How to play Greninja in Pokemon Unite
The Greninja, a favorite of Kalos, lives up to its reputation as one of the game’s stealthiest ‘mon in Pokemon UNITE. Its combination of attack damage and mobility makes it an ideal flanking and goal-scoring character.
Its basic strike deals more damage as the player gets further away from the enemy, while also slowing down the other player’s speed.
At level five, we recommend upgrading Bubble with Water Shuriken, which grants both a speed boost and restores the player’s HP after each hit.
At level seven, Substitute may be improved to Double Team, which grants Greninja the ability to vanish for a short time while generating clones of himself.
While Smokescreen would be immensely useful as an escape, Greninja can already rush away and hide in tall grass because to his increased speed.
Finally, when the Water-type starter gets its powerful Waterburst Shuriken Unite move at level nine, the Water-type starter’s weakest area, AOE damage, is solved.
The Greninja should be utilized to poke the enemy team’s Defenders and Tanks, causing them to flee the goal area. It can be used to score goals or rush Legendary enemies because of its persistent speed enhancements.
Pokemon Unite Greninja Special attacks
Special 1
| Attack | Icon | Description | Upgrade level |
| Basic Attack |  | Greninja flicks water at enemies. Damage increases the further the distance, while also slowing enemies down. | Level 1 |
| Bubble |  | A constant spray of bubbles blinds enemies and slows them in their tracks. | Level 5 (can be upgraded to one of the two following moves below) |
| Water Shuriken |  | Water shurikens are thrown at opponents which increases Greninja’s speed. Each hit that lands also heals the ‘mon. | Level 11: Increase the number of Shurikens thrown. |
| Surf |  | A large wave of water crashes down on enemies restoring Greninja’s HP. | Level 11: The amount of HP restored is increased. |
Special 2
| Attack | Icon | Description | Upgrade level |
| Substitute |  | Greninja drops a substitute doll to take damage instead. | Level 7 (can be upgraded to one of the two following moves below) |
| Double Team |  | Greninja quickly dashes away creating a second copy of itself. The illusion copies will attack opponents. | Level 13: Its cooldown time is reduced. |
| Smokescreen |  | A wall of smoke allows the ‘mon to disappear from battles. Its next move is boosted. | Level 13: Greninja’s attacks become boosted for a limited time after leaving the smoke. |
| Waterburst Shuriken(UNITE move) |  | Greninja hops to a set location and throws a massive water shuriken at its opponent. Other enemies can be damaged in an AOE range. | Can be used starting Level 9 |