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Reroll. Greninja is by far the worst of the starters.
If you have Protean, then you could deal with the fighting types. But you probably don't. Without a choice spec equipped, extrasensory does not kill most fighting types.
If you still want to stick to Greninja, then switch out Water Shurikens for something else. It is a terrible move. Why did they give it a physical signature move when it is a special sweeper? Why is it a priority move when it has high base speed? Its' move list is so disgusting.
I suggest:
Extrasensory
Dark Pulse
Surf
Something Else Here
With STAB and high special attack, Surf will kill anything weak to water. Hydropump is for tank pokemons with low spAtk that can afford to miss. I suggest ice beam in the last move slot.
Cookieknight wrote on 2013-10-15 18:50
Should I give it choice specs then or stick with a life orb?
Ashikoki wrote on 2013-10-15 20:26
Quote from Cookieknight;1159475:
Should I give it choice specs then or stick with a life orb?
Choice Specs if you've got Torrent. You'll need it to 1hko fighting types, since Extrasensory doesn't do enough damage without it.
You can go life orb if you have Protean.
KomeijiSatori wrote on 2013-10-17 17:12
Mat Block is especially useful, even more so in Double Battles. Might wanna invest a Heart Scale in that.