Froakie (Pokémon)

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Froakie (Japanese: ケロマツ Keromatsu) is a introduced in Generation VI.
It evolves into starting at level 16, which evolves into starting at level 36.
Along with and , Froakie is one of the three first partner Pokémon of Kalos available at the beginning of Pokémon X and Y.
Along with Chespin, Fennekin, , and , it was the first Generation VI Pokémon to be revealed to the public on January 8, 2013, as part of the broadcast.
==Biology==
Froakie is a quadrupedal, -like . It has light-blue skin, white hands, and a dark blue stripe from the center of its oval head to its nose. It has three fingers and two toes on its hands and feet. Its eyes, which have yellow sclerae, black irises, and white pupils, protrude vertically from its head due to their size. Froakie produces a large mane of bubbles from its chest and back and has two small bubbles on its nose. 
The delicate yet flexible bubbles, called Frubbles (Japanese: ケロムース Keromousse), reduce the damage Froakie takes from attacks. Despite its carefree attitude, it is vigilant of its surroundings. Froakie uses a happy-go-lucky look as an act to trick its enemies. It will suddenly drop the facade without warning and overwhelm its foes with its blinding speed. Froakie is both light and strong, making it capable of jumping incredibly high.Pokémon X and Y site | Starters (Archived) Upon jumping high, it will throw springy bubbles at the heads of foes. It has been recently seen living in the Terarium of Blueberry Academy.
===Evolution===
Froakie evolves into , which evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
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==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Ash's Froakie=====
Froakie debuted in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!. It appeared again in Lumiose City Pursuit!, where it helped Ash calm down a . It then decided to follow Ash, allowing him to it and become Ash's first capture in Kalos. Froakie evolved into a Frogadier in A Stealthy Challenge! during a battle alongside and Sanpei's Greninja against Saizo's .
=====Sanpei's Froakie=====
A Froakie appeared in a photo in The Legend of the Ninja Hero! as the unevolved form of Sanpei's Greninja.
=====Goh's Froakie=====
Goh caught a Froakie in The Future is Now, Thanks to Strategy!. It evolved into a Frogadier in Catching the Aura of Fate!.
=====Other=====
A Mirror World Froakie appeared in a flashback in The Cave of Mirrors!, under the ownership of Mirror Ash. It was used in a battle against Mirror Serena's , but it was defeated.
Multiple Froakie appeared in a flashback in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!. They saw one of their own, who would later become Ash's, as a disturbance to their group due to its strange and distant behavior, and attacked it as a result.
====Minor appearances====
A Froakie appeared in A Battle of Aerial Mobility! and A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!, where Professor Sycamore offered it to as her first partner Pokémon before she chose .
A first partner Froakie appeared in Day Three Blockbusters!.
A Froakie appeared alongside a and in the opening sequence of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, during which all three first partner Pokémon were seen evolving into their and then .
Two Froakie appeared in Till We Compete Again!. One was a first partner Pokémon that was offered as a choice for a to choose from. The second was seen on a video screen in the Lumiose City airport.
Three Froakie appeared during a flashback in The Legend of X, Y, and Z!, with one of them under the ownership of a and the other two being .
A Froakie appeared in a fantasy alongside the other first partner Pokémon in Getting More Than You Battled For!.
Two Froakie appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One), under the ownership of students of Indigo Academy.
A Froakie appeared in Dance, Quaxly! The Blue Medali Step!, under the ownership of a student.
====Pokédex entries====
===GOTCHA!===
A Froakie briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
A Froakie briefly appeared in The Visionary, where one was shown inside the .
==In the manga==
===Movie adaptations===
Ash's Froakie appeared in .
===Pocket Monsters XY===
Froakie debuted in PMXY01.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In An X-cuse to Come Out and Play, Professor Sycamore gave three first partner Pokémon so that might choose one and stop his shut-in behavior. After battling with several times, Froakie was taken by her and named Croaky. He later evolved into a .
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
*Froakie and its evolutions are the only Water-type first partner Pokémon line to be in the Water 1 Egg Group and only the Water 1 Egg Group.
*Froakie was created by Yusuke Ohmura.Creator profile on Yusuke Ohmura in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Collection, p. 183: "He has created numerous popular characters such as Piplup, Oshawott, and Froakie." (archive)
===Origin===
Froakie is based on a frog.Official Nintendo Magazine - Interview: Game Freak on the origins of Pokémon X & Y (Archived) Its bubbling white foam is a reference to frog foam nests, created by some species such as the and to protect eggs.
Froakie's foam resembles a "backpack" of sorts, and has also been used in the as a makeshift hood, which may be a reference to (burglars or thieves). In Japanese folklore and culture, dorobō use cloth bags to hold stolen goods and mask their identity, referenced in Froakie's usage of its foam. Considering its evolutions, its characteristics, as well as its association with thievery, Froakie may also be based on a .
====Name origin====
Froakie may be a combination of frog, froth, croak, and rookie.
Keromatsu is a combination of ケロケロ kerokero (onomatopoeia for a frog's croaking) and 沫 matsu (bubble or foam) or 飛沫 himatsu (spray or splash).
==In other languages==
Frubbles
==See also==
* Ash's Froakie
* Goh's Froakie
* Sanpei's Froakie
* Croaky
* Greninja (UNITE)
* First partner Pokémon
* Partner Pokémon (Mystery Dungeon)
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