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Greninja, a Water and Dark type Pokémon, official artwork

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Greninja: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

WaterDarkUU

Greninja is a speedy utility Pokémon, led by its Speed (122) and Sp. Atk (103), with a base stat total of 530. Competitively it is a leading pick in the UnderUsed tier.

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What is Greninja weak to?

How much damage Greninja takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toBugElectricFairyFightingGrass
0.5×ResistsDarkFireGhostIceSteelWater
0×Immune toPsychic

Greninja takes super-effective damage from Bug, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Grass. It resists Dark, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Steel, Water and is immune to Psychic.

Best moveset for Greninja

Greninja has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Hydro CannonWater150
  • Gunk ShotPoison120
  • BlizzardIce110

Best nature for Greninja

Careful or Bold. Greninja's mixed stats mean the best nature depends on the set: boost whichever defense or attacking stat your build leans on.

Abilities

  • TorrentAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Water attacks.
  • ProteanThis Pokemon's type changes to the type of the move it is using. Once per switch-in.
  • Battle BondAfter KOing a Pokemon: raises Attack, Sp. Atk, Speed by 1 stage. Once per battle.

Evolution line

Froakie
Frogadier
Greninja
Full learnset (65 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hydro CannonWater15090%Special
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
Sludge WavePoison95100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
DigGround80100%Physical
ExtrasensoryPsychic80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Water PledgeWater80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Night SlashDark70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
Upper HandFighting65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Water PulseWater60100%Special
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
PoundNormal40100%Physical
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
Shadow SneakGhost40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
LickGhost30100%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Water ShurikenWater15100%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
HazeIce--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Role PlayPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SmokescreenNormal-100%Status
SnowscapeIce--Status
SpikesGround--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status