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Greninja
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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.

Details

Height1.5 m
Weight40.0 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium slow

Appears in these games

Base stats

HP
72
Attack
95
Defense
67
Sp. Atk
103
Sp. Def
71
Speed
122
Total
530
Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Ghost½×
Steel½×
Fire½×
Water½×
Ice½×
Dark½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon · Gen 9

Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.

Battle Bond

Item
Life Orb
Ability
Battle Bond
Nature
Timid
EVs
252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera
WaterGhost

Evolution

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Greninja can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Sprites & renders

13 sprites & renders for Greninja.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

scarlet violet
scarlet violet
Black · White
Black · White
ORAS
ORAS
X · Y
X · Y
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
Ultra Sun · Moon
Ultra Sun · Moon
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

Moves

Lv.MoveTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
0Water ShurikenWaterSpecial1510020
1BubbleWaterSpecial4010030
1GrowlNormalStatus10040
1HazeIceStatus30
1Mat BlockFightingStatus10
1Night SlashDarkPhysical7010015
1PoundNormalPhysical4010035
1Quick AttackNormalPhysical4010030
1Role PlayPsychicStatus10
1Water GunWaterSpecial4010025
10LickGhostPhysical3010030
14Water PulseWaterSpecial6010020
19SmokescreenNormalStatus10020
23Shadow SneakGhostPhysical4010030
28SpikesGroundStatus20
33Aerial AceFlyingPhysical6020
33Feint AttackDarkPhysical6020
42SubstituteNormalStatus10
49ExtrasensoryPsychicSpecial8010020
56Double TeamNormalStatus15
68Hydro PumpWaterSpecial110805

Breeding & egg moves

Greninja can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.

CounterFighting31 compatible parents
SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwhirlPoliwrathSlowbroTotodileCroconawFeraligatrPolitoedWooperQuagsire
RetaliateNormal9 compatible parents
CrawdauntBidoofBibarelFroakieFrogadierInkayMalamarClobbopusGrapploct
SpikesGround10 compatible parents
OmanyteOmastarWooperQuagsireDelibirdGastrodonFroakieFrogadierPincurchinClodsire
SwitcherooDark7 compatible parents
CorphishCrawdauntBuizelFroakieFrogadierInkayMalamar
Toxic SpikesPoison11 compatible parents
OmanyteOmastarQuagsireFroakieFrogadierSkrelpDragalgeMareanieToxapexPincurchinClodsire