Greninja VGC Build Guide — Regulation M-B 2026

Type: water / dark · Tier C · 1.0% usage

Greninja is a Underperforming special attacker / E-tier (45.4% WR) in the Pokémon VGC Regulation M-B 2026 metagame, with 1.0% usage on the competitive ladder.

Top moves

• Protect — 41.3% win rate
• Dark Pulse — 47.6% win rate
• Ice Beam — 45.7% win rate

Best partners

• zoroark-hisui — 50.9% win rate
• froslass — 50.5% win rate
• raichu — 49.6% win rate
• annihilape — 49.4% win rate
• farigiraf — 49% win rate

Main counters

• mawile
• staraptor
• metagross

Coach tip: Every top move sits below 50% win rate (Dark Pulse 47.6%, Ice Beam 45.7%) — currently the weakest-performing pick in the scraped set, treat suggestions to add it with caution

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