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This battle guide will inform you about the best moveset and nature for Greninja within Pokemon Legends Z-A from a competitive standpoint.
Greninja is one of the most powerful Pokemon in Pokemon Legends Z-A. Its typing of Water/Dark is quite useful indeed, letting you counter both common Pokemon like Rock and Ground types and powerful Pokemon like Fire- and Psychic-types.
Greninja boasts one of the highest combinations of Speed, Attack, and Special Attack in the game. This incredible offensive power lets it end most battles in an instant. And that’s all without mentioning its brand new Mega Evolution.
To make proper use of this fast and hard-hitting Pokemon, you will need a proper moveset. Here is the best moveset and nature for Greninja in Pokemon Legends Z-A.
Best Greninja Moveset in Pokemon Legends Z-A
Greninja can learn a wide variety of moves. As such, you can tailor Greninja’s moveset as required for any scenario. But in general, the best moves for Greninja are as follows:
- Water Shuriken
- Dark Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Flip Turn
Water Shuriken is Greninja’s signature move, and has an incredibly low cooldown of merely three seconds. This lets you use it in between any two moves repeatedly. On top of this, being a Water-type move, it gives Greninja a Same Type Attack Bonus.
The same logic applies to Dark Pulse. It is a powerful, special, Dark-type move, which Greninja greatly benefits from. Apart from these two, Ice Beam lets you counter Grass-types, which are extremely dangerous for Greninja. It also counters Dragon-types, which are very prevalent in the meta.
Finally, Flip Turn has a special effect in Legends Z-A. While it would normally cause you to switch out after hitting the opponent, in Legends Z-A, it instead causes the user to teleport back to you after hitting the opponent. This allows Greninja to move in, damage an enemy, and then retreat to avoid their counterattacks in an instant.
Best Greninja Nature in Pokemon Legends Z-A
Greninja is a very fast Pokemon that largely focuses on Special Attack. Its Attack stat is also quite high. As such, the best natures for Greninja are the following:
- Naive(+Speed, -Sp.Defence)
- Rash(+Sp.Attack, -Sp.Defence)
These natures emphasize Greninja’s best points without compromising its attack. If you are not using any Physical moves, you can go for Modest or Timid instead. You should try to change its nature through a Nature Mint.
Greninja Stats and Location
Greninja is the final evolution of Froakie, which can be found in Wild Zone 16. Alternatively, you can obtain a Froakie for free after completing the Side Mission A Challenge From Froakie.
Greninja’s Stats are as follows:
- HP: 72
- Attack: 95
- Defense: 67
- Special Attack: 103
- Special Defense: 71
- Speed: 122
Greninja’s Stats after Mega Evolving are as follows:
- HP: 72
- Attack: 125
- Defense: 77
- Special Attack: 133
- Special Defense: 81
- Speed: 142
Its Base Stat Total is 530, and 630 after Mega Evolution.
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