What Beats Greninja?
Greninja is weak to Grass, Electric, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy
Greninja Weaknesses
Greninja takes double damage from these attack types — lead with them in any Greninja matchup.
Greninja Resistances
Avoid these attack types — Greninja takes reduced damage from them.
Greninja Immunities
These attack types do nothing at all to Greninja — never lead with them.
Best Greninja Counters
The strongest attackers among the types that hit Greninja for 2× damage. Pick the game you're playing to only see Pokémon you can actually get:
Your Party vs Greninja
Your party is empty — add some Pokémon! Open any Pokémon's page and tap ♥ Add to Party (and star up to 4 of its moves), then come back to see exactly which of your Pokémon — and which attack — beats Greninja.
Greninja Weakness Q&A
- What is Greninja weak to?
- Greninja takes extra damage from Grass (2×), Electric (2×), Fighting (2×), Bug (2×), and Fairy (2×) type attacks.
- What attacks does Greninja resist?
- Greninja takes reduced damage from Steel (½×), Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Ghost (½×), and Dark (½×) type attacks.
- What is Greninja immune to?
- Greninja is completely immune to Psychic type attacks — they deal no damage at all.
- What is the best counter to Greninja?
- Strong Grass, Electric, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy attackers like Kartana, Zekrom, and Iron Hands beat Greninja — their attacks hit it for 2× damage.