Greninja for Pokémon Champions Regulation M-C
Greninja is eligible for Regulation M-C through carryover from the M-A and M-B pools. A Dark and Water type with base 122 Speed and usable attacking stats on both sides, it survives by moving early: 72 HP and thin defenses punish hesitation.
Evidence: EV-MC-ROSTER-262 · EV-DS-PKM
Regulation M-C legality
Eligible — official eligible listListed on the official eligible list as an M-A and M-B carryover. This form is selectable in the Builder.
Evidence: EV-MC-ROSTER-262 · EV-DS-PKM · EV-DS-REG
Types
darkwaterMatchup math below uses the documented main-series type chart; Pokémon Champions parity is Unknown.
Evidence: EV-DS-PKM · EV-TYPE-CHART
Base stats
| HP | 72 |
|---|---|
| Attack | 95 |
| Defense | 67 |
| Sp. Atk | 103 |
| Sp. Def | 71 |
| Speed | 122 |
Pokédex #658. ability effect automation disabled_unknown Listed abilities: Protean, Torrent.
64 moves in this dataset's move pool for this form. per-move M-C legality unknown
Evidence: EV-DS-PKM
With 103 Special Attack against 95 Attack, Greninja leans special, and base 122 Speed puts only 22 dataset forms above it, one tied. The downside: 72 HP, 67 Defense, and 71 Special Defense punish any turn spent waiting.
Evidence: EV-DS-PKM
Protean and Torrent are the listed abilities, names only since their effects in this game are not published. In this site's Rain template Greninja is the Water attacker option, picked for typing math, not measured popularity, which does not exist here.
Evidence: EV-DS-PKM · EV-MC-FACTS · EV-ARCH-CORPUS
Speed positioning in the dataset
Base Speed 122. Across the 315-form dataset, 22 forms are faster and 1 ties it. Base-stat positioning only; no usage data behind it.
Evidence: EV-DS-PKM
Defensive matchup math
Documented chart math: Bug, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, and Grass all deal double damage. Psychic cannot touch Greninja, and it resists six types including Dark and Water. This chart is documented main-series math; Champions parity is Unknown.
Takes ×2: bug electric fairy fighting grass
Resists ×½: dark fire ghost ice steel water
Immune ×0: psychic
Evidence: EV-TYPE-CHART · EV-DS-PKM
Regulation context
Greninja's eligibility is an M-A and M-B carryover confirmed September 9, 2026. M-C play is scheduled from 02:00 UTC that day through December 2, 2026, 01:59 UTC.
Window (UTC): →
Evidence: EV-MC-RULE-816 · EV-DS-REG
Calculated Speed
Prefill Greninja into the speed calculator and check which of those 22 faster forms still outrun it after level, nature, and training.
Open the Speed Calculator with Greninja
Evidence: EV-SPD-MECH
Related Pokémon: Pelipper · Corviknight
Frequently asked questions
Is Greninja allowed in Regulation M-C?
Yes. It returns through the M-A and M-B carryover pool on the official eligible list, selectable in this site's builder.
Why is Greninja in the Rain template?
The template needs a Water attacker; Greninja's typing and base 122 Speed fit on documented stats. No usage data exists to rank alternatives.
Add to your team in the Builder · Regulation M-C rules & eligible list · Data Sources & Status
Sources: the official Pokémon Champions rules page and eligible list (retrieved September 11, 2026) for legality, dates, and clauses; PokéBase (pokebase.app), an authorized third-party source, for form attributes. This site is not Nintendo or The Pokémon Company.
Stat and matchup math uses documented main-series mechanics. Whether Pokémon Champions matches those mechanics exactly is Unknown; where that matters, the page says so instead of guessing.
Dataset version m-c-2026.09.09.1 - regulation facts verified September 11, 2026.