A very fast special attacker whose Protean ability lets it gain STAB on every move — Water/Dark STAB plus Ice, Grass and Dark/Fighting coverage off base 122 Speed.
Weak to 2×
Resists
Immune to
How to beat Greninja
Don’t try to wall Greninja — with Protean it has STAB on every move and its typing changes each turn, so it always seems to carry the right coverage. Race it instead: it’s fast but frail (72 HP), so anything faster or any priority move revenge-kills it. Purely defensive answers are rare, which is why offense beats it far more reliably than defense. And watch the Protean type change before you commit a switch.
Flutter ManeGhostFairyFaster than Greninja and OHKOs with Moonblast; its Fairy STAB is super-effective and it wins the speed race outright.
Raging BoltElectricDragonResists Water, tanks its coverage well, and Thunderclap is priority Electric — super-effective — to pick off frail Greninja before it moves.
Iron ValiantFairyFightingOutspeeds and its Fairy/Fighting STAB is super-effective; a fast offensive check as long as it’s healthy.What beats Greninja?
The best counters resist Greninja’s attacks and hit it super-effectively. Tap one to scout it, or build a team around it.
KoraidonFightingDragon
Kommo-oDragonFighting
ZarudeDarkGrass
VirizionGrassFighting
KeldeoWaterFighting
Tapu BuluGrassFairy
Tapu FiniWaterFairy
Brute BonnetGrassDarkBest Greninja moveset
A battle-tested Singles / UU set:
- Ability
- Protean
- Item
- Choice Specs
- Nature
- Timid (+Spe, −Atk)
- EVs
- 252 SpA / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Greninja in Pokémon GO
In Pokémon GO, Greninja is a glass-cannon Water attacker (Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon or Surf) and a spicy Great League PvP pick — heavy damage, thin bulk.
Base stats
Total: 530
Evolution line
Normal vs Shiny
Normal
ShinyWhat is Greninja weak to?
As a Water/Dark-type, Greninja takes super-effective damage from Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, Fairy. Pair it with teammates that resist those types — the team builder starts you off with Greninja and flags the rest of your team’s shared weaknesses as you go.
Greninja FAQ
Why does Greninja resist my move one turn but not the next?
Its Protean ability changes Greninja’s type to match the move it just used, so its resistances shift every turn. It’s only that new type until it attacks again.
What is Greninja weak to?
Base Water/Dark Greninja is weak to Grass, Electric, Fighting, Bug and Fairy — but Protean can change its typing, so revenge-killing it by Speed or priority is more reliable than exploiting a fixed weakness.
