Greninja (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Greninja (disambiguation).

Greninja Ninja Pokémon ゲッコウガ Gekkouga #658 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Dark Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Torrent Cacophony Cacophony Protean Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Water 1 Hatch time 21 cycles
Height 4'11" 1.5 m Greninja 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 88.2 lbs. 40.0 kg Greninja 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 239	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Greninja 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 3 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F658.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Blue	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Greninja (Japanese: ゲッコウガ Gekkouga) is a dual-type Water/Dark Pokémon.

It evolves from Frogadier starting at level 36. It is the final form of Froakie.

Biology

Greninja is a large, bipedal, frog-like Pokémon. Its body and legs are dark blue, with single large white bubbles on its legs and arms and white spots over its eyes. On the sides of each of its upper thighs is a light blue, four-pointed star, which resembles a shuriken. Its back feet have two toes, while its front feet have three toes. Its feet are webbed, and it has a yellow chest and a yellow-and-blue face. It has eyes with white sclera, red irises, and white pupils. A large, projecting dark blue stripe runs down the middle of its head, with projecting light blue stripes in between its large, yellow ears. Its mouth is hidden behind a large, pink tongue that wraps around Greninja's neck and extends outward behind its head.

Greninja moves with the speed and grace of a ninja, using swift movements to confuse its enemies while it slices them up with throwing stars made of compressed water; these throwing stars are sharp enough to split metal. Greninja is the only known Pokémon capable of learning Mat Block.

In the anime

Greninja in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Greninja

Ash's Frogadier evolved into a Greninja in A Festival of Decisions! while battling Heidayū's Bisharp and is able to change into a special form called Ash-Greninja.

Other

Greninja made its debut in A Rush of Ninja Wisdom! under the ownership of Ippei, but only in a fantasy. His Greninja first appeared in the flesh in The Legend of the Ninja Hero! and reappeared in A Festival of Decisions!.

A Greninja appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction under the ownership of Riot.

A Greninja appeared in A Stealthy Challenge! under the ownership of Sanpei. It reappeared in The Legend of the Ninja Hero! and A Festival of Decisions!.

Minor appearances

A painting of Greninja appeared in The Legend of the Ninja Hero! and A Festival of Decisions!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry XY052 Greninja Ash's Pokédex Greninja, the Ninja Pokémon, and the evolved form of Frogadier. Greninja's swift movements confound its opponents, and it can compress water into sharp-edged throwing stars.

In the manga

Greninja in the movie adaptations

In the movie adaptations

Riot owns a Greninja in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

In the TCG

Main article: Greninja (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros.

Main article: Greninja (Super Smash Bros.)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.

Generation VI X 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. Y 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. Omega Ruby 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. Alpha Sapphire 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.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Y Evolve Frogadier Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Trade

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI Battle Trozei Renegade Meadow: Stage 5 Shuffle Expert Stages: Stage EX24 Rumble World Dewdrop Bay: Castle Moat (Back Boss) Picross Area 03

In events

Games	Event	Region	Location	Level	Distribution period
	Super Smash Bros. Greninja	Japanese region	Japan	36	December 9, 2014 to March 31, 2015

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 72		132 - 179	254 - 348
Attack: 95		90 - 161	175 - 317
Defense: 67		64 - 130	125 - 256
Sp. Atk: 103		97 - 170	189 - 335
Sp. Def: 71		68 - 135	132 - 265
Speed: 122		114 - 191	224 - 377
Total: 530	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 0× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 0× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 0× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 0× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Notes: If Miracle Eye is used by an opponent or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Psychic-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VI Other generations: VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  011 Night Slash Dark Physical 07070 100100% 15 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   011 Role Play Psychic Status 0000— ——% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   011 Mat Block Fighting Status 0000— ——% 10 Cool 1 ♥ 3 ♥♥♥ 011 Pound Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   011 Growl Normal Status 0000— 100100% 40 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   055 Bubble Water Special 04040 100100% 30 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   088 Quick Attack Normal Physical 04040 100100% 30 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   1010 Lick Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 30 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ 1414 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100100% 20 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0   2020 Smokescreen Normal Status 0000— 100100% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ 2323 Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical 04040 100100% 30 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   2828 Spikes Ground Status 0000— ——% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0   3333 Feint Attack Dark Physical 06060 ——% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0   3636 Water Shuriken Water Physical 01515 100100% 20 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   4343 Substitute Normal Status 0000— ——% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   4949 Extrasensory Psychic Special 08080 100100% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ 5252 Double Team Normal Status 0000— ——% 15 Cool 1 ♥ 0   5656 Haze Ice Status 0000— ——% 30 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0   6060 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 08080% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   7070 Night Slash Dark Physical 07070 100100% 15 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   7575 Water Shuriken Water Physical 01515 100100% 20 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Greninja Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Greninja

By TM/HM

Generation VI Other generations: VII - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM12 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ TM13 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Beautiful 1 ♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ TM14 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 3 ♥♥♥ TM15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ TM23 TM23 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM28 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 Cool 1 ♥ 0   TM39 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM40 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ 0   TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM46 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 Tough 1 ♥ 0   TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   TM49 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM55 TM55 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   TM56 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM62 TM62 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 Cool 1 ♥ 0   TM68 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ TM80 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 2 ♥♥ TM86 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM89 TM89 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM94 TM94 Rock SmashXY Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM94 TM94 Secret PowerORAS Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Clever 1 ♥ 0   TM97 TM97 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM98 TM98 Power-Up Punch Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 20 Tough 1 ♥ 0   XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   ZHM01 HM01 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   ZHM03 HM03 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 2 ♥♥ ZHM04 HM04 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   ZHM05 HM05 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   ZHM06 HM06 Rock SmashORAS Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   ZHM07 HM07 DiveORAS Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Greninja Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Greninja

By breeding

Generation VI Other generations: VII - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  Bestow* Normal Status — —% 15 Cute 1 ♥ 0   Camouflage Normal Status — —% 20 Clever 1 ♥ 0   Mind Reader Normal Status — —% 5 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   Mud Sport Ground Status — —% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   Toxic Spikes* Poison Status — —% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0   Water Sport Water Status — —% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Greninja in Generation VI Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Greninja in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Greninja Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Greninja

By tutoring

Generation VI Other generations: VII - VIII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  X Y OR AS Bounce Flying Physical 85 85% 5 Cute 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ X Y OR AS Hydro Cannon Water Special 150 90% 5 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ X Y OR AS Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Low Kick Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Tough 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Role Play Psychic Status — —% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Snatch Dark Status — —% 10 Clever 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ X Y OR AS Water Pledge Water Special 80 100% 10 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0

A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Greninja can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Greninja cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Greninja Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Greninja

By a prior evolution

Generation VI Other generations: VII - VIII - IX

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  Bounce Flying Physical 85 85% 5 Cute 1 ♥ 0

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Greninja Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Greninja

Evolution

Unevolved Froakie  Water

Level 16 →

First Evolution Frogadier  Water

Level 36 →

Second Evolution Greninja  Water  Dark

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Greninja images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Greninja has the highest base Speed of all Water-type Pokémon and all fully-evolved starter Pokémon.
• Greninja shares its category with Ninjask. They are both known as the Ninja Pokémon.

Origin

Greninja is based on a frog, and may have been inspired by horned frogs from the genera Megophrys and Ceratophrys due to the spiked protrusions above its eyes. Its coloration and body shape is similar to the splendid leaf frog. The bubble-like protrusions on its body may be based on a toad's parotoid glands, possibly referencing the traditional myth of toads causing warts, though they may also be remnants of Froakie and Frogadier's frog foam. As its species name implies, Greninja is also based on a ninja. Japanese culture associates frogs and toads with ninjas based on the folk story "The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya" (児雷也豪傑物語 Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari) about a ninja who can shapeshift into a large toad.

Name origin

Greninja is a combination of grenouille (French for frog) and ninja.

Gekkouga is a combination of げこっ geko (croak) and 甲賀流 Kōga-ryū. It may also derive from 月光 gekkō (moonlight), in reference to a popular conception of ninja running through the night or to Greninja's Dark typing, or a combination of both.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ゲッコウガ Gekkouga From げこっ geko and 甲賀流 Kōga-ryū French Amphinobi From amphibie and shinobi Spanish Greninja Same as English name German Quajutsu From Quak and Ninjutsu Italian Greninja Same as English name Korean 개굴닌자 Gaegulninja From 개골개골 gae'gol-gae'gol and ninja Mandarin Chinese 甲賀忍蛙 Jiǎhèrěnwā From 甲賀 Jiǎhè-liú, 忍者 rěnzhě, and 蛙 wā Cantonese Chinese 甲賀忍蛙 Gaaphohyánwā From 甲賀 Gaapho-làuh, 忍者 yánjé, and 蛙 wā

More languages Hindi ग्रेनिंजा Greninja Transcription of English name Russian Грениндзя Grenindzya Transcription of English name

Related articles

• Ash's Greninja

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