Greninja in Pokémon GO

Type	Water / Dark
Pokédex number	#658
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	223 / 152 / 176
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,654 / 3,001 / 3,037
Max HP, level 50	160
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	1.5 m / 40 kg

Greninja evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Greninja evolves from Frogadier for 100 Froakie Candy.

Greninja is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Froakie · Frogadier · Greninja

Greninja CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,137	1,082	98	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,516	1,443	114	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,896	1,804	127	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,275	2,165	139	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,465	2,345	145
40	2,654	2,526	150
45	2,825	2,688	155
50	3,001	2,855	160
51	3,037	2,889	161	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Greninja best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Greninja at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Greninja gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Water Shuriken	Hydro Cannon	13.5	Elite TM
Feint Attack	Hydro Cannon	13.1	Elite TM
Bubble	Hydro Cannon	13.1	Elite TM
Bubble	Hydro Pump	11.8
Water Shuriken	Hydro Pump	11.6

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bubble	Water	10	12	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2
Feint Attack	Dark	11	10	1 s	11.0	same type, ×1.2
Water Shuriken	Water	9	14	1 s	9.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Aerial Ace	Flying	55	33	2.5 s	22.0
Hydro Cannon	Water	90	50	2 s	45.0	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
Hydro Pump	Water	135	100	3.5 s	38.6	same type, ×1.2
Night Slash	Dark	45	33	2 s	22.5	same type, ×1.2
Surf	Water	60	50	1.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2

Greninja weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Water / Dark. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Bug	×1.6
Electric	×1.6
Fairy	×1.6
Fighting	×1.6
Grass	×1.6
Psychic	×0.39
Dark	×0.625
Fire	×0.625
Ghost	×0.625
Ice	×0.625
Steel	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Greninja CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,654 · HP 150

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.