Greninja (UNITE) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

Publish date: 2024-05-18

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Greninja (Japanese: ゲッコウガ Gekkouga) is a playable Pokémon in Pokémon UNITE. It was available as part of the base game when it released on July 21, 2021.

It is an Attacker who peppers opposing Pokémon with ranged attacks that reduce their movement speed, then closes in to Knock Out Pokémon with melee attacks. Instead of only having a basic attack and a boosted attack, Greninja has a long range basic attack, a close range basic attack, and boosted versions for each of them.

Stats

Abilities

Passive Ability

UNITE Greninja Torrent.pngTorrent
げきりゅう Raging Rapids
Description

When the Pokémon is at half HP or less, its Attack and movement speed are increased.

Basic Attack

UNITE Attack.pngDamage category: Physical (as a basic attack)
Damage category: Physical (as a boosted attack)
Description

At long range, reduces the cooldown of Bubble, Water Shuriken, or Surf. At close range, deals increased damage the lower the opposing Pokémon's remaining HP is. Becomes a boosted attack with every third attack. As a boosted attack at long range, deals increased damage to opposing Pokémon and decreases their movement speed for a short time. As a boosted attack at close range, deals more damage.

Effect: When no opposing Pokémon is locked-onto, or the opposing Pokémon locked-onto is far away, this is a Ranged basic attack. When close to an opposing Pokémon that it has locked onto, this is a Melee basic attack. A smaller blue circle appears around this Pokémon when it is close to an opposing Pokémon, and this circle indicates the range of the close range basic attack. The boosted attack at close range causes this Pokémon to move forward so as to appear on the other side of the target.

Moveset

Move slot 1

UNITE Greninja Bubble.pngBubble
あわ
Bubble
Learned at Lv. 1 or 3
Cooldown: 9 seconds
Upgrades into Water Shuriken or Surf
UNITE Skill Label Ranged.png RangedDescription
Attacks with a spray of bubbles, decreasing the movement speed of opposing Pokémon for a short time when it hits.
Water Shuriken
UNITE Greninja Water Shuriken.pngWater Shuriken
みずしゅりけん
Water Shuriken
Learned at Lv. 7
Cooldown: 6 seconds
Upgrades into Water Shuriken+ at Lv. 11
UNITE Skill Label Ranged.png RangedDescription
Throws shurikens made of water in quick succession. Decreases the movement speed of opposing Pokémon for a short time and restores the user’s HP when it hits. Also increases the user’s movement speed while using this move.

Upgrade: Increases the number of of attacks for this move.

Effect:This Pokémon can move around freely while performing this move. Unlike some other moves, the direction of the move cannot be changed during the move.

UNITE Greninja Surf.pngSurf
なみのり
Surfing
Learned at Lv. 7
Cooldown: 9 seconds
Upgrades into Surf+ at Lv. 11
UNITE Skill Label Melee.png MeleeDescription
Has the user ride a wave, dealing damage to opposing Pokémon and restoring the user’s HP. If this move knocks out an opposing Pokémon, its cooldown is reset. This move also deals additional damage to opposing Pokémon with low remaining HP.

Upgrade: Increases the amount of HP restored.

Move slot 2

Substitute
UNITE Greninja Substitute.pngSubstitute
みがわり
Scapegoat
Learned at Lv. 1 or 3
Cooldown: 8 seconds
Upgrades into Double Team or Smokescreen
UNITE Skill Label Dash.png DashDescription
Leaves behind a substitute doll for the user while it's moving forward.

Effect: The substitute doll has a low amount of HP and can be attacked and shoved as though it is a Pokémon. It is shown to hold the same amount of Aeos energy as the user had when the move was used, although it does not actually have that Aeos energy. When that HP runs out or a certain amount of time has passed, the substitute doll vanishes. (It does not drop the Aeos energy it never had.) If a wild Pokemon is currently attacking, and this Pokémon leaves the wild Pokémon's range while leaving the substitute doll within that range, the wild Pokémon will attack the substitute doll instead. It has no further effect on player Pokémon short of being another target that the Lock-On for attacks can detect. (If this Pokémon is not currently targeted by an opponent, the opponent may target the substitute doll instead of this Pokémon depending on their Lock-On settings and if this Pokémon is still within range of the opponent's attack. The dash of this move may allow this Pokémon to leave the range of the opponent, causing this scenario to occur.)

Double Team
UNITE Greninja Double Team.pngDouble Team
かげぶんしん
Shadow Divide
Learned at Lv. 5
Cooldown: 8 seconds
Upgrades into Double Team+ at Lv. 13
UNITE Skill Label Dash.png DashDescription
Quickly moves the user away from the current position, creating illusory copies of it to aid in battle.

Upgrade: Reduces this move's cooldown.

Effect: Creates two copies of the Pokémon, one of which is sent out in a direction 120 degrees away from the direction the user moved in, and the other is sent out in a direction that is -120 degrees away from the direction the user moved in. The copies appear with a blue tint to the user. For opponents, the copies appear identical to the original Pokémon. The copies attack nearby Pokémon, and use Bubble, Water Shuriken, or Surf depending on the move this Pokémon knows. Each copy has its own HP, albeit a low supply, and the copies disappear when either that HP runs out or a certain amount of time has passed. The copies are shown to hold the same amount of Aeos energy as the user had when the move was used, although they do not actually have that Aeos energy.

Smokescreen
UNITE Greninja Smokescreen.pngSmokescreen
えんまく
Smokescreen
Learned at Lv. 5
Cooldown: 13 seconds
Upgrades into Smokescreen+ at Lv. 13
UNITE Skill Label Buff.png BuffDescription
Creates a smokescreen and has the user roll away from its current location. Immediately afterward, the user enters stealth and has its movement speed increased for a short time. This also makes its next basic attack a boosted attack.

Upgrade: Increased Attack for a short time when the user exits stealth.

Effect:The smokescreen inflicts Vision Obscured on opponents.

Unite Move

Waterburst Shuriken
UNITE Greninja Waterburst Shuriken.pngWaterburst Shuriken
極大水手裏剣
Maximum Water Shuriken
Learned at Lv. 9
UNITE Skill Label Area.png AreaDescription
Has the user throw a giant water shuriken toward the designated area, dealing damage to opposing Pokémon in the area of effect and decreasing their movement speed for a short time when this Unite Move hits. The water shuriken then immediately explodes, dealing damage to opposing Pokémon in the area of effect once again and throwing them. Once this Unite Move ends, the user may jump in a designated direction.
NameHolowearRelease DateUnlock MethodAudio/Visual FX
UNITE Rarity blue icon.png Hero StyleUNITE Greninja Hero Style Holowear.pngJuly 21, 2021Aeos Gem 1,050KO
Movement
UNITE Rarity green icon.png Fashionable StyleUNITE Greninja Fashionable Style Holowear.pngAugust 6, 2021Aeos Gem 350
Holowear Ticket 18
Appearance only
UNITE Rarity green icon.png Theater StyleUNITE Greninja Theater Style Holowear.pngMarch 15, 2022Premium Battle Pass - Season 6*Appearance only
UNITE Rarity Purple icon.png Wanderer StyleUNITE Froakie Wanderer Style Holowear.png UNITE Frogadier Wanderer Style Holowear.pngUNITE Greninja Wanderer Style Holowear.pngApril 28, 2022Aeos Gem 2,199Scoring
Returning
KO
Movement
UNITE Rarity blue icon.png Practice StyleUNITE Greninja Practice Style Holowear.pngJune 16, 2022Aeos Gem 1,050Movement
UNITE Rarity Purple icon.png Costume Party StyleUNITE Froakie Costume Party Style Holowear.png UNITE Frogadier Costume Party Style Holowear.pngUNITE Greninja Costume Party Style Holowear.pngOctober 27, 2022Aeos Gem 2,199*Scoring
Returning
KO
Movement
UNITE Rarity green icon.png Holiday StyleUNITE Greninja Holiday Style Holowear.pngDecember 14, 2023Aeos Gem 400*Appearance only

Trivia

In other languages

Waterburst Shuriken

See also

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Froakie, Frogadier, and Greninja.

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