Usage · August 2026
0.8%
Greninja is ranked #78 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 37,427 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#78 of 230
Raw count37,427
Viability ceiling89
Month on month+0.57pp
13 month peak1.3%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
72
Atk
95
Def
67
SpA
103
SpD
71
Spe
122
Usage over time0.8%▲ 0.57pppeak 1.3% · May '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
36.3% of Greninja teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityBattle Bond · 80.6%
ItemLife Orb · 77.8%
Tera typeGhost · 58.4%
Moves
80.9%
64.5%
60.6%
40.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe22.9%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe16.5%
Moves
13 tracked80.9%
64.5%
60.6%
40.1%
28.4%
19.9%
14.5%
14.4%
14.3%
14.1%
13.4%
13.3%
6.9%
Items
77.8%
14.5%
3.6%
Tera types
58.4%
35.9%
3.5%
Abilities
80.6%
19.0%
0.4%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe36.3%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe22.9%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe16.5%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe12.9%
Hasty252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe3.4%
Naive4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe2.9%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Greninja build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Greninja sits at rank #78 with 0.8% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.57 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.