#0656 · Kalos · Generation 6 · starter

Froakie

Bubble Frog Pokémon · Water-type

Froakie is a Water-type Pokémon, the Bubble Frog Pokémon, number 656 (#0656) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 7 kg.

Froakie wears a coat of bubbles that softens the blows it takes, and its happy-go-lucky look hides a watchful, lightning-quick fighter. It is the Water-type starter of Kalos and the first stage of the line that ends in Greninja.

How to pronounce Froakie

Froakie is pronounced FROH-kee. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Froakie said out loud:

In Japanese it is ケロマツ (Keromatsu).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Froakie is a light-blue, frog-like quadruped, 0.3 m tall and 7 kg, with white hands, a dark blue stripe from its oval head to its nose, and large eyes that stick up from its head. A foam of bubbles grows from its chest and back, with two small bubbles on its nose. Bulbapedia says these delicate, flexible bubbles are called Frubbles, and the Pokédex says they soften the blows it takes.

Behaviour

Froakie looks carefree, but the Scarlet Pokédex says its happy-go-lucky air is an act meant to fool enemies, and it drops the act without warning to overwhelm foes with blinding speed. Even when relaxed it watches its surroundings. Light yet strong, it jumps remarkably high, and the Violet entry says it throws springy bubbles at foes from above their heads.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat, though Bulbapedia says it has been seen in Blueberry Academy's Terarium. In Scarlet and Violet it arrives by trade or Pokémon HOME transfer, or lives in The Indigo Disk's Coastal Biome. In Legends: Z-A it is wild in Wild Zone 16, with more in the Mega Dimension DLC.

Powers

Froakie fights with Water Gun, Water Pulse, Quick Attack and Smokescreen, and later learns Bounce and Hydro Pump. Its Ability is Torrent, which powers up Water moves when it is low on health, and hidden Protean changes its type to match each move it uses. Base Speed 71 and Special Attack 62 make it a quick, light attacker.

Name origin

Froakie may blend 'frog', 'froth', 'croak' and 'rookie'. The Japanese name is Keromatsu (ケロマツ), possibly from kerokero, a frog's croak, and matsu or himatsu, meaning 'bubble' or 'spray'.

Design inspiration

Yusuke Ohmura created Froakie, and the line is based on a frog. Its white foam appears to echo the foam nests some frogs, such as the túngara frog, build to protect their eggs. Its dark hood and foam 'backpack' might also nod to ninja or to burglars with cloth sacks, which are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Froakie evolves into Frogadier at level 16, and Frogadier evolves into Greninja at level 36.

In the games

Froakie is one of the first partner choices in Aquacorde Town in X and Y, alongside Chespin and Fennekin. It can also be the hero or the partner in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon.

In the anime

Ash's Froakie debuted in 'Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!' and chose to follow Ash after helping him calm a Garchomp in 'Lumiose City Pursuit!'. Catching it made Froakie his first capture in Kalos.

Fun facts

• It is the lightest and shortest Water type introduced in Generation VI.
• Bulbapedia says the Froakie line is the only Water-type first partner line whose sole Egg Group is Water 1.
• A flashback in 'Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!' shows other Froakie attacking the one that would become Ash's, because of its strange, distant behaviour.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Froakie (Pokémon) · Serebii: Froakie (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 41
• Attack: 56
• Defense: 40
• Sp. Atk: 62
• Sp. Def: 44
• Speed: 71

Froakie’s base stat total is 314. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Froakie weak to?

Froakie takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×) moves.

It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Steel (½×).

Evolution

How does Froakie evolve?

Froakie evolves into Frogadier at level 16.

The whole family: Froakie, Frogadier, Greninja.

• Frogadier evolves into Greninja at level 36.

Abilities

• Torrent: Strengthens Water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
• Protean (hidden ability): Changes the bearer's type to match each move it uses.

Moves

Moves Froakie learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (39)

Froakie can learn 39 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Protect, Water Pulse, Acrobatics, Thief, Trailblaze, Chilling Water, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Icy Wind, Mud Shot, Rock Tomb, Fling, Endure, Rain Dance, Snowscape, Dig, False Swipe, U-turn, Sleep Talk, Waterfall, Grass Knot, Rest, Rock Slide, Taunt, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Substitute, Liquidation, Surf, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Water Pledge, Tera Blast, Smack Down.

Egg moves (5):Counter, Retaliate, Spikes, Switcheroo, Toxic Spikes.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
• Egg groups: Water 1.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
• Base experience yield: 63.

Pokédex entries

It protects its skin by covering its body in delicate bubbles. Beneath its happy-go-lucky air, it keeps a watchful eye on its surroundings. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)

It secretes flexible bubbles from its chest and back. The bubbles reduce the damage it would otherwise take when attacked. (X, Omega Ruby)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Lightest Water type in Gen 6: 7 kg.
• Shortest Water type in Gen 6: 0.3 m.
• Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
• Heavier than 21% of all Pokémon (7 kg).
• Base stat total 314, ranked #798 of 1,025.
• One of 154 Water-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 170 blue Pokémon.
• Number 7 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 51 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Froakie (Pokémon), Serebii: Froakie (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (FROH-kee): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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