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Greninja.

Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #194
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Greninja
waterdarkPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Greninja is ranked #194 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 5,892 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#194 of 245
Raw count5,892
Viability ceiling93
Month on month-0.08pp
13 month peak0.6%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
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sets and counters from 203.7K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
72
Atk
95
Def
67
SpA
103
SpD
71
Spe
122
Usage over time0.0% 0.08pppeak 0.6% · Nov '25
0.20.40.50.7Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

46.2% of Greninja teams
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityBattle Bond · 62.5%
ItemLoaded Dice · 45.5%
Tera typeWater · 82.7%
Moves
Dark Pulse93.8%
Water Shuriken74.9%
Protect60.9%
Hydro Pump59.9%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe31.6%
Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe8.8%

Moves

8 tracked
Dark Pulse93.8%
Water Shuriken74.9%
Protect60.9%
Hydro Pump59.9%
Surf33.3%
Icy Wind26.4%
Ice Beam26.1%
Sludge Wave5.0%

Items

Loaded Dice45.5%
Focus Sash33.8%
Life Orb14.5%
Choice Specs3.6%

Tera types

Water82.7%
Ice9.1%
Poison2.4%
Ground1.8%

Abilities

Battle Bond62.5%
Torrent27.7%
Protean9.8%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe46.2%
Modest4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe31.6%
Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe8.8%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe7.5%
Hardy4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe1.7%

Top teammates

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Best Greninja build for Gen 9 Doubles OU

The set above is the one Gen 9 Doubles OU players run most often, taken from 203,650 battles in August 2026. Greninja sits at rank #194 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.08 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

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