
Overall, Greninja has a fairly high learning curve, but can become a potent character when mastered. Furthermore, while Greninja does boast a number of powerful KO moves, they are difficult to sweetspot due to their unusual hitbox placements, and some of them are slow and unsafe to use in a neutral situation. Greninja's recovery is also decent at best: while it has a number of good options to choose from, Hydro Pump and Shadow Sneak can both be predictable.

It has rather high ending lag on many of its attacks (with its aerials being notorious in this regard), requiring Greninja players to know when they can safely use such attacks. Lastly, Greninja has some of the best smash attacks in regard to overall utility, with its up smash being one of the strongest in the game.ĭespite these strengths, Greninja has a number of flaws. Water Shuriken functions as both a decent approach tool and boasts KO potential when fully charged against highly damaged opponents, while Substitute possesses combo, recovery and mindgame potential due to its unique ability to be aimed in various angles during the counterattack. Greninja also boasts a decent projectile in Water Shuriken and a variable counterattack in Substitute. Its recovery is also above average, with Shadow Sneak being able to cover a noticeable amount of horizontal distance, while Hydro Pump is decently fast and maneuverable like Quick Attack.

It also has an impressive combo game courtesy of a number of moves, most notably its up and down tilts, its neutral and up aerials, and its down throw, all of which are decently fast. Greninja's greatest strength is its overall mobility: its walking speed, dashing speed, air speed, jump and double jump are each among the top 10 within their respective categories. Greninja is ranked 26th out of 55 on the tier list, placing it in the C tier. Like numerous other Pokémon, it has different voice actors in the French and German versions due to name changes, similarly to Jigglypuff. Greninja is voiced by Billy Bob Thompson in English and Yūji Ueda in Japanese, both having previously voiced Ash's Greninja in the Pokémon anime. Direct, alongside fellow Pokémon fighter Charizard. It was revealed during the April 8th, 2014 Super Smash Bros. Greninja ( ゲッコウガ, Gekkouga) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros.
