Kalos first partner Pokémon

The Kalos first partner Pokémon are the trio of —, , and Pokémon TCG: First Partner Pack (Kalos) | Pokémon Center Official Site (archived)—chosen by s at the start of their journey in Kalos. These are traditionally given out by Professor Sycamore and are to be used to battle the first wild Pokémon that the encounters.
In official contexts, the group is referred to descriptively in several ways, including "Kalos's first partner Pokémon"Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Mini Tin (Chespin, Fennekin & Froakie) | Pokémon Center Official Site (archived), "first partner Pokémon of the Kalos region", and more.
In the Kalos-based core series games, the player can choose a -, -, or first partner Pokémon at level 5.
==List of Kalos first partner Pokémon and their Evolutions==
===Forms===
 has an additional form known as Ash-Greninja, accessible only in as a special distribution from the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version.
==In the core series games==
===Availability===
====As first partner====
Game(s)	First partner	Location/Acquisition 	Other effects
 	 	Aquacorde Town: from Tierno	
/ chooses: 
/ eventually uses: 
Shauna chooses (and will later on trade): 
Roaming Pokémon:
 	 	Aquacorde Town: from Tierno	
/ chooses: 
/ eventually uses: 
Shauna chooses (and will later on trade): 
Roaming Pokémon:
 	 	Aquacorde Town: from Tierno	
/ chooses: 
/ eventually uses: 
Shauna chooses (and will later on trade): 
Roaming Pokémon:
====Other methods====
In The Indigo Disk, the Kalos first partners can be caught in the wild at the Terarium. They are unlocked after upgrading the biomes through the League Club Room.
Game(s)	Pokémon	Location/Acquisition
 	 	Friend Safari
 	 	Poni Island: Island Scan
() 	 	Terarium: Chargestone Cavern
() 	 	Terarium: Savanna Biome
() 	 	Terarium: Coastal Biome
===Base stat comparison===
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Duel===
In , all Kalos first partner Pokémon and their evolutions received figures.
									
===Pokémon GO===
In , all three Kalos first partner Pokémon can be caught and encountered along with their Evolutions. 
===Pokémon Masters EX===
In , several characters form sync pairs with the Kalos first partner Pokémon or their evolutions. These sync pairs can be obtained through various sync pair scouts.
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===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the Kalos first partner Pokémon can be selected as the and their partner. The trio's evolved forms can also be recruited in the games out of the main character roles.
===Pokémon Rumble series===
In the Pokémon Rumble series, all three Kalos first partner Pokémon can be caught and encountered along with their Evolutions.
===Pokémon Shuffle===
In , all three Kalos first partner Pokémon can be caught and encountered along with their Evolutions.
Dex#	NDex	Icon	Pokémon	Type	Attack Power	Attack Power	Max RML	Initial	Alternate	Ameliaicons
Dex#	NDex	Icon	Pokémon	Type	Lv 1 	Max 	Max RML	Initial	Alternate	Ameliaicons
===Pokémon UNITE===
In , two of the Kalos first partner Pokémon have Unite licenses and can be played as in Unite Battles. was added on July 21, 2021 while was added in June 9, 2022.
===Super Smash Bros. series===
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Greninja was a playable character.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
In Pokémon the Series: XY, Professor Sycamore hands out the Kalos first partner Pokémon to new travelling s. In this series, the Kalos first partner Pokémon were distributed to , who chose , , who was given and who chose . It is worth noting that Froakie cycled through several Trainer's but kept getting returned to Professor Sycamore. It was also shown in the Mega Evolution Specials that Chespie the Chespin was Mairin's first partner.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
In Pokémon Evolutions, Professor Sycamore appeared with Chespin, Fennekin and Froakie in The Visionary inside the Sycamore Pokémon Lab.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
At the start of Pokémon Adventures, Professor Sycamore sends the three Kalos first partner Pokémon to . When he went to get the package though, and were fighting and ended up sending 's flying, this was eventually found by Team Flare and taken by Malva. After some initial doubts, chooses to travel with Chespin and travels with Froakie.
==Trivia==
* is the only fully evolved first partner Pokémon to receive an additional form that is not a Mega Evolution, Gigantamax form, or regional form.
* Fennekin is also the only unevolved first partner Pokémon to have unique base stat total.
** It also has the lowest base stat total of any first partner Pokémon.
==References==
==Related articles==
* Bond Phenomenon
* First partner Pokémon