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No.0658

Greninja

Ninja Pokémon

WaterDark
Height: 1.5mWeight: 40kg（Power of Low Kick against it: 60）Egg Groups: Water 1Singles: UUDoubles: (DUU)Regional Dex: Blueberry #217

Description

It appears and vanishes with a ninja’s grace. It toys with its enemies using swift movements, while slicing them with throwing stars of sharpest water.

Raising data

Catch rate
45 / 255
Base friendship
70
Egg steps
2,688 steps
Gender ratio
♂ 87.5% / ♀ 12.5%
Growth rate
Medium Slow（1,059,860）

Base StatsTotal 530

HP72
Atk95
Def67
SpA103
SpD71
Spe122

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP179179147147
Atk161147115103
Def1301198778
SpA170155123110
SpD1351239181
Spe191174142127

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

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Abilities

  • Torrent

    Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.

  • ProteanHidden

    Changes the Pokémon's type to the type of the move it's about to use. This works only once each time the Pokémon enters battle.

  • Battle Bond

    When the Pokémon knocks out a target, its bond with its Trainer is strengthened, and its Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats are boosted.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

Champions BSS reg.MB4.3%#43 ・ 2026-07Usage over time

Moves

  • Dark Pulse82.8%
  • Water Shuriken75.2%
  • Ice Beam74.4%
  • Surf44%
  • Sludge Wave34.8%
  • Toxic Spikes25%
  • Grass Knot15.6%
  • Icy Wind6.6%
  • Mud Shot6.5%
  • Hydro Pump5.4%

Items

  • Focus Sash77.3%
  • Choice Scarf11.7%
  • Life Orb8.8%
  • Metronome1%
  • Mystic Water0.9%
  • Expert Belt0.2%

Abilities

  • Protean56%
  • Torrent44%

EV spreads

Teammates

MimikyuMimikyu42.3%Mega MetagrossMega Metagross37.5%GarchompGarchomp34.6%Mega BlazikenMega Blaziken28.8%CorviknightCorviknight25.4%ArchaludonArchaludon23.3%PrimarinaPrimarina20.1%HippowdonHippowdon18.4%
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OU0.2%#111 ・ 2026-07Usage over time

Moves

  • Dark Pulse61.4%
  • Gunk Shot47.4%
  • Water Shuriken43.3%
  • Taunt42.5%
  • Surf38.6%
  • Spikes36.8%
  • Counter30.8%
  • Ice Beam29.9%
  • Hydro Pump22.2%
  • Low Kick15.2%

Items

  • Life Orb37.6%
  • Focus Sash34%
  • Expert Belt13%
  • Choice Specs5.8%
  • Petaya Berry2.8%
  • Mystic Water2.7%

Abilities

  • Battle Bond53.6%
  • Protean42.8%
  • Torrent3.6%

Tera types

  • ghost57.3%
  • water31.5%
  • poison3.9%
  • fighting2.6%
  • dark2.3%
  • stellar0.7%

EV spreads

  • Jolly Atk252 / Def4 / Spe25230.9%→ Calc
  • Modest SpA252 / SpD4 / Spe25217.2%→ Calc
  • Timid SpA252 / SpD4 / Spe25215.5%→ Calc
  • Naive Atk136 / SpA120 / Spe2528.4%→ Calc

Teammates

GarchompGarchomp39.2%ScizorScizor36.4%BlazikenBlaziken35.1%MewMew33.8%Tornadus (Therian Forme)Tornadus (Therian Forme)31.9%Iron TreadsIron Treads27.6%ZamazentaZamazenta20.6%PelipperPelipper20%
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Doubles OU0.1%#143 ・ 2026-07Usage over time

Moves

  • Dark Pulse97.4%
  • Water Shuriken96.1%
  • Protect94.5%
  • Hydro Pump82.9%
  • Water Pledge13.8%
  • Ice Beam4.2%
  • Extrasensory1.6%
  • Grass Knot1.5%
  • U-turn1.2%
  • Waterfall1.1%

Items

  • Loaded Dice80.4%
  • Focus Sash13.8%
  • Life Orb3.3%
  • Choice Specs0.7%
  • Assault Vest0.6%
  • Choice Scarf0.5%

Abilities

  • Battle Bond97.4%
  • Protean2.4%
  • Torrent0.2%

Tera types

  • water86.2%
  • ice13.1%
  • ground0.4%
  • ghost0.1%
  • poison0.1%
  • stellar0.1%

EV spreads

Teammates

RillaboomRillaboom93.3%PelipperPelipper81.7%KingambitKingambit80.7%GlimmoraGlimmora80.3%Basculegion (Female)Basculegion (Female)80.3%IncineroarIncineroar14.7%GholdengoGholdengo14.6%LandorusLandorus13.3%
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VGC 2026 reg.I0.1%#108 ・ 2026-06Usage over time

Moves

  • Dark Pulse97.2%
  • Hydro Pump92.1%
  • Blizzard83.3%
  • Grass Knot82.5%
  • Ice Beam16.6%
  • Extrasensory9.4%
  • Water Shuriken5.9%
  • Gunk Shot3.5%
  • U-turn2.3%
  • Protect1.7%

Items

  • Life Orb81.6%
  • Choice Specs8.4%
  • Focus Sash5.2%
  • Loaded Dice1.9%
  • Choice Scarf1.8%
  • Sitrus Berry0.6%

Abilities

  • Protean99.2%
  • Torrent0.8%

Tera types

  • grass81.7%
  • water14.3%
  • stellar3.5%
  • fairy0.2%
  • ghost0.2%
  • ice0.1%

EV spreads

  • Modest HP8 / SpA244 / Spe25281.6%→ Calc
  • Modest HP4 / SpA252 / Spe2528.3%→ Calc
  • Timid HP4 / SpA252 / Spe2524.7%→ Calc
  • Modest HP76 / SpA252 / Spe1803.5%→ Calc

Teammates

IncineroarIncineroar91.8%AmoongussAmoonguss82.8%RillaboomRillaboom82%Calyrex (Shadow Rider)Calyrex (Shadow Rider)81.8%KoraidonKoraidon81.7%TyranitarTyranitar10%ScizorScizor8.2%GlimmoraGlimmora8.2%
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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Power taken from Heavy Slam

Evolution

Froakie#0656FroakieWater
Level 16→
Frogadier#0657FrogadierWater
Level 36→
Greninja#0658GreninjaWaterDark

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
ElectricGrassFightingBugFairy
Resists×½ / ×¼
FireWaterIceGhostDarkSteel
Immune to×0
Psychic
Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
FireGroundPsychicRockGhost

Moves

Level up

—WaterWater ShurikenSpecial 15
Lv1NormalGrowlStatus
Lv1IceHazeStatus
Lv1DarkNight SlashPhysical 70
Lv1NormalPoundPhysical 40
Lv1NormalQuick AttackPhysical 40
Lv1PsychicRole PlayStatus
Lv1WaterWater GunSpecial 40
Lv10GhostLickPhysical 30
Lv14WaterWater PulseSpecial 60
Lv19NormalSmokescreenStatus
Lv23GhostShadow SneakPhysical 40
Lv28GroundSpikesStatus
Lv33FlyingAerial AcePhysical 60
Lv42NormalSubstituteStatus
Lv49PsychicExtrasensorySpecial 80
Lv56NormalDouble TeamStatus
Lv68WaterHydro PumpSpecial 110
TM（47）
AcrobaticsBlizzardBrick BreakChilling WaterDark PulseDigEndureFacadeFalse SwipeFlingGiga ImpactGrass KnotGunk ShotHelping HandHydro CannonHyper BeamIce BeamIce PunchIcy WindLiquidationLow KickLow SweepMud ShotMud-SlapProtectRain DanceRestRock SlideRock TombSleep TalkSludge WaveSmack DownSnowscapeSurfSwiftSwords DanceTake DownTauntTera BlastThiefToxic SpikesTrailblazeU-turnUpper HandWater PledgeWaterfallWeather Ball

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FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Greninja?

Ninja Pokémon It appears and vanishes with a ninja’s grace. It toys with its enemies using swift movements, while slicing them with throwing stars of sharpest water.

What type is Greninja?

Greninja is a Water / Dark-type Pokémon.

What is Greninja weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Electric / Grass / Fighting / Bug / Fairy-type moves.

What are Greninja's base stats?

HP72 / Atk95 / Def67 / SpA103 / SpD71 / Spe122 (total 530)

What are Greninja's abilities?

Torrent, Protean, Battle Bond

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