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Frogadier (Japanese: ゲコガシラ Gekogashira) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.
It evolves from Froakie starting at level 16 and evolves into Greninja starting at level 36.
Biology
Frogadier is a light-blue, bipedal, frog-like Pokémon. A dark blue marking covers its head and forms a three-pointed mark down its upper back. Its eyes have yellow sclerae, black irises, and white pupils. Its eyes protrude slightly from the top of its head and each has a backward-facing spike above it. It has a white bubble scarf, dark blue hands and circular toes, and white circular fingers.
Frogadier is a nimble and swift Pokémon; it can scale a tower exceeding 2,000 feet (600 meters) in one minute. It can also throw bubble-coated pebbles at targets up to 100 feet (30 meters) away. The reason for this is due to the tips of its fingers and toes allowing it to stick firmly onto vertical surfaces. It can confound opponents by leaping about ceilings or into trees.[1] Frogadier is an expert on creating battle strategies that make use of the terrain. Due to this, it will never miss its mark when throwing bubble-covered pebbles.
Evolution
Frogadier evolves from Froakie and evolves into Greninja.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI. |
| Generation VI | | Kalos
Central #008 | | Hoenn
#— | | X | It can throw bubble-covered pebbles with precise control, hitting empty cans up to a hundred feet away. | | Y | Its swiftness is unparalleled. It can scale a tower of more than 2,000 feet in a minute's time. | | Omega Ruby | It can throw bubble-covered pebbles with precise control, hitting empty cans up to a hundred feet away. | | Alpha Sapphire | Its swiftness is unparalleled. It can scale a tower of more than 2,000 feet in a minute's time. | | |
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#— | | Kitakami
#— | | Blueberry
#216 | | Scarlet | It excels at devising battle strategies that make use of the terrain, and it never misses its mark when throwing bubble-covered pebbles. | | Violet | The tips of its fingers and toes stick firmly to vertical surfaces. Frogadier can scale skyscrapers with ease. | | |
Game locations
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In side games
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Stats
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Frogadier
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Frogadier
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Frogadier
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Frogadier
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Frogadier
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Frogadier
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Frogadier
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Frogadier
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Frogadier
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Side game data
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon  | Body size: Standard (1 tile)
How to Recruit: Talk to in Noe Town
Connected to: Quilladin, Froakie
Connection Orb Set: 1
| | Phrases | | Normal | I throw rocks covered with bubbles. Don't call me a coward! | | Low HP (< 50%) | Blup… I'll work hard a little longer… | | Phrases if the hero | | Normal | (All right! I'll give it my all!) | | Low HP (< 50%) | (This is hard…but I need to hang in there!) | | Phrases if the partner | | Normal | Let's give it our all! | | Low HP (< 50%) | I'm OK… I can take it a little more… | | |
Pokémon Rumble Rush  | Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds | Base HP: 49 | | | Base Attack: 74 | Base Defense: 49 | Base Speed: 60 | | |
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Evolution data
Sprites
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI. |
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In the anime
Major appearances
Ash's Froakie evolved into a Frogadier in A Stealthy Challenge! during a battle alongside Pikachu and Sanpei's Greninja against Saizo's Barbaracle. It later evolved once more into a Greninja in A Festival of Decisions!.
Frogadier debuted in A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!, under the ownership of Sanpei. It spent the entire episode outside of its Poké Ball. It reappeared in A Stealthy Challenge!, where it was revealed to have evolved into Greninja.
Goh's Froakie evolved into a Frogadier in Catching the Aura of Fate!.
Minor appearances
A Frogadier appeared in The Legend of the Ninja Hero! as a resident of the Ninja Village.
A Frogadier appeared in the opening sequence of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, when it evolved from Froakie and then into Greninja.
Pokédex entries
| Episode | Pokémon | Source | Entry | | XY017 | Frogadier | Ash's Pokédex | Frogadier, the Bubble Frog Pokémon, and the evolved form of Froakie. Frogadier's speed is unmatched. It can climb a tower over 2,000 feet tall in one minute. | | XY052 | Frogadier | Ash's Pokédex | Frogadier, the Bubble Frog Pokémon, and the evolved form of Froakie. Frogadier's speed is unmatched. It can climb a tower over 2,000 feet tall in one minute. | |
In the manga
Movie adaptations
- Main article: Ash's Frogadier
Ash owned a Frogadier in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.
Pokémon Adventures
- Main article: Croaky
Y owns a Frogadier nicknamed Croaky that evolved from her Froakie in Shooting Frogadier.
In the TCG
- Main article: Frogadier (TCG)
Trivia
- Frogadier and its evolutionary family are the only Water-type first partner Pokémon line to be in the Water 1 Egg Group and only the Water 1 Egg Group.
Origin
Frogadier is based on a frog.[2] Considering its crouched pose, dark blue "hooded" face and upper body, as well as its scarf-like foam, Frogadier is more than likely based on a ninja as well. The spiked protrusions above its eyes may have been inspired by horned frogs from the genera Megophrys and Ceratophrys. Its bubbling white foam is a reference to frog foam nests, created by some species such as the túngara frog and grey foam-nest tree frog to protect eggs.
Frogadier was shown in the anime to be able to run on the surface of water, which could be a reference to ninjas supposedly being able to walk on water using mizugumo.
Name origin
Frogadier may be a combination of frog and brigadier or grenadier.
Gekogashira may be a combination of げこっ geko (croak) and 若頭 wakagashira (a young Yakuza subordinate leader) or 小頭 kogashira (head of an organizational section).
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | फ़्रॉगेडियर Frogadier | Transcription of English name |  Russian | Фрогадир Frogadir | Transcription of English name |  Thai | เกโคกาชิระ Kekhokachira | Transcription of Japanese name | |
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See also
References
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