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It is obviously a frog.
[OVERVIEW]
Greninja is generally a very niche Pokemon on Doubles teams due to its average offenses, which prevent it from getting many of the KOs it should and generally make other Pokemon better for the role of a strong attacker. It is also vulnerable to speed control and priority, as it has very low power and relies on its high Speed to get by, and most Pokemon faster than it can KO or do massive damage to it, such as Talonflame, Deoxys-A, and Choice Scarf Landorus-T. It does have a niche on hail teams, however, as Protean allows it to spam powerful STAB Blizzards while its high base Speed allows it to outpace Pokemon such as Mega Diancie, Latios, and Thundurus. It is able to beat most Pokemon that hail teams have trouble with as well thanks to its Water-, Rock-, and Fighting-type STAB moves and decent mixed attacking stats.
[SET]
name: Hail Attacker
move 1: Blizzard
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Rock Slide / Low Kick
move 4: Protect
item: Life Orb
ability: Protean
nature: Naive
evs: 64 Atk / 236 SpA / 208 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Blizzard can be very easily spammed under hail, as it can hit both foes with perfect accuracy and is a powerful move. It also has great type coverage against many Pokemon, such as Landorus and Hydreigon. Hydro Pump is used so that Greninja can pick up a quick KO against Rock- and Fire-type Pokemon that threaten Mega Abomasnow. Rock Slide can OHKO Talonflame and Mega Charizard Y, discouraging them from switching in. Low Kick is an option to hit Mega Kangaskhan, Ferrothorn, and Heatran more reliably than Hydro Pump for super effective damage. Protect is a staple move in Doubles, allowing Greninja to stall out field conditions or protect itself while its ally deals with a threat.
Set Details
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208 Speed EVs with a Naive nature are enough for Greninja to outspeed Whimsicott, Raikou, and more importantly Pokemon such as Thundurus and Mega Diancie. 64 Attack EVs let Greninja OHKO standard Heatran with Low Kick as well as bulky Mega Charizard Y with Rock Slide, while the rest of the EVs are put into Special Attack to power up Blizzard as much as possible. Life Orb significantly boosts Greninja's overall mixed-attacking prowess and offensive potential.
Usage Tips
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Greninja's main role is using Blizzard while dealing with common checks to hail teams thanks to its coverage. Greninja can be used either to whittle them down early on or to clean up late-game with Blizzard when its checks and other threatening Pokemon have been weakened enough for Blizzard to KO them. Greninja should use its coverage moves to hit many of the threats to the hail archetype, such as using Low Kick against Steel-types and Kangaskhan and using Rock Slide against Mega Charizard Y and Talonflame. Greninja should be brought in when there is a free switch due to its frailty.
Team Options
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Mega Abomasnow is required as a partner for Greninja to work at all, as it sets up hail for Greninja to spam Blizzard, and Greninja wouldn't be viable without its support. Ground-types like Landorus-T and Fire-types such as Heatran and Talonflame are good partners for Greninja, since they can KO the Steel-types that threaten hail teams. Electric-types such as Thundurus are also good partners, since they can beat Water-types, which Greninja struggles against. Quick Guard support from Pokemon such as Terrakion and Virizion is greatly appreciated for Greninja, as it hates taking priority attacks.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Dark Pulse can be used to hit Aegislash and Jirachi, which can both take a Blizzard or one of Greninja's other coverage moves. Extrasensory can OHKO Fighting-types such as Keldeo, which are some of hail teams' biggest checks. Gunk Shot can be used to hit Sylveon and Gardevoir, both of which have high Special Defense and can take Greninja's special hits.
Checks and Counters
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**Typing Advantage**: Since Greninja will be spamming Blizzard most of the time and has low offenses, most Pokemon that resist Blizzard will be able to do a lot of damage back to Greninja. This group includes Water-types and Steel-types that resist Low Kick. Most Steel-types have to look out for Low Kick, however, as it hits them super effectively.
**Opposing Weather**: To be able to spam its best move, Blizzard, Greninja absolutely needs to have hail up, meaning that opposing weather setters, such as Mega Charizard Y and Politoed, can make it much less effective just by switching in. Sun also weakens Greninja's Hydro Pump.
**Speed**: Due to Greninja's low defenses, most powerful Choice Scarf users, such as Landorus-T and Kyurem-B, can OHKO it, making it a liability against teams that have Choice Scarf users. It is also weak to common priority users such as Talonflame and Mega Kangaskhan.
**Speed Control**: Since Greninja's best quality is its Speed, being slowed down by the likes of Thunder Wave from Thundurus and Gyarados can easily prevent it from doing its job. Its high Speed will also always make it go last under Trick Room, and Greninja has a hard time dealing with Trick Room setters such as Cresselia and Porygon2, making it lose against these types of teams. When Tailwind is set up by setters such as Suicune, Greninja will be outsped and easily KOed. Icy Wind from Pokemon such as Jirachi and Keldeo can also lower Greninja's effectiveness by lowering its Speed.
**Utility**: Two of Greninja's best moves, Blizzard and Rock Slide, are blocked by Wide Guard users such as Aegislash and Conkeldurr.
Don't edit my posts Arcticblast
It is obviously a frog.
[OVERVIEW]
Greninja is generally a very niche Pokemon on Doubles teams due to its average offenses, which prevent it from getting many of the KOs it should and generally make other Pokemon better for the role of a strong attacker. It is also vulnerable to speed control and priority, as it has very low power and relies on its high Speed to get by, and most Pokemon faster than it can KO or do massive damage to it, such as Talonflame, Deoxys-A, and Choice Scarf Landorus-T. It does have a niche on hail teams, however, as Protean allows it to spam powerful STAB Blizzards while its high base Speed allows it to outpace Pokemon such as Mega Diancie, Latios, and Thundurus. It is able to beat most Pokemon that hail teams have trouble with as well thanks to its Water-, Rock-, and Fighting-type STAB moves and decent mixed attacking stats.
[SET]
name: Hail Attacker
move 1: Blizzard
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Rock Slide / Low Kick
move 4: Protect
item: Life Orb
ability: Protean
nature: Naive
evs: 64 Atk / 236 SpA / 208 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Blizzard can be very easily spammed under hail, as it can hit both foes with perfect accuracy and is a powerful move. It also has great type coverage against many Pokemon, such as Landorus and Hydreigon. Hydro Pump is used so that Greninja can pick up a quick KO against Rock- and Fire-type Pokemon that threaten Mega Abomasnow. Rock Slide can OHKO Talonflame and Mega Charizard Y, discouraging them from switching in. Low Kick is an option to hit Mega Kangaskhan, Ferrothorn, and Heatran more reliably than Hydro Pump for super effective damage. Protect is a staple move in Doubles, allowing Greninja to stall out field conditions or protect itself while its ally deals with a threat.
Set Details
========
208 Speed EVs with a Naive nature are enough for Greninja to outspeed Whimsicott, Raikou, and more importantly Pokemon such as Thundurus and Mega Diancie. 64 Attack EVs let Greninja OHKO standard Heatran with Low Kick as well as bulky Mega Charizard Y with Rock Slide, while the rest of the EVs are put into Special Attack to power up Blizzard as much as possible. Life Orb significantly boosts Greninja's overall mixed-attacking prowess and offensive potential.
Usage Tips
=========
Greninja's main role is using Blizzard while dealing with common checks to hail teams thanks to its coverage. Greninja can be used either to whittle them down early on or to clean up late-game with Blizzard when its checks and other threatening Pokemon have been weakened enough for Blizzard to KO them. Greninja should use its coverage moves to hit many of the threats to the hail archetype, such as using Low Kick against Steel-types and Kangaskhan and using Rock Slide against Mega Charizard Y and Talonflame. Greninja should be brought in when there is a free switch due to its frailty.
Team Options
==========
Mega Abomasnow is required as a partner for Greninja to work at all, as it sets up hail for Greninja to spam Blizzard, and Greninja wouldn't be viable without its support. Ground-types like Landorus-T and Fire-types such as Heatran and Talonflame are good partners for Greninja, since they can KO the Steel-types that threaten hail teams. Electric-types such as Thundurus are also good partners, since they can beat Water-types, which Greninja struggles against. Quick Guard support from Pokemon such as Terrakion and Virizion is greatly appreciated for Greninja, as it hates taking priority attacks.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
================
Dark Pulse can be used to hit Aegislash and Jirachi, which can both take a Blizzard or one of Greninja's other coverage moves. Extrasensory can OHKO Fighting-types such as Keldeo, which are some of hail teams' biggest checks. Gunk Shot can be used to hit Sylveon and Gardevoir, both of which have high Special Defense and can take Greninja's special hits.
Checks and Counters
==============
**Typing Advantage**: Since Greninja will be spamming Blizzard most of the time and has low offenses, most Pokemon that resist Blizzard will be able to do a lot of damage back to Greninja. This group includes Water-types and Steel-types that resist Low Kick. Most Steel-types have to look out for Low Kick, however, as it hits them super effectively.
**Opposing Weather**: To be able to spam its best move, Blizzard, Greninja absolutely needs to have hail up, meaning that opposing weather setters, such as Mega Charizard Y and Politoed, can make it much less effective just by switching in. Sun also weakens Greninja's Hydro Pump.
**Speed**: Due to Greninja's low defenses, most powerful Choice Scarf users, such as Landorus-T and Kyurem-B, can OHKO it, making it a liability against teams that have Choice Scarf users. It is also weak to common priority users such as Talonflame and Mega Kangaskhan.
**Speed Control**: Since Greninja's best quality is its Speed, being slowed down by the likes of Thunder Wave from Thundurus and Gyarados can easily prevent it from doing its job. Its high Speed will also always make it go last under Trick Room, and Greninja has a hard time dealing with Trick Room setters such as Cresselia and Porygon2, making it lose against these types of teams. When Tailwind is set up by setters such as Suicune, Greninja will be outsped and easily KOed. Icy Wind from Pokemon such as Jirachi and Keldeo can also lower Greninja's effectiveness by lowering its Speed.
**Utility**: Two of Greninja's best moves, Blizzard and Rock Slide, are blocked by Wide Guard users such as Aegislash and Conkeldurr.
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