Shadow Greninja (Pokémon GO)

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Frogadier

Bunnelby

#658

1516

1896

Attacker Rank

A Tier

D Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

3/15/12 · L21 · CP 1500

C Tier

#127

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/13/14 · L41 · CP 2497

C Tier

#154

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3001

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Greninja

#658

Water

Dark

Attack

223

Top 24.1%

Defense

152

Top 48.4%

Stamina

176

Top 42.2%

Total

551

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

513 -598 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

882 -986 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1385 -1516 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1732 -1896 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3001 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow Greninja takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Electric

160%

Grass

160%

Fighting

160%

Bug

160%

Fairy

160%

Resists

Psychic

39.1%

Fire

62.5%

Water

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Ghost

62.5%

Dark

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Greninja can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Water Shuriken
Hydro Cannon
16.08
134.6
932.9s
12.44
2
Bubble
Hydro Cannon
15.72
131.7
954.1s
12.20
3
Feint Attack
Hydro Cannon
15.32
128.3
979.3s
11.85
4
Water Shuriken
Surf
13.53
113.3
1108.4s
10.43
5
Bubble
Surf
13.42
112.4
1117.7s
10.35
6
Feint Attack
Surf
13.29
111.3
1128.5s
10.27
7
Water Shuriken
Hydro Pump
12.09
101.3
1240.5s
9.35
8
Bubble
Hydro Pump
11.99
100.4
1251.1s
9.28
9
Feint Attack
Night Slash
11.96
100.2
1253.8s
9.27
10
Feint Attack
Hydro Pump
11.86
99.3
1264.6s
9.14

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Greninja in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Dynamic Punch+
71.97
2180.4
1.7
50.0s
70.24
2
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
63.39
1529.9
2.4
56.8s
61.20
3
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
61.56
1180.5
3.0
58.5s
58.82
4
Mega Sceptile
Fury Cutter
Frenzy Plant
56.17
1902.1
1.9
64.1s
54.89
5
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
58.36
1104.0
3.3
61.7s
54.29
6
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle+
54.96
1325.9
2.7
65.5s
53.08
7
Mega Falinks
Counter
Brick Break+
54.58
1489.0
2.4
66.0s
52.88
8
Keldeo Resolute
Low Kick
Secret Sword
53.81
2003.8
1.8
66.9s
52.63
9
Mega Mewtwo Y
Counter
Thunderbolt
53.09
1579.1
2.3
67.8s
51.70
10
Mega Chesnaught
Vine Whip
Seed Bomb+
51.47
2544.4
1.4
69.9s
50.64

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Greninja in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Water Shuriken

Fast Charge

Hydro Cannon

Spam/Bait

Night Slash

Boost Spam

Rank 1 IVs

1500

3/15/12

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 21

138.35

Attack

102.23

Defense

115

Stat Product · 1,626,480

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
3/15/12	21	1500	100.00%
1/15/15	21	1499	99.98%
1/15/14	21	1495	99.98%
0/9/15	21.5	1500	99.93%
2/14/14	21	1497	99.82%
0/13/10	21.5	1498	99.81%
0/10/13	21.5	1497	99.70%
3/13/14	21	1499	99.66%
1/12/10	21.5	1500	99.65%
2/15/13	21	1497	99.56%
2/15/12	21	1493	99.56%
0/14/9	21.5	1499	99.54%
1/9/13	21.5	1499	99.53%
0/15/15	21	1492	99.53%
0/15/14	21	1488	99.53%
0/11/12	21.5	1497	99.46%
3/14/13	21	1500	99.40%
3/14/12	21	1496	99.40%
1/14/15	21	1494	99.38%
1/14/14	21	1490	99.38%
0/8/15	21.5	1495	99.31%
1/10/12	21.5	1499	99.29%
2/15/5	21.5	1500	99.27%
0/15/8	21.5	1499	99.27%
0/15/7	21.5	1495	99.27%
4/13/12	21	1498	99.24%
2/13/15	21	1496	99.22%
2/13/14	21	1492	99.22%
0/12/11	21.5	1498	99.21%
0/12/10	21.5	1494	99.21%
1/7/15	21.5	1497	99.13%
3/15/11	21	1496	99.13%
1/15/13	21	1491	99.12%
1/15/12	21	1487	99.12%
1/14/7	21.5	1497	99.11%
0/9/14	21.5	1496	99.09%
0/9/13	21.5	1492	99.09%
5/12/12	21	1500	99.07%
3/12/15	21	1498	99.06%
3/12/14	21	1494	99.06%
1/11/11	21.5	1500	99.05%
1/11/10	21.5	1496	99.05%
4/14/11	21	1498	98.97%
2/14/13	21	1493	98.96%
2/14/12	21	1489	98.96%
2/13/7	21.5	1500	98.96%
2/6/15	21.5	1499	98.95%
0/13/9	21.5	1494	98.94%
0/14/15	21	1487	98.93%
0/14/14	21	1484	98.93%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Greninja can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bubble
10
12
1.0s
10
Feint Attack
11
10
1.0s
11
Water Shuriken
9
14
1.0s
9

Charged Attacks

Aerial Ace
55
-33
2.5s
22
Hydro Cannon
90
-50
2.0s
45
Hydro Pump
135
-100
3.5s
38.57
Night Slash
45
-33
2.0s
22.5
Surf
60
-50
1.5s
40

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Froakie	25 Candy 22 Candy (purified)	Frogadier
Frogadier	100 Candy 90 Candy (purified)	Greninja
Greninja	Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first. 300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Greninja

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Greninja including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Froakie

#656

Shadow Froakie

#656

Frogadier

#657

Shadow Frogadier

#657

Greninja

#658

Mega Greninja

#658

Shadow Greninja

#658

Costumes

Greninja has 1 costume in Pokémon GO.

Witch Hat Greninja

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Water- and Dark-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Greninja with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Blastoise #9

Boosts:

Mega Slowbro #80

Boosts:

Mega Starmie #121

Boosts:

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

Mega Houndoom #229

Boosts:

Mega Tyranitar #248

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Sableye #302

Boosts:

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

Mega Absol #359

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Mega Greninja #658

Boosts:

Mega Malamar #687

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.735 m to 2.625 m tall, averaging 1.5 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.735 m 2'05"	0.75 m 2'06"
XS	0.75 m 2'06"	1.125 m 3'08"
M	1.125 m 3'08"	1.875 m 6'02"
XL	1.875 m 6'02"	2.25 m 7'05"
XXL	2.25 m 7'05"	2.625 m 8'07"

XXS

0.735 m

2'05"

0.75 m

2'06"

0.75 m

2'06"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.875 m

6'02"

1.875 m

6'02"

2.25 m

7'05"

XXL

2.25 m

7'05"

2.625 m

8'07"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	10s
Jump time	0.9s
Attack probability	20%
Attack timer	29s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Greninja at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	37 CP	27	2048 CP
2	117 CP	28	2123 CP
3	197 CP	29	2199 CP
4	277 CP	30	2275 CP
5	358 CP	31	2313 CP
6	438 CP	32	2351 CP
7	518 CP	33	2389 CP
8	598 CP	34	2427 CP
9	678 CP	35	2465 CP
10	758 CP	36	2503 CP
11	834 CP	37	2541 CP
12	910 CP	38	2579 CP
13	986 CP	39	2616 CP
14	1062 CP	40	2654 CP
15	1137 CP	41	2688 CP
16	1213 CP	42	2722 CP
17	1289 CP	43	2756 CP
18	1365 CP	44	2790 CP
19	1441 CP	45	2825 CP
20	1516 CP	46	2860 CP
21	1592 CP	47	2895 CP
22	1668 CP	48	2930 CP
23	1744 CP	49	2965 CP
24	1820 CP	50	3001 CP
25	1896 CP	51	3037 CP
26	1972 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	37 CP	18	1365 CP	35	2465 CP
2	117 CP	19	1441 CP	36	2503 CP
3	197 CP	20	1516 CP	37	2541 CP
4	277 CP	21	1592 CP	38	2579 CP
5	358 CP	22	1668 CP	39	2616 CP
6	438 CP	23	1744 CP	40	2654 CP
7	518 CP	24	1820 CP	41	2688 CP
8	598 CP	25	1896 CP	42	2722 CP
9	678 CP	26	1972 CP	43	2756 CP
10	758 CP	27	2048 CP	44	2790 CP
11	834 CP	28	2123 CP	45	2825 CP
12	910 CP	29	2199 CP	46	2860 CP
13	986 CP	30	2275 CP	47	2895 CP
14	1062 CP	31	2313 CP	48	2930 CP
15	1137 CP	32	2351 CP	49	2965 CP
16	1213 CP	33	2389 CP	50	3001 CP
17	1289 CP	34	2427 CP	51	3037 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Greninja up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

Frogadier

Bunnelby