Reliable counter against a greninja?

I face a lot of protean greninjas, and they always sweep my team, so what could I use to counter one? Bug types are ok against them, but they always will die fron a nice beam if they’re not fast enough. So what should I use to counter a protean greninja?

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

Chansey/Blissey hard counters it, as well as other dedicated special walls such as vaporeon.I can list a couple of them, but only so many are viable (viable ones are in bold, relatively viable ones are in italics, moderate to bad ones are normal)Chansey,Blissey,Florges,Sylveon,Snorlax, Regice,Conkeldurr (AV),Porygon2, Umbreon,Clefable,Gyarados, Scrafty

Okay, so Greninja keeps changing it’s type so you can never hit it super effectively, and, more often than not, hits you super effectively. Annoying, isn’t it? But, there is one type that will save you, and that type is electric!

The only weakness electric has is ground (durp) and the only ground move Greninja gets is DIG. Only idiots and morons use two turn attack moves because the opponent can switch freely in to something that resists it (no offense was meant if you are an idiot or a moron. sorry.) So you are safe with electric type.

Now you need one that’s faster than a Greninja, so you can hit it before it changes it’s type. And that’s where this little beastling comes into play:

Jolteon!

Just a quick example of an electric type that’s faster than a Greninja. Just hit with a STAB thunderbolt and he’s down.

Or you could get a slow, bulky electric type with lots of coverage moves, and try to predict what move he is going use, then slap him with that super effective attack! Boom!

Hope this helped!

there really isnt one…… a Pokemon with 1 or 2 Weaknesses is your best bet to be honest, like Scizor, Rotom-Wash or Gastrodon, or one of the many bulky Normal types (not alot of greninjas run fighting moves)Scizor might be your best bet since it’s only weak to fire and it is a physical attacker (Greninja has a low Defense stat)