Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Greninja Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Greninja's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Water / Dark typing.
Greninja
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Resistances (6)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Greninja's Water / Dark typing is best attacked with Electric (2x), Grass (2x), Fighting (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Psychic, Fire, Water, Ice attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Greninja resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon with Effective Types
These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.
Defensive typing summary
Greninja's base defensive typing is Water / Dark. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Greninja weak to?
Greninja is weak to Electric (2x), Grass (2x), Fighting (2x), Bug (2x), Fairy (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Greninja?
Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy are tied as the strongest attacking types against Greninja, each dealing 2x damage.
Does Greninja's ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.