greninja
Attributes
Stats
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HP
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Attack
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Defense
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Special Attack
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Special Defense
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Speed
Summary
Greninja is a Water/Dark-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.
Type: Water/Dark
Abilities:
- Torrent: Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
- Protean (Hidden Ability): Changes the Pokémon's type to the type of the move it is about to use, granting a STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus) for every move.
Physical Characteristics:
- Greninja is a bipedal, frog-like Pokémon.
- It has a sleek, dark blue body with a white triangular patch on its chest and a similar marking on its head.
- Its limbs are slender with three webbed fingers and toes, and it has a long pink tongue that wraps around its neck, resembling a scarf.
- It has large, expressive eyes with a white sclera and red irises.
Behavior and Habitat:
- Greninja is known for its speed and agility, often moving faster than the eye can follow.
- It is a stealthy and strategic hunter, often seen lurking in shadows or blending into its surroundings using its Water and Dark-type abilities.
- Greninja typically inhabits marshes, swamps, and other water-adjacent environments.
In Battle:
- Greninja is a versatile and tactical battler, excelling in speed and special attack.
- Its signature move, Water Shuriken, is a multi-hit Water-type move that strikes first, emphasizing its swift nature.
- Other notable moves include Hydro Pump, Dark Pulse, and Ice Beam.
- Its hidden ability, Protean, allows it to adapt to opponents by changing its type with each move, offering a strategic advantage.
- Greninja is strong against Fire, Psychic, Ghost, and other Water-type Pokémon but is vulnerable to Bug, Electric, Fairy, and Fighting-type moves.
Evolution:
- Greninja evolves from Frogadier at level 36.
- It is the final form of Froakie, which evolves into Frogadier starting at level 16.
Interesting Facts:
- Greninja was voted the most popular Pokémon in the Pokémon of the Year poll in 2020.
- It has a unique form known as Ash-Greninja, which appears in the Pokémon anime as a special transformation linked to Ash Ketchum. This form boosts its stats and changes its appearance to resemble Ash's features.
- Greninja's design is inspired by both ninjas and frogs, emphasizing stealth, speed, and agility.
- It is featured in the Super Smash Bros. series as a playable character, showcasing its popularity and unique combat style.
Pokémon Sprites
Evolution Chain
Moves
Level Up
- Level 1: Pound
- Level 1: Growl
- Level 1: Water Gun
- Level 1: Role Play
- Level 1: Night Slash
- Level 1: Mat Block
- Level 5: Bubble
- Level 8: Quick Attack
- Level 10: Lick
- Level 14: Water Pulse
- Level 20: Smokescreen
- Level 23: Shadow Sneak
- Level 28: Spikes
- Level 33: Feint Attack
- Level 36: Water Shuriken
- Level 43: Substitute
- Level 49: Extrasensory
- Level 52: Double Team
- Level 56: Haze
- Level 60: Hydro Pump
TM/HM
- Swords Dance
- Cut
- Take Down
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Blizzard
- Hyper Beam
- Strength
- Dig
- Toxic
- Waterfall
- Swift
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Thief
- Protect
- Mud Slap
- Endure
- False Swipe
- Swagger
- Attract
- Sleep Talk
- Return
- Frustration
- Hidden Power
- Rain Dance
- Rock Smash
- Facade
- Taunt
- Helping Hand
- Brick Break
- Secret Power
- Dive
- Weather Ball
- Rock Tomb
- Aerial Ace
- Mud Shot
- U Turn
- Fling
- Dark Pulse
- Giga Impact
- Grass Knot
- Smack Down
- Sludge Wave
- Low Sweep
- Round
- Echoed Voice
- Scald
- Acrobatics
- Work Up
- Confide
- Power Up Punch
- Brutal Swing
- Liquidation
- Tera Blast
- Snowscape
- Trailblaze
- Chilling Water
- Upper Hand
Breeding
Other
Flavor Text Entries
- 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.
Pokedex
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