Is Froakie Good in X & Y Playthrough?
The Water starter. AbilityTorrent boosts Water at low HP. Greninja at 36 adds Dark for the fastest starter in franchise history. Handles Grant, Malva, and Olympia. The popular pick and for good reason.
Froakie trades roughly evenly with Viola's team.
Frogadier has the type edge here and should clean up Grant's team.
Frogadier trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Ramos's team hits Frogadier's weaknesses hard.
Clemont's team hits Frogadier's weaknesses hard.
Greninja trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Greninja has the type edge here and should clean up Olympia's team.
Greninja trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Greninja has the type edge here and should clean up Malva's team.
Greninja trades roughly evenly with Wikstrom's team.
Greninja trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
Greninja trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Greninja trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Froakie is available as a starter at Lv 5.
Your Froakie should hit Level 16 before you reach Grant, at typical leveling pace.
Your Frogadier should hit Level 36 before you reach Valerie, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Froakie in X & Y
Froakie is a gift in this game. Pick it up at Aquacorde Town — no wild encounters or spawn rates to deal with. The details below cover exactly when it becomes available.
How to Obtain Froakie in XY
To get Froakie, start by catching Froakie through gift encounters at Lv. 5+. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Froakie ✓Aquacorde TownLv.5Gift from NPCLimitedStarter choiceVaniville TownLv.5In-game tradeLimitedTrade any (post-Elite Four, Chespin starter)
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
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Helioptile ElectricNormal | D | |
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Froakie View Roselia builds →Magical Leaf 2x112-133%KO | ||
 Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Froakie View Exeggutor builds →Wood Hammer 2x220-260%KO | ||
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chespin (Aquacorde Town Gift) | ||
Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Froakie View Exeggutor builds →Wood Hammer 2x222-262%KO | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Froakie View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x220-259%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Trevenant GhostGrass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Froakie View Trevenant builds →Wood Hammer 2x257-302%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Froakie View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x238-281%KO | ||
In X & Y, Jolteon can KO Froakie with Thunderbolt (224-264%). Venusaur threatens a KO with Giga Drain (192-226%).
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemAir Balloon NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Froakie View Jolteon builds →Shadow Ball66-78% Thunderbolt 2x224-264%KO Volt Switch 2x175-206%KO | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemAssault Vest NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Froakie View Venusaur builds →Sludge Bomb115-135%KO Giga Drain 2x192-226%KO Venoshock83-98% | ||
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
XY Froakie Best Moveset
Water at 62 Sp. Atk with AbilityProtean as a hidden ability changing type to match each move, gaining TermStab on every attack. The moveset previews Greninja's format-defining Protean strategy. Two evolutions away from S-tier.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Blizzard
- Toxic Spikes
- Water Pulse
- Waterfall
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
Base Stats
It secretes flexible bubbles from its chest and back. The bubbles reduce the damage it would otherwise take when attacked.
It protects its skin by covering its body in delicate bubbles. Beneath its happy-go-lucky air, it keeps a watchful eye on its surroundings.
Froakie X & Y Guide
In-game trade: Trade any Pokémon (after beating Elite Four, if Chespin as starter). This is an NPC trade, so the Froakie you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
In X & Y, 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