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Along with {{p|Chespin}} and {{p|Fennekin}}, Froakie is one of three [[starter Pokémon]] of [[Kalos]] available at the beginning of [[Pokémon X and Y]].

Froakie is a quadrupedal, {{wp|frog}}-like {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. 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 is both light and strong, making it capable of jumping incredibly high.<ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20160224014849/http://www.pokemonxy.com/en-us/pokemon/starters/ Pokémon X and Y site | Starters (Archived)]</ref>

[[File:Ash Froakie.png|thumb|left|250px|Froakie in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

=====[[Ash's Froakie]]=====

Froakie debuted in ''[[XY001|Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!]]''. It appeared again in ''[[XY002|Lumiose City Pursuit!]]'', where it helped Ash calm down a {{p|Garchomp}}. It then decided to follow Ash, allowing him to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} it and become Ash's first capture in [[Kalos]]. Froakie [[Evolution|evolved]] into a Frogadier in ''[[XY052|A Stealthy Challenge!]]'' during a battle alongside {{AP|Pikachu}} and [[Sanpei]]'s Greninja against [[Saizo]]'s {{p|Barbaracle}}.

=====[[Sanpei's Froakie]]=====

A Froakie appeared in a photo in ''[[XY099|The Legend of the Ninja Hero!]]'' as the unevolved form of Sanpei's Greninja.

Multiple Froakie appeared in a flashback in ''[[XY092|Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!]]''. They saw one of their own, who would later become [[Ash's Froakie|Ash's]], as a disturbance to their group due to its strange and distant behavior, and attacked it as a result.

 

A [[Mirror World]] Froakie appeared in a flashback in ''[[XY037|The Cave of Mirrors!]]'', under the ownership of [[Mirror Ash]]. It was used in a battle against [[Mirror Serena]]'s {{p|Fennekin}}, but it was defeated.

 

A Froakie appeared in ''[[XY003|A Battle of Aerial Mobility!]]'' and ''[[XY004|A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!]]'', where [[Professor Sycamore]] offered it to {{an|Serena}} as her starter Pokémon before she chose {{TP|Serena|Fennekin}}.

 

A starter Pokémon Froakie appeared in ''[[XY040|Day Three Blockbusters!]]''.

 

A Froakie appeared alongside a {{p|Chespin}} and {{p|Fennekin}} in the opening sequence of ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', during which all three starter Pokémon were seen evolving into their {{p|Frogadier|first}} and then {{p|Greninja|final evolved forms}}.

 

Two Froakie appeared in ''[[XY140|Till We Compete Again!]]''. One was a starter Pokémon that was offered as a choice for a {{tc|Youngster}} to choose from. The second was seen on a video screen in the Lumiose City airport.

 

Three Froakie appeared during a flashback in ''[[XYS05|The Legend of X, Y, and Z!]]'', with one of them under the ownership of a {{pkmn|Trainer}} and the other two being {{pkmn2|wild}}.

 

A Froakie appeared in a fantasy alongside the other [[starter Pokémon]] in ''[[JN046|Getting More Than You Battled For!]]''.

 

====Pokédex entries====

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===GOTCHA!===

 

==In the manga==

[[File:Y Croaky Froakie.png|thumb|200px|Froakie in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]

===Movie adaptations===

{{main|Ash's Froakie}}

 

Ash's Froakie appeared in ''{{ma|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction}}''.

 

===Pocket Monsters XY===

 

===Pokémon Adventures===

{{main|Croaky}}

In [[PS549]], [[Professor Sycamore]] gave {{adv|Trevor}} three starter Pokémon so that {{adv|X}} might choose one and stop his shut-in behavior. After battling with {{adv|Y}} several times, Froakie was taken by her and named Croaky. He later evolved into a {{p|Frogadier}}.

 

==In the TCG==

{{main|Froakie (TCG)}}

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{{Availability/Entry2|v=Ultra Sun|v2=Ultra Moon|area={{pkmn|breeding|Breed}} {{p|Greninja}}}}

{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}|Pokémon Center Tokyo Froakie|All|Japan|7|December 7, 2014|link=List of local event Pokémon distributions in Generation VI#Froakie}}

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===Evolution===

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Froakie is based on a frog.<ref>[http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/55933/features/interview-game-freak-on-the-origins-of-pokmon-x-y/ Official Nintendo Magazine - Interview: Game Freak on the origins of Pokémon X & Y]</ref> Its bubbling white foam is a reference to frog foam nests, created by some species such as the {{wp|Tungara frog}} and {{wp|grey foam-nest tree frog}} to protect eggs.

Froakie's foam resembles a "backpack" of sorts, and has also been used in the {{pkmn|anime}} as a makeshift hood, which is more than likely a reference to ''{{jwp|窃盗#概要|dorobō}}'' (burglars or thieves). In Japanese folklore and culture, ''dorobō'' use ''{{wp|furoshiki}}'' cloth bags to hold stolen goods and mask their identity, referenced in Froakie's usage of its foam. In the older games, the Burglar Trainer class took on the {{DL|Burglar (Trainer class)|appearance}} of ''dorobō''. Considering its evolutions, its characteristics, as well as its association with thievery, Froakie may also be based on a {{wp|ninja}}.

|ko=개구마르 ''Gegumaru''|komeaning=From {{tt|개구리 ''gaeguri''|frog}}, {{tt|개굴개굴 ''gaegul-gaegul''|onomatopoeia for croaking}}, and {{tt|말 (沫) ''mal''|bubble or foam}}

|hi=फ़्रोकी ''Froakie''|himeaning=Transcription of English name

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==Related articles==

* [[Starter Pokémon]]

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