While opening up packs and boxes of cards in the Pokemon TCG ultimately comes down to luck, you can choose select products to open if you’re aiming to collect specific Pokemon. Some of the best sets to find Greninja cards are very accessible, as this Pokemon’s fairly recent debut means it’s only available from sets in the XY era and later.
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If you’ve been following our series of sets to collect if you love popular Pokemon like Pikachu, then you know that a few key factors are at play. The best Greninja sets are judged based on their combination of affordability, variety, and value, which helps to determine which sets give the best bang for your buck.
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Sun & Moon: Hidden Fates – One Greninja
Worth Hunting
The Hidden Fates Shiny Vault is packed with gorgeous cards like this Greninja that are worth chasing if you’re able to get your hands on these packs. Unfortunately, packs are hovering around the $30 range for this set, and they’re only going to become more expensive as time goes on.
While you don’t have many options to get excited about in this set, if you’re a fan of Greninja, the sole Greninja chase card is arguably one of the Pokemon’s best to appear in the TCG. While the Greninja Gold Star is likely to continue gaining popularity and value as time goes on, this gem from the Sun & Moon era will stand out and make Hidden Fates worth opening for Greninja.
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XY: BREAKpoint – Two Greninja
Breaking Out
The next top-tier Greninja set is XY BREAKpoint, which boasts two solid Greninja cards to collect, including the unique BREAK card design pictured. While BREAK cards feature some of the most dynamic, eye-catching visuals ever created in the Pokemon TCG, their style is extremely divisive, so you’re likely to either love or hate these unusual cards.
Aside from the BREAK Greninja, there’s also a rare version of this Pokemon in the set. Unfortunately, this version barely commands a dollar and isn’t particularly nice to look at, so it’s just a consolation prize if you fail to hit your Greninja chase card.
Luckily, BREAKpoint is only about $20 a pack at the moment, but it won’t be this price forever if you want to open this set.
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Sun & Moon: Forbidden Light – Three Greninja
Deja Vu Views
Forbidden Light’s most valuable cards share the Rainbow Secret Rare design of this Greninja, which steals the show as the best Greninja chase card from the set, according to value. Luckily, if you’re not a fan of the rainbow color palette, you can opt for the standard blue Greninja color palette and a matching background via the Full Art Greninja GX from this set.
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Forbidden Light’s third and final Greninja GX features the Pokemon in the middle of striking a fierce battle pose, which is far more action-packed and gritty than the relatively clean-cut depiction of the Greninja here. Whether you prefer rainbows, the classics, or something unusual, Forbidden Light boasts a little something for Greninja lovers of all kinds.
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Twilight Masquerade – Three Greninja
New School Cool
Who could forget about the brilliant Greninja ex Special Illustration Rare (SIR) that tops the list of the best Twilight Masquerade cards in the Pokemon TCG? This iconic Greninja will go down as one of the most valuable cards in the Scarlet & Violet era and is worth opening Twilight Masquerade cards to chase the Special Illustration Rare alone.
Even if you’re not a fan of this colorful explosion, there’s an Ultra Rare Greninja with a much simpler design featuring the Water-type starter with a Tera-type crown. The final Greninja is just a Double Rare Greninja ex, which isn’t much of a consolation, but the thrill of opening Twilight Masquerade is undoubtedly to pull the SIR.
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Sun & Moon: Unbroken Bonds – Five Greninja
Unrivaled Greninja Glory
You might not have expected to see Unbroken Bonds at the top of the list of the best Greninja sets, but this Sun & Moon sensation is stuffed with super Greninja cards to enjoy. Some of the best Greninja cards in this set are also some of the most valuable in Unbroken Bonds, so they’re sure to excite both you and your wallet if you pull them.
The top-tier full art sits a bit shy of the $200 mark in value, with the following four Greninja cards ranging between two dollars and $55.
While the least valuable Greninja in Unbroken Bonds may not excite you, the other four are all fantastic pulls, with each one valued at or above the price of a single pack. Unbroken Bonds is the pinnacle set for Greninja in the Pokemon TCG.
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