Greninja counters

#0658

water darkTier 3

Lobby CP

18,453

3,600

Timer

3:00

Attack

173

Defense

121

Difficulty

0.42

Pokebattler scale

Beating Greninja should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 1,443-1,516.

Weak tofighting1.6xbug1.6xgrass1.6xelectric1.6xfairy1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

Improve your raidweather · friendship · Mega in the lobby · Party Power · Adventure EffectsShow ▾

Weather

★ boosts a type this boss is weak to

No boost Sunny or clear ★Rainy ★Partly cloudy Cloudy ★Windy Snow Fog

Friendship

every trainer in the lobby who is your friend

None Good friend (+3%)Great friend (+5%)Ultra friend (+7%)Best friend (+10%)

Mega in the lobby

a Mega boosts every trainer's attacks: 1.3x of its own type, 1.1x of others

Try a Fighting Mega — most top counters attack with Fighting

Party Power

Party Play: the charged move after a full meter does 2x

Off 2 trainers 3 trainers 4 trainers

Adventure Effects

only these three change a raid

Behemoth Blade (+10% attack)Behemoth Bash (+10% defense)Dynamic Punch+ (+15% attack vs Mega)

Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ only counts against a Mega boss, so it changes nothing here. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.

Best counters

Mega, Legendary, Shadow · level 40

The best Greninja counters are Mega Mewtwo X, Shadow Thundurus (Therian), Keldeo, Shadow Blaziken, Lucario & Shadow Raikou.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Mewtwo X
S. Thundurus (Therian)
Keldeo
S. Blaziken
Lucario
S. Raikou

11 more Megas ranked inside the top six — a party can hold only one Mega, so the best one stays and the next non-Mega takes the slot.

Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %

1Mega Mewtwo XMegaLegendarypartyCounter / Dynamic Punch+0.361:03
2Mega LucarioMegaForce Palm / Aura Sphere0.411:11
3Mega Raichu YMegaThunder Shock / Zap Cannon+0.411:12
4Mega BeedrillMegaInfestation / Fell Stinger+0.431:16
5Mega Raichu XMegaThunder Shock / Volt Tackle+0.441:17
6Mega BlazikenMegaCounter / Aura Sphere0.451:19
7Mega FalinksMegaCounter / Brick Break+0.451:19
8Shadow Thundurus (Therian)ShadowLegendarypartyVolt Switch / Wildbolt Storm0.471:22
9KeldeoLegendarypartyLow Kick / Secret Sword0.471:22
10Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryCounter / Thunderbolt0.481:23
15Shadow BlazikenShadowpartyCounter / Aura Sphere0.531:32
16LucariopartyForce Palm / Aura Sphere0.531:33
17Shadow RaikouShadowLegendarypartyThunder Shock / Aura Sphere0.531:33

More orders under All settings (Sort by). The top 15 in detail.

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Top 15 Greninja counters in detail

Click a row for damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Click a column to sort. All 30 ranked attackers, with every column, are under All settings.

Trainers1soloable

#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfightingjoint top pick	fightingCounterfightingDynamic Punch+	6,112	1:03	0.36	1.4	372.3%
2	Mega Lucariofightingsteel	fightingForce PalmfightingAura Sphere	3,826	1:11	0.41	2.1	329.3%
3	Mega Raichu Yelectric	electricThunder ShockelectricZap Cannon+	3,780	1:12	0.41	2.4	327.1%
4	Mega Beedrillbugpoison	bugInfestationbugFell Stinger+	3,383	1:16	0.43	3.2	309.9%
5	Mega Raichu Xelectric	electricThunder ShockelectricVolt Tackle+	3,510	1:17	0.44	2.1	303.2%
6	Mega Blazikenfirefighting	fightingCounterfightingAura Sphere	4,161	1:19	0.45	3.3	298.8%
7	Mega Falinksfighting	fightingCounterfightingBrick Break+	3,670	1:19	0.45	2.2	296.8%
8	Shadow Thundurus (Therian)electricflying	electricVolt SwitchelectricWildbolt Storm	3,659	1:22	0.47	2.9	287.0%
9	Keldeowaterfighting	fightingLow KickfightingSecret Sword	3,698	1:22	0.47	1.5	284.6%
10	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	fightingCounterelectricThunderbolt	6,428	1:23	0.48	1.9	281.3%
11	Mega Sceptilegrassdragon	bugFury CuttergrassFrenzy Plant	4,056	1:24	0.48	2.1	279.7%
12	Mega Chesnaughtgrassfighting	grassVine WhipgrassSeed Bomb+	4,093	1:25	0.49	1.3	275.6%
13	Mega Galladepsychicfighting	fightingLow KickfightingSacred Sword	4,521	1:25	0.49	2.7	275.2%
14	Mega Heracrossbugfighting	fightingCounterbugMegahorn	4,814	1:32	0.52	2.7	255.1%
15	Shadow Blazikenfirefighting	fightingCounterfightingAura Sphere	2,848	1:32	0.53	4.6	254.0%

Ordered by Estimator alone, fewest trainers needed first. . The place badge names each row's Overall place on hover.

Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Greninja.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Greninja's HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.

Hardest movesets to raid against

The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.

Boss moveset	Win % (1)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	100%	163%	278.8%	1:24	2.7	0.48
Feint Attack / Hydro Pump	100%	130%	263.2%	1:29	3.7	0.51
Bubble / Hydro Pump	100%	134%	268.1%	1:28	3.7	0.50
Water Shuriken / Hydro Pump	100%	135%	268.3%	1:27	3.6	0.50
Bubble / Surf	100%	157%	278.4%	1:24	3.2	0.48
Water Shuriken / Surf	100%	158%	278.6%	1:24	3.1	0.48
Feint Attack / Surf	100%	158%	281.5%	1:23	3.0	0.47
Feint Attack / Night Slash	100%	204%	285.1%	1:22	1.8	0.47
Feint Attack / Aerial Ace	100%	175%	285.3%	1:22	2.4	0.47
Water Shuriken / Aerial Ace	100%	179%	286.4%	1:22	2.4	0.47
Water Shuriken / Night Slash	100%	204%	287.4%	1:22	1.9	0.47
Bubble / Night Slash	100%	202%	288.3%	1:21	1.9	0.46
Bubble / Aerial Ace	100%	179%	288.3%	1:21	2.4	0.46

Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 1 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.

Simulating each boss moveset…

Greninja weaknesses and resistances

Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.

fighting1.6x bug1.6x grass1.6x electric1.6x fairy1.6x normal1x flying1x poison1x ground1x rock1x dragon1x ghost0.63x steel0.63x fire0.63x water0.63x ice0.63x dark0.63x psychic0.39x

Weak (5)
Neutral (6)
Resists (7)

It resists psychic0.39xghost0.625xsteel0.625xfire0.625xwater0.625xice0.625xdark0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Greninja throws at you

Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
darkFeint AttackSTAB	11	+10	1.0s	0.85s
waterBubbleSTAB	10	+12	1.0s	0.55s
waterWater ShurikenSTAB	9	+14	1.0s	0.90s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
waterSurfSTAB	60	-50	1.5s	1.20s
waterHydro PumpSTAB	135	-100	3.5s	1.10s
darkNight SlashSTAB	45	-33	2.0s	1.10s
flyingAerial Ace	55	-33	2.5s	2.00s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	1,443	1,804
11/11/11	1,458	1,822
12/12/12	1,472	1,840
13/13/13	1,487	1,859
14/14/14	1,502	1,877
15/15/15hundo	1,516	1,896

Caught CP range 1,443 - 1,516, or 1,804 - 1,896 when the weather boosts it.

A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Greninja is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.

All settings

Tier 3: 3,600 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 173 / Defense 121 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.73).

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Attackers allowed

ShadowMega and PrimalLegendary, Mythical, Ultra BeastLegacy and Elite TM moves

Share these exact settings

Every column, and pokebattler.com's own rank

On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.

#	Attacker	Moveset	Overall	Power	Est.Estimator	TimeTime to win	Faints	Win % (1)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Counter / Dynamic Punch+	Counter / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets	100%	372.3%	0.36	1:03	1.2	100%	6,112	60.9	1710
2	Mega Lucario fightingsteelmega Force Palm / Aura Sphere	Force Palm / Aura Sphere+23 more movesets	82%	329.3%	0.41	1:11	1.9	100%	3,826	51.6	1291
3	Mega Raichu Y electricmega Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon+	Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon++35 more movesets	80%	327.1%	0.41	1:12	2.2	100%	3,780	51.6	1181
4	Mega Beedrill bugpoisonmega Infestation / Fell Stinger+	Infestation / Fell Stinger++23 more movesets	73%	309.9%	0.43	1:16	2.9	100%	3,383	49.0	925
5	Mega Raichu X electricmega Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle+	Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle++35 more movesets	76%	303.2%	0.44	1:17	1.9	100%	3,510	47.5	1277
6	Mega Blaziken firefightingmega Counter / Aura Sphere	Counter / Aura Sphere+20 more movesets	70%	298.8%	0.45	1:19	3.2	100%	4,161	48.0	990
7	Mega Falinks fightingmega Counter / Brick Break+	Counter / Brick Break++7 more movesets	74%	296.8%	0.45	1:19	2.0	100%	3,670	46.8	1268
8	Shadow Thundurus (Therian) electricflyingshadow Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm	Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets	69%	287.0%	0.47	1:22	2.7	100%	3,659	45.2	1010
9	Keldeo waterfighting Low Kick / Secret Sword	Low Kick / Secret Sword+11 more movesets	74%	284.6%	0.47	1:22	1.4	100%	3,698	44.5	1523
10	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Counter / Thunderbolt	Counter / Thunderbolt+26 more movesets	71%	281.3%	0.48	1:23	1.7	100%	6,428	43.6	1335
11	Mega Sceptile grassdragonmega Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant	Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets	71%	279.7%	0.48	1:24	1.9	100%	4,056	44.5	1331
12	Mega Chesnaught grassfightingmega Vine Whip / Seed Bomb+	Vine Whip / Seed Bomb++20 more movesets	73%	275.6%	0.49	1:25	1.2	100%	4,093	42.8	1751
13	Mega Gallade psychicfightingmega Low Kick / Sacred Sword	Low Kick / Sacred Sword+19 more movesets	67%	275.2%	0.49	1:25	2.5	100%	4,521	42.7	1029
14	Mega Heracross bugfightingmega Counter / Megahorn	Counter / Megahorn+17 more movesets	62%	255.1%	0.52	1:32	2.4	100%	4,814	39.7	1138
15	Shadow Blaziken firefightingshadow Counter / Aura Sphere	Counter / Aura Sphere+20 more movesets	56%	254.0%	0.53	1:32	5.0	100%	2,848	41.5	682
16	Lucario fightingsteel Force Palm / Aura Sphere	Force Palm / Aura Sphere+23 more movesets	59%	253.5%	0.53	1:33	3.1	100%	2,703	39.5	894
17	Shadow Raikou electricshadow Thunder Shock / Aura Sphere	Thunder Shock / Aura Sphere+9 more movesets	61%	253.1%	0.53	1:33	2.5	100%	3,452	39.8	1084
18	Shadow Conkeldurr fightingshadow Force Palm / Dynamic Punch	Force Palm / Dynamic Punch+11 more movesets	59%	253.1%	0.53	1:33	3.0	100%	3,337	39.6	940
19	Kartana grasssteel Fury Cutter / Sacred Sword	Fury Cutter / Sacred Sword+14 more movesets	60%	253.0%	0.53	1:33	2.9	100%	3,677	39.2	895
20	Regieleki electric Thunder Shock / Thunder Cage	Thunder Shock / Thunder Cage+11 more movesets	58%	251.2%	0.53	1:33	3.2	100%	2,803	40.4	891
21	Shadow Gallade psychicfightingshadow Low Kick / Sacred Sword	Low Kick / Sacred Sword+19 more movesets	57%	250.9%	0.53	1:34	3.5	100%	3,093	38.8	765
22	Terrakion rockfighting Double Kick / Sacred Sword	Double Kick / Sacred Sword+11 more movesets	59%	247.4%	0.54	1:35	2.9	100%	3,698	38.5	1016
23	Shadow Electivire electricshadow Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge+9 more movesets	56%	243.5%	0.55	1:36	3.3	100%	3,079	38.3	847
24	Xurkitree electric Thunder Shock / Discharge	Thunder Shock / Discharge+7 more movesets	57%	243.2%	0.55	1:36	3.0	100%	3,937	37.8	902
25	Thundurus (Therian) electricflying Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm	Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets	58%	241.3%	0.55	1:37	2.6	100%	3,659	38.8	1029
26	Mega Latios dragonpsychicmega Dragon Breath / Aura Sphere	Dragon Breath / Aura Sphere+9 more movesets	60%	239.8%	0.56	1:38	1.9	100%	5,007	37.3	1245
27	Shadow Sceptile grassshadow Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant	Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets	55%	238.9%	0.56	1:38	3.6	100%	2,757	37.5	765
28	Zeraora electric Volt Switch / Plasma Fists	Volt Switch / Plasma Fists+9 more movesets	58%	237.8%	0.56	1:39	2.4	100%	3,419	37.7	1155
29	Shadow Mewtwo psychicshadow Counter / Thunderbolt	Counter / Thunderbolt+23 more movesets	55%	237.6%	0.56	1:39	3.4	100%	4,178	37.0	815
30	Shadow Machamp fightingshadow Counter / Dynamic Punch	Counter / Dynamic Punch+23 more movesets	54%	235.6%	0.57	1:40	3.3	100%	3,056	36.7	840

How accurate is this? Same top pick as pokebattler.com on 26 of 27 lists checked, 90% of its top tens shared; weakest on Mewtwo's default list (7 of 10).

Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.

Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.

Known weak spots.

Mewtwo (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of Pokebattler's top 10: Absol, Incineroar and Salamence sit just outside ours, Polteageist, Cursola and Hisuian Typhlosion just inside.
Groudon (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of 10; its Grass and Water counters run 2-6% fast here.
Tier 5 times run about 2-3% fast for attackers that faint often, and 2-3% slow on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, whose counters resist the boss.
Tier 1 lists are the least checked: Combee (Tier 1) shares only 3 of Pokebattler's top 10, with Gigalith first here where Pokebattler puts Rhyperior.

This boss on pokebattler.com. Boss-by-boss accuracy report.

Ranked 30 attackers in 0.3 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.