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Greninja Team Builder

Greninja is a Gen 6 Water / Dark Pokemon. In this team builder, it is best treated as a popular, sweeper, coverage, or support option while you check how the rest of the team covers its weaknesses. Start with Greninja, then use the builder to see what teammates help cover the rough spots.

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Greninja at a glance

Generation

Gen 6

Types

Water / Dark

Roles

Popular, Sweeper, Coverage, Support

Base stat total

530

Species

Greninja

Form

Base form

Availability

Generation estimate

Version records

0

Greninja brings a Water/Dark typing and a 530 base stat total to the table. The practical question: which teammates can absorb Electric and Grass hits, and which matchups does this typing already cover for the rest of the team?

Greninja's weaknesses

ElectricGrassFightingBugFairy

What Greninja resists

FireWaterIceGhostDarkSteel

Immune to

Psychic

Where you can use Greninja

Pokemon ShowdownX & YUltra Sun & MoonSword & ShieldScarlet & VioletLegends Z-A
  • Availability is estimated from generation data and should be checked against the exact game before final planning.
  • Planning contexts include X & Y, Ultra Sun & Moon, Sword & Shield, Scarlet & Violet, Legends Z-A.

Best teammates for Greninja

These suggestions prioritize teammates that cover Greninja's defensive weak spots, add useful pressure, and fit at least one shared game context.

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Team pitfalls when building around Greninja

  • Do not stack too many teammates that are also weak to electric, grass, and fighting.
  • Sweepers usually need defensive pivots or status support so they can enter safely.

Color and appearance variants

Greninja has 1 appearance variant with identical typing and base stats, so this page covers team building for all of them: Greninja Battle Bond.

Greninja forms compared

Greninja Battle BondBattle Bond: water / dark, similar total stats.Greninja AshAsh: water / dark, +110 base stat total.Greninja MegaMega: water / dark, +100 base stat total.