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Greninja

Rank 78

Greninja build and set

WaterDark
Usage
0.9%—
Brought
63.7%
Leads
39.5%
Mega Evolves
39.5%
Win rate
48.4%
▼ 1.6 pts below 50%
43.3% – 53.6% · 351 games

22,317 battles · 7 days · updated 4 min ago

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Recommended build

Mega Greninja

WaterDark

Protean

GreninjiteTimid+Spe −Atk

  • NormalStatusProtect
  • DarkSpecialDark Pulse
  • IceSpecialIce Beam
  • NormalSpecialWeather Ball
HP
149
2
Atk
130
0
Def
97
0
SpA
185
32
SpD
101
0
Spe
213
32

Item, ability and moves: the most revealed in VGC 2026 Reg M-C over 7 days

Nature and SP: Smogon, September 2026

Showdown paste

Greninja @ Greninjite
Ability: Protean
Level: 50
EVs: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Timid Nature
- Protect
- Dark Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Weather Ball

Spreads (Smogon)

Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)

  1. Timid

    +Spe−Atk

    40.0%Most used
    • HP2
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  2. Modest

    +SpA−Atk

    9.1%
    • HP2
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  3. Adamant

    +Atk−SpA

    7.3%
    • HP2
    • Atk32
    • Def0
    • SpA0
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

Abilities

  • Protean 100.0%

Moves

Revealed in 200 games

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  • WaterSpecialSurf5.0%
  • PsychicSpecialExtrasensory3.5%
  • FightingPhysicalLow Kick2.5%
  • BugPhysicalU-turn2.5%
  • GroundPhysicalDig2.0%
  • IceSpecialIcy Wind2.0%
  • FightingPhysicalUpper Hand2.0%
  • IceStatusHaze1.5%
  • WaterPhysicalLiquidation1.5%
  • DarkPhysicalNight Slash1.5%
  • WaterPhysicalFlip Turn1.0%
  • PoisonPhysicalGunk Shot1.0%
  • RockPhysicalRock Slide1.0%
  • GhostPhysicalShadow Sneak1.0%
  • FightingPhysicalBrick Break0.5%
  • WaterSpecialChilling Water0.5%
  • FireSpecialFlamethrower0.5%
  • GrassSpecialGrass Knot0.5%
  • NormalStatusHelping Hand0.5%
  • WaterSpecialHydro Cannon0.5%
  • GroundSpecialMud Shot0.5%
  • RockPhysicalRock Tomb0.5%

Items

Revealed in 139 games

30-day trend0.5% – 2.7%

Most common teammates

Lead pairs

Counters

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Greninja is on 0.9% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (7 days), ranking 78. Its most seen moves are Protect, Dark Pulse and Ice Beam. The most revealed item is Greninjite. It usually teams up with Archaludon and Garchomp. It is brought in 64% of its games and leads in 39%.