Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Greninja
Detective Pikachu · #9 · Rare Ultra · 2019
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Market reference
$8.84
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 18
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare Ultra
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Frogadier
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- MPC Film
- Pokédex #
- 658
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Greninja plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Frogadier first).
How to beat Greninja
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by MPC Film
This card was illustrated by MPC Film.
Building around Greninja?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It creates throwing stars out of compressed water. When it spins them and throws them at high speed, these stars can split metal in two."
Ability: Evasion Jutsu
If any damage is done to this Pokémon by attacks, flip a coin. If heads, prevent that damage.
WWFurious Shurikens
This attack does 50 damage to 2 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Greninja was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Greninja has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Greninja ex — Twilight Masquerade
Played in 516 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $4.00 | $8.91 | $4,321.00 | $8.84 | $7.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.99 |
| 7-day average | €5.30 |
| 30-day average | €6.51 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €5.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.61 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.33 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.96 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Greninja is real?
Greninja is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Greninja worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Greninja is $8.84; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Greninja from?
Greninja is from the Pokémon set "Detective Pikachu" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Greninja?
Greninja is a Rare Ultra card in the Detective Pikachu set.
Other Greninja printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
