Is Froakie Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Breed-only. Froakie leads to Greninja, one of the fastest Pokemon in the franchise. The import effort is justified by the speed and Dark coverage no native Pokemon can match.
Froakie has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Froakie trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Lana's typing presses Froakie's defenses.
Froakie has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Froakie's weaknesses hard.
Froakie has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Froakie trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Froakie trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Froakie trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Totem Kommo-o's typing presses Froakie's defenses.
Froakie trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Froakie trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Froakie has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Froakie trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Froakie trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Froakie cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Froakie in Sun & Moon
Froakie can't be caught in Sun & Moon. Transfer Froakie from X & Y, Scarlet & Violet, or Legends: Z-A and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Froakie in SM
- Step 1Froakie ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave Frogadier with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Froakie egg.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Gift · Aquacorde Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · Coastal Biome. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Legends: Z-ANot TradeableAppears in Legends: Z-A via Overworld · Wild Zone 16. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Frogadier
Step 3Evolve into Greninja
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Froakie Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Froakie
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froakie View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x209-246%KO Energy Ball 2x139-164%KO | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Meganium Grass | C | |
In Sun & Moon, Mudbray's Earthquake hits Froakie for 65-77%.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStamina ItemEviolite NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Froakie View Mudbray builds →Earthquake65-77% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemBerryjuice NatureHardy Moves View Onix builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityOvercoat ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Vullaby builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemEviolite NatureCareful Moves View Ferroseed builds →
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Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemFocus Sash NatureModest Moves View Torchic builds →
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Froakie Evolutions
Froakie kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Frogadier all the way to Greninja. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 216 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SM Froakie Best Moveset
Water at 62 Sp. Atk with AbilityProtean changing type to match every move as a hidden ability, gaining TermStab on everything. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Greninja two evolutions away earns S-tier through Protean at 122 Speed.
Best Build
Froakie best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Stallbreaker Moveset
- Toxic Spikes
- Hidden Power Fire
- Taunt
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 types means almost nothing walls Froakie cleanly, with Hydro Pump and Surf anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Froakie Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, 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.
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves