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Greninja Battle Bond

Ninja Pokémon

Water Dark

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 1.5 m
Weight: 40.0 kg

Alternate forms (4)

Greninja Mega Greninja Greninja Battle Bond Greninja Ash

Training & breeding details

Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP239

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.

In Pokémon GO · 2654 max CP 6 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

103

Sp. Def

Speed

122

Total

530

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Battle Bond

Transforms this Pokémon into Ash-Greninja after fainting an opponent. Water Shuriken's power is 20 and always hits three times.

Egg groups: Water 1

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Fighting2×

Bug2×

Grass2×

Electric2×

Fairy2×

Resistant to

Ghost½×

Steel½×

Fire½×

Water½×

Ice½×

Dark½×

Immune to

Psychic0×

Where to find Greninja Battle Bond

Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.

Ultra Sun

Poni Wilds

Ultra Moon

Poni Wilds

Evolution

#0656Froakie

Lv. 16

#0657Frogadier

Lv. 36

#0658Greninja

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Greninja Battle Bond can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move19 of 19

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Water Shuriken Hits 2–5 times.	Water	Special	15	100	20
1	Bubble Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Water	Special	40	100	30
1	Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.	Ice	Status	—	—	30
1	Mat Block Protects all friendly Pokémon from damaging moves. Only works on the first turn after the user is sent out.	Fighting	Status	—	—	10
1	Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Dark	Physical	70	100	15
1	Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	30
1	Role Play Copies the target’s ability.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
10	Lick Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Ghost	Physical	30	100	30
14	Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target.	Water	Special	60	100	20
19	Smokescreen Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	20
23	Shadow Sneak Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Ghost	Physical	40	100	30
28	Spikes Scatters Spikes, hurting opposing Pokémon that switch in.	Ground	Status	—	—	20
33	Feint Attack Never misses.	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
42	Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
49	Extrasensory Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Psychic	Special	80	100	20
56	Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	15
68	Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	110	80	5