Areas of Strength for Top Greninja Players

[Jaguar360]

This is a topic I've been thinking about on and off and decided I'd make a thread about it. I keep track of results and watch a lot of Greninja players, so I thought I'd take it upon myself to make a list of which Greninja players are best at certain aspects of the game. Of course, subject to change and subjective.

Movement: Venia, Waveguider, Shinjoebi, Stroder

Neutral: Lea, Oisiitofu, iStudying, Venia, Salem

Adaptation: iStudying, Elexiao, aMSa

Reads and Mixups: Some, Elexiao, Darkaura, P2P with Gibus, y0cchan, FullMoon

Spacing: Venia, Stroder, Oisiitofu, Elexiao, aMSa, SPIRAL

Combo game: Some, Lea, PhaZeX3r0, Tempra

Juggling: Venia, Serge, y0cchan

Ledge coverage/traps: Some, Stroder, Keekay

Edgeguarding: Venia, Stroder, Darkaura, y0cchan

Agressive play: Venia, Stroder, Darkaura, Elexiao

Defensive play: Sukekokko, Oisiitofu, iStudying, Salem

Recovery: Venia, aMSa, y0cchan

Kill conversions: Some, Lea, Darkaura, Elexiao, Shinjoebi

Techskill/Execution: Some, Lea, Waveguider, Stroder, Shinjoebi, PHaZeX3r0

Clutch factor: Some, iStudying, Elexiao, Lea

Regions and Video examples of players mentioned:

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• Some - Japan (Tohoku)
  • Vs. KEN (Sonic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jjbQkeS8Y4
    
  • Vs. Captain Zack (Bayonetta): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpYomzzo7tY
    
  • Vs. 2B (Lucario): https://youtu.be/NZuXNzhLkcg
• Lea - Japan (Kanto)
  • Vs. VoiD (Sheik): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEWGrZCmdhE
    
  • Vs. KEN (Sonic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyAZbl4tQ1o
• Oisiitofu - Japan (Kansai)
  • Vs. Taiheita (Lucas): https://youtu.be/JDoUg8o8QbE
    
  • Vs. Ranai (Villager): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6EfZX5hfsA
• iStudying - The Netherlands
  • Vs. Ally (Mario): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFfBRhpjTL8
    
  • Vs. ESAM (Pikachu): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vAN9h6yvtA
    
  • Vs. Captain Zack (Bayonetta): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jpneSDhJKA
• Elexiao - France
  • Vs. Vinnie (Sheik): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRT7cBDgiK8
    
  • Vs. S1 (Cloud): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkIOs-PNXms
• Venia - New York City
  • Vs. Dekillsage (Fox): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azLiALJkFlg
    
  • Vs. Dill (Diddy/Sheik): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM4Yev3Q7ys
    
  • Vs. Frozen (Corrin): https://youtu.be/CIJ_yJThB6c
• Stroder - Arizona
  • Vs. Rich Brown (Mewtwo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JcVPhLYrXQ
    
  • Vs. Mr. Concon (Luigi): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz01g_Y3-rs

• Salem - Florida
  • Vs. Mistake (Bayonetta): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RZI3a5ZscU

• Darkaura - Montreal, Canada
  • Vs. SuperGirlKels (Sonic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6rzc-S6m5o
    
  • Vs. Fwed (Fox): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObbxxRE1nbU
• Sukekokko - Japan
  • Vs. Dol (Jigglypuff): https://youtu.be/1QuYirelxs8
    
    
  • Vs. YB (Samus): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P-xuDIDaFk
• aMSa - Japan
  • Vs. 2ManyCooks (Mario): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8thbuU3EQ
  • Vs. Captain L (Pikachu): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RE1h3pYL3I
    
  • Vs. Namayasai (Yoshi): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFFBP6Yp4x8
• Waveguider - Australia
  • Vs. MastaMario/Mass (Mario): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UnlXJklfY8
    
    
  • Vs. Ignis (Robin): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13zCzBfVyrU
• P2P with Gibus - Texas (DFW)
  • Vs. Samsora (Peach): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG-z0ayndLc
    
    
  • Vs. Aerolink (Bayonetta): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHgEUBYIBu4
• Shinjoebi - Minnesota
  • Vs. Seth (Yoshi): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS2jc3OwvBU
    
    
  • Vs. Sinnyboo242 (Sheik): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkeCIPN8UCs
• Serge - Mexico (CDMX/Mexico City)
  • Vs. CloudY/Captain Levi (Cloud): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVakBqPAAu4
    
    
  • Vs. Wonf (Bayonetta/Lucina): https://youtu.be/_5TaLJD3Vnc
• Keekay - Dominican Republic
  • Vs. DigitalStrider (Cloud): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeePBs9hoXw
    
    
  • Vs. Papin (Mario/Cloud): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J51QT3oPD_g
• PHaZeX3r0 - Virginia/Online
  • Vs. Scourgemom (Pikachu): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FCn8_yQfuE
    
    
  • Vs. Danish (Samus): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn_4KrHaOA4
• y0cchan - Japan (3DS online)
  • Vs. Rachi (Fox/Mewtwo): https://youtu.be/eVng4B6SLpw
    
    
  • Vs. Occho (Wii Fit Trainer): https://youtu.be/69FYRQZiVBA
• Tempra - Japan
  • Vs. Boozer (Bowser): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehHB696k5-U
• SPIRAL - Ottawa, Canada
  • Vs. Space (Fox): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai7CKtG9f2k
  • Vs. Bread (Zero Suit Samus): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1bkFh8ZVLM
• FullMoon - Brazil
  • Vs. Ultimate (Luigi): https://youtu.be/-xuYIkpi2uo
    
  • Vs. Burtao (Ike): https://youtu.be/0xKfiyOiwDM

As I watch more players and get feedback, I want to update this thread. I also may include video examples, but don't expect that for a while. Some great Greninjas to check out who I haven't watched enough to include in any of the categories yet are: Donquavious (North Carolina), Akashic (Southwest Florida), Ookami (Central Florida), xoxo (South Florida), Illusion (San Antonio, Texas), IceArrow (Massachusetts), Eddy (Germany), Shiki (Japan), Rattsu (Japan), Bitamin (Japan), BlueTitanz (Southern Californa), Jarvis (Georgia), Jw (Ontario, Canada), FOE (Maryland), Techei (Maryland/Pennsylvania), DooM (Montreal, Canada), NinjaLink (New York City), Starman (Wisconsin/online), Elu (New Jersey), KBolt (New Jersey), Tarik (Germany/online), Fullmoon (Brazil), Yirquaza (Puebla, Mexico), and Kanji (Monterrey, Mexico).

 

[Y2Kay]

I'd mention shinjoebi for tech skill, movement, and maybe kill conversions

 

[Jaguar360]

Yeah, that's exactly on point watching these 2 matches below:
Shinjoebi vs Seth
Shinjoebi vs Sinnyboo242

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm gonna add Stroder to movement as well, because I feel that him and Shinjoebi move pretty similarly with their grounded movement options and pivots.

 

[Igneo]

In my country. (Mexico)
I am still looking for Greninja Mains, and so far, telling me. Are 10.
Of which 3 are tops.

Would be 4, but 1 is from my region and is a small region.
So I'll put it like: Almost a Top, and it's on the rise. (Romag - Yucatan)
The tops would be:
Serge - CDMX
Yirquaza - Puebla
Kanji - Monterrey


I also want to mention Fullmoon (brazil)
He is coming back to play

 

[Y2Kay]

Yeah @FullMoon is better than he’ll give himself credit for. Saw your sets from a couple days ago, nice one man.

 

[Jaguar360]

Put some video examples for the players. This should help people save people a bit of time when looking players up. For more, the "Tracking the Ninja" thread on this board and the Greninja Discord's Video Resource Doc are very good resources to find matches.

It's probably gonna take a while for me to get through the honorable mentions to find their strengths, so any help is appreciated.

 

[Igneo]

In fact sometimes I publish plays.
But over the weekend I'll try to find games of the greninjas I mentioned recently