Its strongest point is Speed — higher than 97% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 5 weaknesses, 6 resistances and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Psychic-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Speed.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Speed, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
Attack (95) and Sp. Atk (103) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway.
- Hasty +Spe · −Def A mixed set that does not intend to take any hits: all that matters is striking first.
- Mild +SpA · −Def The same price, but the boost goes into the stronger of the two offensive stats.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 4
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Kalos | #009 | X / Y |
|---|---|---|
| Blueberry Academy | #217 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk |
| Lumiose City | #211 | Legends: Z-A |
| Pokémon Champions | #658 | Champions |
Abilities
- Torrent Strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
- Protean Changes the bearer's type to match each move it uses.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.
Rank 109 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.42% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
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.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Greninja takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
2013–2016The sprites come straight from the games in which Greninja appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (13)
All Greninja cards →Greninja has 13 cards in 7 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
XY Black Star Promos
XY Black Star Promos
XY Black Star Promos
XY Black Star Promos
Kalos Starter Set
XY
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 111 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (1)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Moves (95)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (72 via TM/TR, 5 via Egg, 12 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubble | Water | Special | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 40 |
| 1 | Haze | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Mat Block | Fighting | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Role Play | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 10 | Lick | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100% | 30 |
| 14 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 19 | Smokescreen | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 23 | Shadow Sneak | Ghost | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 28 | Spikes | Ground | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 33 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 33 | Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 36 | Water Shuriken | Water | Special | 15 | 100% | 20 |
| 42 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 49 | Extrasensory | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 56 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 68 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80% | 5 |