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Greninja

Category: Ninja Pokémon

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#0657 frogadier
#0659 bunnelby
Greninja #0658

Basic Information

Height

1.5 m

Weight

40 kg

Abilities

Torrent

Ups WATER moves in a pinch.
Protean Hidden

Changes the Pokémon’s type to the type of the move it’s using.
Battle Bond

Defeating an opposing Pokémon strengthens the Pokémon’s bond with its Trainer, and it becomes Ash-Greninja. Water Shuriken gets more powerful.
WaterDark
Generation VI Type matchups on PokeTypes

Greninja

"It creates throwing stars out of compressed water. When it spins them and throws them at high speed, these stars can split metal in two."

Base Stats

Total530
HPATKDEFSP.ATKSP.DEFSPD
HP72
Attack95
Defense67
Sp. Atk.103
Sp. Def.71
Speed122

Training

Base experience
239
Capture rate
45
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium Slow
EV yield
3 Speed

Breeding

Egg groups
Water 1
Gender ratio
♂ 87.5% · ♀ 12.5%
Egg cycles
20

Pokédex numbers

Total historical: 4
National
#658
Blueberry
#217

Other Forms

greninja-battle-bond greninja battle bond greninja-ash greninja ash greninja-mega greninja mega

Evolution Chain

froakie
froakie#0656

Level Up

Level 16

frogadier
frogadier#0657

Level Up

Level 36

greninja
greninja#0658

Smogon tier

Source: Smogon (via Pokémon Showdown)

UU
Tier Categories Legend

Tier Categories Legend

Uber

Uber

Pokémon too powerful for the standard tiers.

OU

Overused

The competitive standard.

UU

Underused

Strong mid-usage Pokémon.

RU

Rarely Used

Pokémon of the intermediate league.

NU

Never Used

Pokémon with specific niches.

PU

PU

Low-usage category.

LC

Little Cup

Level 5 Pokémon.

AG

Anything Goes

No rules.

Moves

Learned moves

Lv. Move Category Priority Method Version Effect / Description
- Ice Punch TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Swords Dance TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Take Down TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Hydro Pump TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Surf TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Ice Beam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Blizzard TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Hyper Beam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Low Kick TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Counter Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Dig TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Haze TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Waterfall TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Swift TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rest TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rock Slide TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Substitute TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thief TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Protect TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Mud Slap TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Spikes Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Spikes TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Icy Wind TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Endure TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- False Swipe TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sleep Talk TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rain Dance TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Facade TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Taunt TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Helping Hand TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Brick Break TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Hydro Cannon TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Weather Ball TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rock Tomb TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Aerial Ace TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Mud Shot TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Water Pulse TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- U Turn TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Fling TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Toxic Spikes Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Toxic Spikes TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Dark Pulse TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Switcheroo Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Giga Impact TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Gunk Shot TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Grass Knot TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Smack Down TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sludge Wave TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Low Sweep TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Acrobatics TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Retaliate Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Water Pledge TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Water Shuriken Level Scarlet / Violet
- Liquidation TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Tera Blast TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Snowscape TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Trailblaze TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Chilling Water TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Upper Hand TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
1 Pound Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Growl Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Water Gun Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Quick Attack Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Haze Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Role Play Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Night Slash Level Scarlet / Violet
10 Lick Level Scarlet / Violet
14 Water Pulse Level Scarlet / Violet
19 Smokescreen Level Scarlet / Violet
23 Shadow Sneak Level Scarlet / Violet
28 Spikes Level Scarlet / Violet
33 Aerial Ace Level Scarlet / Violet
42 Substitute Level Scarlet / Violet
49 Extrasensory Level Scarlet / Violet
56 Double Team Level Scarlet / Violet
68 Hydro Pump Level Scarlet / Violet