Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Greninja 7-star raid — best counters - Polygon

It knows Gunk Shot, Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Night Slash, Double Team, and Toxic Spikes.

Nature: Modest Ability: doesn’t matter Tera Type: Psychic EVs: 4 HP/252 Defense/252 Special Attack IVs: Maxed HP, Defense, Special Attack Held item: Twisted Spoon or Leftovers Moveset: Stored Power (TM41), Iron Defense (TM104), and Nasty Plot (TM140)

On turn one, make sure to set up Iron Defense, as Greninja does know Night Slash, a dark-type move that is super effective against Slowbro.

Image: Game Freak/The Pokémon Company, Nintendo via Polygon Nature: Modest Ability: Storm Drain Tera Type: Ground EVs: 4 Defense/252 HP/252 Special Attack IVs: Maxed HP, Defense, Special Attack Held item: Soft Sand Moveset: Clear Smog (Mirror Herb move), Recover, Earth Power

The Clodsire build we recommend is more supportive, so don’t expect to one-shot the Greninja, but you will be able to beef up your buddies who are using Gastrodon, Slowbro, or another offensive Pokémon.

Water Absorb, similarly to Gastrodon’s Storm Drain ability, will render Clodsire immune to water-type moves.