Is Greninja Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Imported Greninja at 122 Speed outspeeds everything native to Hoenn. Water/Dark handles Phoebe, Tate and Liza, and most of Steven's team. 103 Special Attack isn't the highest, but going first every single time makes up for it.
Froakie resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Froakie has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Froakie's weaknesses hard.
Froakie resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Norman's typing presses Froakie's defenses.
Winona's typing presses Froakie's defenses.
Greninja has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Greninja trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Greninja trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Greninja has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Greninja has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Greninja trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Greninja has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Greninja cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 36.
How to Get Greninja in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Greninja can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Transfer Froakie from X & Y, Scarlet & Violet, or Legends: Z-A and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Greninja in ORAS
Step 1Obtain FroakieCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Gift · Aquacorde Town · Starter Pokémon, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · Coastal Biome. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Legends: Z-ANot TradeableAppears in Legends: Z-A via Overworld · Wild Zone 16. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Frogadier
Step 3Greninja ✓
Greninja Weakness
Type-wise, Greninja takes extra damage from Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Greninja leans offensive (base 95 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Greninja Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Greninja
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x157-185%KO | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x85-101%KO Mega Drain 2x31-37% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Throh Fighting | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x158-186%KO | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x85-101%KO Mega Drain 2x29-35% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Throh Fighting | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x163-192%KO | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x140-165%KO Rock Smash 2x32-38% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 2x107-126%KO Rock Smash 2x27-32% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x89-105%KO Mega Drain 2x30-36% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x155-183%KO Megahorn 2x155-183%KO Bullet Seed 2x23-27% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x149-176%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x68-80% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x140-165%KO Focus Blast 2x93-110%KO Pin Missile 2x21-26% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x161-189%KO | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x140-165%KO Rock Smash 2x32-38% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x154-181%KO Megahorn 2x154-181%KO Bullet Seed 2x22-26% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x148-174%KO | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x146-172%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x66-78% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x137-161%KO Focus Blast 2x91-107%KO Pin Missile 2x21-25% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x159-188%KO | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Virizion builds →Close Combat 2x116-137%KO Solar Beam 2x111-130%KO X-Scissor 2x52-61% | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x164-193%KO Thunder Punch 2x55-65% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x153-180%KO Leaf Blade 2x77-90% X-Scissor 2x68-80% Thunderbolt 2x43-50% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x153-180%KO Megahorn 2x153-180%KO Bullet Seed 2x22-26% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x146-172%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x66-77% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Xerneas can KO Greninja with Focus Blast (134-158%). Arceus's Earthquake hits Greninja for 65-77%. Darkrai deals 61-72% with Sludge Bomb.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFairyaura ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Xerneas builds →Moonblast 2x106-125%KO Focus Blast 2x134-158%KO | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMultitype ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Arceus builds →Extreme Speed53-62% Earthquake65-77% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBaddreams ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Greninja View Darkrai builds →Dark Pulse27-32% Sludge Bomb61-72% | ||
Greninja Evolutions
End of the line. Greninja caps a three-stage chain that started at Froakie. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are average hatch time. Speed grew the most through evolution (+51 over Froakie), and Greninja peaks at 530 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Greninja to get Froakie eggs using 87 partners from the Water1 egg group. Notable egg moves include Bestow, Camouflage, Mind Reader and 3 more.
ORAS Greninja Best Moveset
AbilityProtean changes type to match every move, gaining TermStab on every attack and shifting defensive typing unpredictably. 103 Sp. Atk at 122 Speed fires with constant type advantage. The moveset earns S-tier because Protean makes Greninja always the right type for the matchup.
Best Build
Greninja best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Dark Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Hydro Pump
- Water Shuriken
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Greninja threatens 11 types beyond its own STAB, with Normal and Ghost standing out. Pair that with Hydro Cannon and Hydro Pump and switchins need to think twice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It creates throwing stars out of compressed water. When it spins them and throws them at high speed, these stars can split metal in two.
It appears and vanishes with a ninja’s grace. It toys with its enemies using swift movements, while slicing them with throwing stars of sharpest water.
Greninja Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Protean changes the entire equation for Greninja. The 530 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked A-Tier as a sweeper. Dark Pulse with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Greninja's biggest threats include Manectric (Electric), Roserade (Grass), and Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Bug and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Greninja's base 122 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Protean is what you want on Greninja. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Torrent) work on paper but Protean is what makes Greninja worth using. With base 122 Speed, Protean gives Greninja an edge before opponents can react.
Base 122 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Greninja is a special attacker with base 103 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, the best way to handle Greninja: Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.
Game Availability
Greninja joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 6 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves