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Greninja is a Water and Dark-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It reaches 2,654 CP and is weak to Bug, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, and Grass-type moves. Its recommended moveset is Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon. It is boosted by Rain and Fog weather. Its shiny form is available.

Greninja Stats and Max CP

Greninja's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

Read meta analysis

PvE Analysis

Greninja PvE Analysis

Recommended moves

• Water Attacker:Water ShurikenHydro Cannon
• Dark Attacker:Feint AttackBrutal Swing

Greninja is one of the most iconic Pokémon in the entire franchise and is a superb grab in Pokémon GO 🤩

After its Community Day, it went from decent to an amazing pick as a Water-type attacker, thanks to the powerful Hydro Cannon ⛲

Water Shuriken gives Greninja the quickest access to Hydro Cannon in the game, but even then it trails behind Inteleon and Quauquaval in DPS. Overall, it functions as a stronger Kingler and hits almost as hard as Mega Sharpedo. It's a great Pokémon for lower tier Raids, but for the challenging battles, just go with Mega Greninja, one of the strongest Water-type attackers in Pokémon GO.

In the Dark-type department, Greninja runs Feint Attack and Brutal Swing to establish itself as a viable Dark-type attacker, but one that is only viable for lower tier Raids. This is because of the fact that Brutal Swing Greninja is surpassed by the likes of Weavile, Incineroar, and Honchkrow. As such, it's best to use Mega Greninja instead, which gives you an attacker suitable for attacking higher tier Raid Bosses.

In Gyms, Greninja has the defenses of a wet tissue paper and is a sitting duck (umm frog) for Gym attackers

PvP Analysis

Greninja PvP Analysis

Recommended moves

• Great League:Water ShurikenHydro CannonBrutal Swing
• Ultra League:Water ShurikenHydro CannonBrutal Swing

🔵 Great League

Even though Greninja is extremely fragile, its lightning fast moveset courtesy of Water Shuriken makes it quite viable in the Great League. In fact, Water Shuriken’s incredible 4.67 EPT makes it the fastest user of Hydro Cannon and Brutal Swing in PvP. Aside from the numerous Ghost and Fire types, Greninja also takes out Seaking, Clodsire, Shadow Feraligatr, Thievul, and Forretress. However, it still falls to Grumpig due to the latter’s access to Dynamic Punch.

Even when Greninja goes down, it takes out at least one shield, which can be a game-changer for you. This is a genuinely frightening glass cannon that can quickly bring the battle to your favor, so ensure that you have its weaknesses covered (a Bug Pokémon is a great teammate).

🟡 Ultra League

Greninja is less impressive in the Ultra League but still a threat thanks to its quick and hard-hitting moves. Wins against Ampharos, Shadow Drapion, Thunder Fang Steelix, and Cresselia put immense pressure on the opponent as you're almost always bringing out a bulkier Pokémon after Greninja's onslaught. It plays a very good supportive role either by breaking shields or taking out a core Pokémon, ultimately helping disrupt the opposition.

🟣 Master League

Unfortunately for Greninja, it just can't withstand the power of the Master League.

Raid Attacker

F#269

Water-type

B#21

Dark-type

B#44

Great League

C#198

Ultra League

C#235

Greninja Type Chart

Greninja takes increased damage from:

Bug160.0%

Electric160.0%

Fairy160.0%

Fighting160.0%

Grass160.0%

Greninja takes reduced damage from:

Psychic39.1%

Dark62.5%

Fire62.5%

Ghost62.5%

Ice62.5%

Steel62.5%

Water62.5%

Greninja best moveset

Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon

B

Water Shuriken

Hydro Cannon

Greninja's best Water-type moveset is Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon, with 15.26 DPS and 255.7 TDO. These moves are boosted by Rain weather. Greninja ranks #21 (B Tier) as a Water attacker with that moveset.

Feint Attack + Brutal Swing

B

Feint Attack

Brutal Swing

Greninja's best Dark-type moveset is Feint Attack / Brutal Swing, with 13.68 DPS and 229.3 TDO. These moves are boosted by Fog weather. Greninja ranks #44 (B Tier) as a Dark attacker with that moveset.

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Data table

Sort: #	Sort: Fast Attack	Sort: Charged Attack	Sort: eDPS	Sort: DPS	Sort: TDO
1.	Water Shuriken	Hydro Cannon	13.32	15.26	255.7
2.	Bubble	Hydro Cannon	13.03	14.93	250.1
3.	Feint Attack	Hydro Cannon	12.71	14.56	244.0
4.	Water Shuriken	Brutal Swing	12.24	14.03	235.0
5.	Bubble	Brutal Swing	12.10	13.87	232.4
6.	Feint Attack	Brutal Swing	11.94	13.68	229.3
7.	Water Shuriken	Surf	11.10	12.73	213.3
8.	Bubble	Surf	11.00	12.61	211.3

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Fast Attacks

• Feint Attack11101.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ghost160%
  • Psychic160%

  Resisted by

  • Fighting62.5%
  • Dark62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	11
  Energy	10
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	6
  Energy	6

  
  

  Effects

  Feint Attack has no special effects.

  See Feint Attack details page ↗
• Bubble10121.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	12
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	11

  
  

  Effects

  Bubble has no special effects.

  See Bubble details page ↗
• Water Shuriken9141.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	9
  Energy	14
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.9s - 1.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	6
  Energy	14

  
  

  Effects

  Water Shuriken has no special effects.

  See Water Shuriken details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Brutal Swing65332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ghost160%
  • Psychic160%

  Resisted by

  • Fighting62.5%
  • Dark62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.3s - 1.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	55
  Energy	35

  
  

  Effects

  Brutal Swing has no special effects.

  See Brutal Swing details page ↗
• Night Slash45332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ghost160%
  • Psychic160%

  Resisted by

  • Fighting62.5%
  • Dark62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	45
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.1s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	50
  Energy	35

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:

  • Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

  See Night Slash details page ↗
• Aerial Ace55332.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Fighting160%
  • Bug160%
  • Grass160%

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	55
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	2.0s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Aerial Ace has no special effects.

  See Aerial Ace details page ↗
• Hydro Pump1351003.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	135
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	1.1s - 3.2s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	75

  
  

  Effects

  Hydro Pump has no special effects.

  See Hydro Pump details page ↗
• Surf60501.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	1.2s - 1.4s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	75
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Surf has no special effects.

  See Surf details page ↗
• Hydro Cannon *90502.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	0.6s - 1.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Hydro Cannon has no special effects.

  See Hydro Cannon details page ↗

Greninja CP Chart

Greninja reaches a maximum of 2,654 CP at Level 50. Raid encounters have 1,443–1,516 CP, rising to 1,804–1,896 CP when weather boosted. Field and Special Research encounters have 1,082–1,137 CP.

Max CP	2654 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1082 CP - 1137 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1443 CP - 1516 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1443 CP - 1516 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	1804 CP - 1896 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaranteed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Greninja

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Greninja's Water and Dark-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Greninja.

Water

Dark

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#658
Height	1.5 m
Weight	40 kg
Region	Generation 6
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	♂ 87.5% Male ♀ 12.5% Female
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	10 500
Additional Move Cost	25 10000
Mega Energy reward For walking as a Buddy	15 Mega Energy

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Froakie	25 Candy	Frogadier
Frogadier	100 Candy	Greninja
Greninja	300 / 60 Energy (Mega Evolution)	Mega Greninja

• Froakie evolves into Frogadier which costs 25 Candy.
• Frogadier evolves into Greninja which costs 100 Candy.
• Greninja can transform into Mega Greninja through Mega Evolution. This costs 300 energy the first time and 60 energy each subsequent time.

Greninja family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Greninja in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Froakie

Frogadier

Greninja

Mega Greninja

Shadow Froakie

Shadow Frogadier

Shadow Greninja

Greninja's height ranges from 0.74 m to 2.63 m, with the average being 1.5 m. The illustration shows a comparison with a 1.70 m (5′07″) tall Trainer. Max height has been limited to 450px for rendering purposes.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
0.74 m	0.75 m	1.5 m	2.25 m	2.63 m

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Size bounds

This table shows the size bounds of Greninja in Pokémon GO. The size bounds are the minimum and maximum values for each size category.

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Greninja Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Greninja from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy, and 296 Candy XL to fully power up Greninja in Pokémon GO.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Greninja

• Regular GreninjaCopy shortcode
• Shiny GreninjaCopy shortcode

Greninja high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Greninja. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

• #658
• #658

Official artwork

Wallpaper

List of Greninja costumes

A list of Greninja costumes available in Pokémon GO.

• FALL_2024Copy shortcode
• FALL_2024 ✨Copy shortcode