
Clodsire
PoisonGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER
20.278
56
55.6% dies 11.03%
02
Keldeo
Keldeo
WaterFighting SOFT CHECK
24.667
54
53.7% dies 10.04%
03
Greninja
Greninja
WaterDark SOFT CHECK
21.947
47
47.1% dies 10.65%
04
Arcanine-Hisui
Arcanine-Hisui
FireRock SOFT CHECK
26.405
36
36.2% dies 9.35%
05
Lokix
Lokix
BugDark SOFT CHECK
20.961
35
35.4% dies 10.45%
06
Slither Wing
Slither Wing
BugFighting SOFT CHECK
23.718
35
34.7% dies 9.77%
07
Fezandipiti
Fezandipiti
PoisonFairy SOFT CHECK
30.334
32
32.3% dies 8.49%
08
Latios
Latios
DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK
53.61
27
26.9% dies 8.45%
09
Mandibuzz
Mandibuzz
DarkFlying SOFT CHECK
28.972
20
20.3% dies 7.47%
10
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying SOFT CHECK
21.167
10
9.7% dies 6.42%

Ranked #21 with 12.03% usage. Sorted by reliability score.