Special
Hazard Setter
71Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Froakie's spread. It leans mixed with Speed out front. And you'll get 1 Speed EV per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP41
D
Attack56
D
Defense40
D
Sp. Atk62
C
Sp. Def44
D
Speed71
C
Total314
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.3 m
Weight7.0 kg
Base XP63
Abilities
TorrentRare
Strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
ProteanHATop Pick
Changes the bearer's type to match each move it uses.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries
No Legends Z A entries available

It secretes flexible bubbles from its chest and back. The bubbles reduce the damage it would otherwise take when attacked.

Froakie Weakness

Froakie is weak to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Froakie's Water typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.

Froakie Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Water, Ice, Steel
Type ChartGood
2Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Score0
4xCritical
None
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
How to Beat Froakie in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric
A
Electric is super effective against FroakieView Jolteon →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

Froakie kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Frogadier all the way to Greninja. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 216 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Froakie
Water
Greninja
WaterDark
HP
41
54+13
72+18
ATK
56
63+7
95+32
DEF
40
52+12
67+15
SP.ATK
62
83+21
103+20
SP.DEF
44
56+12
71+15
SPE
71
97+26
122+25
BST
314D-Tier
405D-Tier+91
530S-Tier+125
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Sweeper
TYPE
Utility
Special
Mixed
Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Froakie Best Moveset

You commit to a move every time Froakie comes in. Choice Scarf gives speed patching through item lock, and Protean adds to that. Spread EVs make sure the locked move actually hurts. The remaining moves covers the rest.

Best Build

Experimental
Utility
Ability
Protean
Item
Choice ScarfSPEED
Best Nature for Froakie
Timid+SPE

Froakie best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk

EVs

Utility Moveset

  • Ice Beam
  • SurfSTAB
  • U Turn
  • SpikesHazard

Moves

Most of Froakie's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Hydro Pump and Surf, but Normal and Ghost and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
D10040Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 5
Water Gun
D4010025Water
Lv 8
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Lv 10
Lick
D3010030Ghost
Lv 14
Bubble Beam
C6510020Water
Lv 18
Smokescreen
D10020Normal
Lv 35
Substitute
C10Normal
Lv 38
Night Slash
D7010015Dark
Lv 43
Bounce
D85855Flying
Lv 51
Double Team
15Normal
Lv 57
Hydro Pump
B110805Water

TM Moves

TM
TM22
Aerial Ace
D6020Flying
TM105
Blizzard
D110705Ice
TM110
Chilling Water
D5010020Water
TM28
Dig
D8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM35
Endure+4
C10Normal
TM109
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM122
False Swipe
4010040Normal
TM96
Hydro Pump
B110805Water
TM13
Ice Beam
S9010010Ice
TM49
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
TM76
Liquidation
C8510010Water
TM34
Night Slash
D7010015Dark
TM17
Protect+4
C10Normal
TM12
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
TM36
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM88
Spikes
B20Ground
TM85
Substitute
C10Normal
TM73
Surf
S9010015Water
TM27
Swift
D6020Normal
TM95
Taunt
C10020Dark
TM89
Toxic Spikes
C20Poison
TM115
Trailblaze
D5010020Grass
TM82
U-turn
A7010020Bug
TM41
Water Pulse
D6010020Water
TM98
Waterfall
C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Froakie doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Froakie can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Froakie in Legends: Z-A

Froakie doesn't appear in Legends: Z-A. Transfer it from X to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Froakie is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Froakie Guide

  • Froakie becomes Frogadier at level 16, then Greninja at level 36. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

  • Froakie evolves into Frogadier at level 16. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.

  • In Legends: Z-A, For a casual playthrough, Froakie works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Frogadier. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • Froakie is catchable in Legends: Z-A. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 5 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Since X & Y, Froakie has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Froakie has appeared steadily across every generation since.

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