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No.0658

Greninja

Ninja Pokémon

WaterDark
Forms:Greninja (Bond)Ash-GreninjaMega Greninja
Height: 1.5mWeight: 40kg(Power of Low Kick against it: 60)Egg Groups: Water 1Smogon Singles: UURegional 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 Singles6.5%#24 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Ice Beam96.1%
  • Sludge Wave71.1%
  • Mud Shot52.1%
  • Toxic Spikes52%
  • Dark Pulse41.1%
  • Surf30%
  • Water Shuriken24.8%
  • Hydro Pump6.1%
  • Gunk Shot5.8%
  • U-turn5.1%

Items

  • Focus Sash85.8%
  • Life Orb9.3%
  • Choice Scarf4.3%
  • Expert Belt0.5%
  • Leftovers0%
  • Air Balloon0%

Abilities

  • Protean77%
  • Torrent23%

EV spreads

Teammates

Mega SalamenceMega Salamence65.3%PrimarinaPrimarina60.9%GarchompGarchomp58.7%ArchaludonArchaludon53.3%GholdengoGholdengo51.7%AegislashAegislash22.2%RillaboomRillaboom15.3%Mega Garchomp ZMega Garchomp Z14.8%
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Source: Smogon (Champions BSS reg.MC)

OU (Singles)0.4%#99 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Ice Beam83.3%
  • Dark Pulse75.8%
  • Surf39.6%
  • Water Shuriken38.5%
  • Grass Knot34.4%
  • Hydro Pump33.7%
  • Spikes20.4%
  • Gunk Shot17.6%
  • Counter16.8%
  • Sludge Wave6.6%

Items

  • Life Orb73.9%
  • Focus Sash17.4%
  • Choice Specs3.1%
  • Loaded Dice2.8%
  • Choice Scarf1.8%
  • Heavy-Duty Boots0.3%

Abilities

  • Battle Bond77.7%
  • Protean22.2%
  • Torrent0%

Tera types

  • ghost41.9%
  • grass32%
  • water17.3%
  • poison3.3%
  • steel2.6%
  • dark1.7%

EV spreads

  • Timid SpA252 / SpD4 / Spe25244.8%→ Calc
  • Timid Def4 / SpA252 / Spe25217.2%→ Calc
  • Hasty Atk252 / SpA4 / Spe25216.8%→ Calc
  • Timid HP4 / SpA252 / Spe2526.8%→ Calc

Teammates

GholdengoGholdengo53.8%RillaboomRillaboom37.5%GlimmoraGlimmora33.2%BlazikenBlaziken33.1%OgerponOgerpon32.2%Iron ValiantIron Valiant22%Ting-LuTing-Lu18.7%CinderaceCinderace18.4%
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Source: Smogon (OU)

Doubles OU0.1%#134 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Dark Pulse92.4%
  • Water Shuriken91.1%
  • Hydro Pump90.2%
  • Protect85.9%
  • Ice Beam9.8%
  • U-turn4.8%
  • Low Kick4.1%
  • Surf4.1%
  • Blizzard3.1%
  • Acrobatics3%

Items

  • Loaded Dice85.6%
  • Life Orb5.6%
  • Assault Vest2.7%
  • Weakness Policy2.4%
  • Focus Sash2%
  • Big Nugget0.6%

Abilities

  • Battle Bond93.3%
  • Protean5.5%
  • Torrent1.2%

Tera types

  • water89%
  • ghost6.5%
  • ice2.9%
  • psychic0.7%
  • dragon0.3%
  • ground0.3%

EV spreads

  • Timid SpA252 / SpD4 / Spe25285.9%→ Calc
  • Naive Atk184 / SpA72 / Spe2524.1%→ Calc
  • Modest HP4 / SpA252 / Spe2523.9%→ Calc
  • Hasty Atk140 / SpA136 / Spe2322.3%→ Calc

Teammates

RillaboomRillaboom88.8%KingambitKingambit85.2%GlimmoraGlimmora84.9%PelipperPelipper84.8%Basculegion (Female)Basculegion (Female)84.7%Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask)Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask)4.2%TornadusTornadus4.1%GholdengoGholdengo4.1%
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Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

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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
Moves carried over from pre-evolutions (3)
CounterRetaliateSwitcheroo

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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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