Water Dark

Greninja is a Water and Dark-type Pokémon with a Max CP of 3001 in Pokémon GO. Greninja's best moveset is Water Shuriken and Hydro Cannon. It is weather boosted by Rain and Fog weather, and it was originally found in the Kalos region. Shiny Greninja is available in Pokémon GO.

Greninja is weak to Bug, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, and Grass-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Dark, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Steel, Water, and Psychic-type moves.

Stats

Max CP	3001 CP
Attack	223 ATK
Defense	152 DEF
Stamina	176 STA
Weather Boost	Rain Fog
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Buddy distance	3 km

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#658
Height	1.5 m
Weight	40 kg
Region	Kalos Generation 6
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	10 500
Additional Move Cost	25 10000

Greninja type chart

Takes increased damage

Bug	160.0%
Electric	160.0%
Fairy	160.0%
Fighting	160.0%
Grass	160.0%

Takes decreased damage

Psychic	39.1%
Dark	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Ghost	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Water	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Greninja's best moves and movesets

Greninja's best moveset is Water Shuriken and Hydro Cannon, with 17.32 DPS (damage per second) and 383.4 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Rain weather. You need an Elite Charge TM to teach Greninja Hydro Cannon.

Best Greninja moves

Water Shuriken

Hydro Cannon *

DPS17.32

TDO383.40

Score32.4

Weather Boost

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Greninja moves comparison

The following chart shows Greninja's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Greninja's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Water Shuriken	Hydro Cannon *	17.32	383.4	32.4
2.	Feint Attack	Hydro Cannon *	16.87	373.4	31.5
3.	Bubble	Hydro Cannon *	16.86	373.1	31.5
4.	Water Shuriken	Surf	14.35	317.7	26.8
5.	Feint Attack	Surf	14.35	317.7	26.8
6.	Bubble	Surf	14.12	312.6	26.4
7.	Feint Attack	Hydro Pump	13.67	302.5	25.5
8.	Water Shuriken	Hydro Pump	13.50	298.7	25.2
9.	Bubble	Hydro Pump	13.30	294.5	24.6
10.	Feint Attack	Night Slash	12.46	275.8	22.3
11.	Water Shuriken	Night Slash	12.19	269.7	21.5
12.	Bubble	Night Slash	12.16	269.2	21.4

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Fast Attacks

• Bubble12141.2s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Fire

  • 62.5%
  • • Water
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	12
  Energy	14
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.2s
  Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	11

  
  

  Effects

  Bubble has no special effects.

  See Bubble details page ↗
• Feint Attack1090.9s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Dark
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	9
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	0.9s
  Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	6
  Energy	6

  
  

  Effects

  Feint Attack has no special effects.

  See Feint Attack details page ↗
• Water Shuriken10151.1s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Fire

  • 62.5%
  • • Water
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	15
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.1s
  Damage window	1.0s - 1.1s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	6
  Energy	14

  
  

  Effects

  Water Shuriken has no special effects.

  See Water Shuriken details page ↗

Charged Moves

• Aerial Ace55332.4s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Bug
    • Grass

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel
    • Electric

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	55
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	2.4s
  Damage window	1.9s - 2.2s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	55
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Aerial Ace has no special effects.

  See Aerial Ace details page ↗
• Night Slash50332.2s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Dark
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	50
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	2.2s
  Damage window	1.3s - 2.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	50
  Energy	35

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:

  • Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

  See Night Slash details page ↗
• Hydro Pump1301003.3s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Fire

  • 62.5%
  • • Water
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	3.3s
  Damage window	0.9s - 3.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	75

  
  

  Effects

  Hydro Pump has no special effects.

  See Hydro Pump details page ↗
• Surf65501.7s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Fire

  • 62.5%
  • • Water
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.7s
  Damage window	1.4s - 1.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Surf has no special effects.

  See Surf details page ↗
• Hydro Cannon *90501.9s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Fire

  • 62.5%
  • • Water
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.9s
  Damage window	0.5s - 1.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Hydro Cannon has no special effects.

  See Hydro Cannon details page ↗

Greninja Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Greninja's has 3001 max CP (at Level 50). A Greninja obtained from Raids can be encountered from 1443 CP to 1516 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 1804 CP to 1896 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Greninja can be found in the 1082 CP to 1137 CP range.

Max CP	3001 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
RaidsWeather Boost Rain Fog	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 guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Greninja Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Greninja Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

Greninja evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Froakie	25 Candy	Frogadier
Frogadier	100 Candy	Greninja

• Froakie evolves into Frogadier which costs 25 Candy.
• Frogadier evolves into Greninja which costs 100 Candy.

Regular and Shiny Greninja

• #658Greninja
• #658Shiny Greninja

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.

Mega Blastoise

Mega Slowbro

Mega Gyarados

Mega Houndoom

Mega Tyranitar

Mega Swampert

Mega Absol

Primal Kyogre

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre and Groudon

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.

Greninja Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Greninja in Pokémon GO is 24.03%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 50.38% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 65.04%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Level 20↓

Ball Type

PokéBall↓

Water medal

None↓

Dark medal

None↓

Number of throws

1↓

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Razz Berry	-	33.78%	37.75%	46.11%	53.35%
	Curve	50.38%	55.33%	65.04%	72.65%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	39.02%	43.38%	52.38%	59.95%
	Curve	56.87%	61.98%	71.67%	78.89%
Golden Razz Berry	-	49.69%	54.62%	64.32%	71.94%
	Curve	68.90%	73.89%	82.65%	88.47%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Greninja, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

• CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
• CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Greninja family

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

Froakie

Frogadier

Greninja

List of Greninja costumes

A list of Greninja costumes available in Pokémon GO.

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.

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