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#0658 · Generation VI · form of Greninja

Ash’s Greninja

Water / Dark · Ninja Pokémon — first seen in Generation VI.

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Base stats

HP72
Attack145
Defense67
Sp. Attack153
Sp. Defense71
Speed132
Total640
StatBaseMinMax
HP72254348
Attack145265427
Defense67125256
Sp. Attack153279445
Sp. Defense71132265
Speed132242399

Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.

Type defences

Damage Ash’s Greninja takes from each attacking type.

×2
FightingBugGrassElectricFairy
×½
GhostSteelFireWaterIceDark
×0
Psychic
×1
NormalFlyingPoisonGroundRockDragon

Evolution

Methods are the current official ones. A ROM hack may change them — trade evolutions especially; the guide table below says which do.

Other forms

Moves by official game

Level-up, TM/HM, tutor and egg moves exactly as each game has them. The newest game this site covers is open; the rest fold out.

Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon24 level-up · 36 TM/HM · 12 tutor

Level-up

LvMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
Water ShurikenWaterSpecial15100%20
1PoundNormalPhysical40100%35
1GrowlNormalStatus100%40
1Quick AttackNormalPhysical40100%30
1HazeIceStatus30
1BubbleWaterSpecial40100%30
1Role PlayPsychicStatus10
1Night SlashDarkPhysical70100%15
1Mat BlockFightingStatus10
1Water ShurikenWaterSpecial15100%20
5BubbleWaterSpecial40100%30
8Quick AttackNormalPhysical40100%30
10LickGhostPhysical30100%30
14Water PulseWaterSpecial60100%20
19SmokescreenNormalStatus100%20
23Shadow SneakGhostPhysical40100%30
28SpikesGroundStatus20
33Feint AttackDarkPhysical6020
42SubstituteNormalStatus10
49ExtrasensoryPsychicSpecial80100%20
56Double TeamNormalStatus15
68Hydro PumpWaterSpecial11080%5
70HazeIceStatus30
77Night SlashDarkPhysical70100%15

TM & HM

TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
TM01Work UpNormalStatus30
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus90%10
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial60100%15
TM100ConfideNormalStatus20
TM12TauntDarkStatus100%20
TM13Ice BeamIceSpecial90100%10
TM14BlizzardIceSpecial11070%5
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial15090%5
TM17ProtectNormalStatus10
TM18Rain DanceWaterStatus5
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical100%20
TM23Smack DownRockPhysical50100%15
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical100%20
TM32Double TeamNormalStatus15
TM39Rock TombRockPhysical6095%15
TM40Aerial AceFlyingPhysical6020
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical70100%20
TM44RestPsychicStatus5
TM45AttractNormalStatus100%15
TM46ThiefDarkPhysical60100%25
TM48RoundNormalSpecial60100%15
TM49Echoed VoiceNormalSpecial40100%15
TM55ScaldWaterSpecial80100%15
TM56FlingDarkPhysical100%10
TM59Brutal SwingDarkPhysical60100%20
TM62AcrobaticsFlyingPhysical55100%15
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical15090%5
TM80Rock SlideRockPhysical7590%10
TM86Grass KnotGrassSpecial100%20
TM87SwaggerNormalStatus85%15
TM88Sleep TalkNormalStatus10
TM89U-turnBugPhysical70100%20
TM90SubstituteNormalStatus10
TM94SurfWaterSpecial90100%15
TM97Dark PulseDarkSpecial80100%15
TM98WaterfallWaterPhysical80100%15

Move tutor

MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
Ice PunchIcePhysical75100%15
Low KickFightingPhysical100%20
SnoreNormalSpecial50100%15
SpiteGhostStatus100%10
Icy WindIceSpecial5595%15
Role PlayPsychicStatus10
SnatchDarkStatus10
Hydro CannonWaterSpecial15090%5
BounceFlyingPhysical8585%5
Water PulseWaterSpecial60100%20
Gunk ShotPoisonPhysical12080%5
Water PledgeWaterSpecial80100%10
Sun / Moon24 level-up · 36 TM/HM · 2 tutor

Level-up

LvMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
Water ShurikenWaterSpecial15100%20
1PoundNormalPhysical40100%35
1GrowlNormalStatus100%40
1Quick AttackNormalPhysical40100%30
1HazeIceStatus30
1BubbleWaterSpecial40100%30
1Role PlayPsychicStatus10
1Night SlashDarkPhysical70100%15
1Mat BlockFightingStatus10
1Water ShurikenWaterSpecial15100%20
5BubbleWaterSpecial40100%30
8Quick AttackNormalPhysical40100%30
10LickGhostPhysical30100%30
14Water PulseWaterSpecial60100%20
19SmokescreenNormalStatus100%20
23Shadow SneakGhostPhysical40100%30
28SpikesGroundStatus20
33Feint AttackDarkPhysical6020
42SubstituteNormalStatus10
49ExtrasensoryPsychicSpecial80100%20
56Double TeamNormalStatus15
68Hydro PumpWaterSpecial11080%5
70HazeIceStatus30
77Night SlashDarkPhysical70100%15

TM & HM

TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
TM01Work UpNormalStatus30
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus90%10
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial60100%15
TM100ConfideNormalStatus20
TM12TauntDarkStatus100%20
TM13Ice BeamIceSpecial90100%10
TM14BlizzardIceSpecial11070%5
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial15090%5
TM17ProtectNormalStatus10
TM18Rain DanceWaterStatus5
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical100%20
TM23Smack DownRockPhysical50100%15
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical100%20
TM32Double TeamNormalStatus15
TM39Rock TombRockPhysical6095%15
TM40Aerial AceFlyingPhysical6020
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical70100%20
TM44RestPsychicStatus5
TM45AttractNormalStatus100%15
TM46ThiefDarkPhysical60100%25
TM48RoundNormalSpecial60100%15
TM49Echoed VoiceNormalSpecial40100%15
TM55ScaldWaterSpecial80100%15
TM56FlingDarkPhysical100%10
TM59Brutal SwingDarkPhysical60100%20
TM62AcrobaticsFlyingPhysical55100%15
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical15090%5
TM80Rock SlideRockPhysical7590%10
TM86Grass KnotGrassSpecial100%20
TM87SwaggerNormalStatus85%15
TM88Sleep TalkNormalStatus10
TM89U-turnBugPhysical70100%20
TM90SubstituteNormalStatus10
TM94SurfWaterSpecial90100%15
TM97Dark PulseDarkSpecial80100%15
TM98WaterfallWaterPhysical80100%15

Move tutor

MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
Hydro CannonWaterSpecial15090%5
Water PledgeWaterSpecial80100%10

Where to find it in the official games

Not obtainable in the wild in any of the 16 official games this site covers. In those games it has to be evolved, traded or bred — or it belongs to a game whose data is not here yet.

Compare official Ash’s Greninja with the ROM hacks →

In the 8 guides that include it

Changed in 5 of 8 guides: stats in 5, abilities in 4.

Every ROM hack on this site that has Ash’s Greninja, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.

GuideTypeTotalAbilities
Emerald RogueChangedWaterDark640 +110
+50 Attack, +50 Sp. Atk, +10 Speed
Battle Bond
+ Battle Bond − Torrent, Protean
Radical RedChangedWaterDark640 +110
+50 Attack, +50 Sp. Atk, +10 Speed
Battle Bond
+ Battle Bond − Torrent, Protean
Elite ReduxChangedWaterDark645 +5
+5 Attack
Surprise!, Long Reach, Higher Rank
Inclement EmeraldChangedWaterDark640 +110
+50 Attack, +50 Sp. Atk, +10 Speed
Battle Bond
+ Battle Bond − Torrent, Protean
Pokémon Emerald ImperiumChangedWaterDark640 +110
+50 Attack, +50 Sp. Atk, +10 Speed
Battle Bond
+ Battle Bond − Torrent, Protean
Pokémon SoulgoldUnchangedWaterDark640Battle Bond
Pokémon Heart & SoulUnchangedWaterDark640Battle Bond
Pokémon R.O.W.EUnchangedWaterDark640Battle Bond

Pokédex entries

What each game says about it, in the games' own words.

X / Omega RubyIt creates throwing stars out of compressed water. When it spins them and throws them at high speed, these stars can split metal in two.
Y / Alpha SapphireIt 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.

Names in other languages

Japaneseゲッコウガ
Japanese (Rōmaji)Gekkouga
GermanQuajutsu
FrenchAmphinobi
SpanishGreninja
ItalianGreninja
Korean개굴닌자
Chinese (Simplified)甲贺忍蛙
Chinese (Traditional)甲賀忍蛙

Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.