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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Water|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Froakie|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=ケロマツ|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Keromatsu|
image=[[File:Ash Froakie.png|250px]] |
caption=Ash's Froakie |
gender= Unknown{{tt|*|Confirmed male in the English dub}}|
location=[[Lumiose City]] |
epnum=XY001 |
epname=Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! |
catchepnum=XY002 |
catchepname=Lumiose City Pursuit! |
prevonum=656|
current=[[Party|With Ash]]|
enva1=[[Billy Bob Thompson]]|
java1=[[Yūji Ueda]]|
}}
'''Ash's Froakie''' (Japanese: '''サトシのケロマツ''' ''Satoshi's Keromatsu'') is the first {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that {{Ash}} obtained in the [[Kalos]] region.

==History==
====As a Pokémon available for use at Professor Sycamore's lab====
[[File:Ash Froakie past.png|thumb|left|250px|Froakie's previous Trainers]]
Froakie originally belonged to [[Professor Sycamore]], as one of the three [[starter Pokémon]] a new [[Pokémon Trainer]] could choose. It first saw Ash when he fell down from the [[Lumiose Gym|Prism Tower]] in ''[[XY001|Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!]]''. It continued to observe the gang until {{TRT}} intervened in Ash and {{an|Clemont}}'s friendly Pokémon battle. It volunteered to help out by successfully using his Frubbles to counter [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]], but ended up receiving quite a bit of damage during the encounter. Ash then decided to take him to Professor Sycamore's lab, where it was treated and restored to full health. Upon asking about his Trainer, the professor told Ash that his Trainer had called to give Froakie back. He revealed that Froakie had gone through several Trainers, but came back either from leaving them or being returned for being [[Obedience|disobedient]].

[[File:Ash Froakie hood.png|thumb|right|250px|Froakie covered in a hood of bubbles]]
Later on, Team Rocket attempted to use a ring-type device against Froakie, but the lab's {{p|Garchomp}} got caught in the middle instead, causing her to go on a rampage after the machine malfunctioned. Ash, along with his {{AP|Pikachu}} and newly befriended Froakie, headed out to rescue Garchomp. In order to prevent her from falling down the Prism Tower, Froakie used its Frubbles on Garchomp's feet and Pikachu broke the device using {{m|Iron Tail}}.

While leaving Professor Sycamore's laboratory the next day, Froakie threw a chunk of its Frubbles in Ash's face in order to get his attention. It was standing alongside a [[Poké Ball]] on the floor in front of it, expressing its desire to join his party. Froakie then happily pressed the Poké Ball's button and was {{pkmn2|caught|captured}}.

====With Ash====
In ''[[XY003|A Battle of Aerial Mobility!]]'', Froakie was introduced to {{an|Professor Oak}}, who was fascinated by the Bubble Frog Pokémon. For most of the trip on {{rt|4|Kalos}}, Froakie was seen outside of its Poké Ball. After a wild {{AP|Fletchling}} took a Berry that {{an|Bonnie}} was going to give to a {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}}, Froakie stubbornly attempted to fight Fletchling, only to lose. After Ash learned that it was only trying to get payback at Fletchling for making Bonnie sad, Ash and Froakie challenged Fletchling to one final battle, by climbing the rocks to match Fletchling's speed, although it escaped from Ash's Poké Ball once, it lated defeated it, which ended in both its defeat and capture.

In ''[[XY006|Battling on Thin Ice!]]'', Froakie helped train Pikachu and Fletchling for a [[rematch]] against [[Viola]]. It used its Frubbles for Pikachu and Fletchling to dodge. 

In ''[[XY009|Clemont's Got a Secret!]]'', it was used by Ash while he, {{an|Serena}}, {{an|Clemont}}, and Bonnie infiltrated the Lumiose City Gym in order to take it back from [[Clembot]]. It used its Frubbles to incapacitate a {{p|Magnemite}} and a {{p|Magneton}} belonging to Clemont, which were assigned to guard the Gym by Clembot.

[[File:Ash and Froakie.png|thumb|250px|Froakie admiring Ash's willingness to help it]]
In ''[[XY013|Kindergarten Chaos!]]'', Froakie battled {{an|Penelope}}'s {{p|Sylveon}} but lost due to it being infatuated by Sylveon's {{m|Attract}}. Froakie was embarrassed for a while afterwards but it helped defeat {{TRT}} and earned the trust of [[Randall]] in the process.

In ''[[XY017|A Rush of Ninja Wisdom]]'', Froakie battled [[Sanpei]]'s {{p|Frogadier}} and was easily defeated by its evolved form's powerful {{m|Quick Attack}}. This caused Ash to want to teach Froakie Quick Attack with help of Sanpei. After lots of training Froakie still wasn't able to perfect Quick Attack. Suddenly Team Rocket attacked the group and caught Pikachu and Frogadier. Thanks to its training, Froakie managed to learn {{m|Double Team}} and used it to free Pikachu and Frogadier and blasted them off along with Frogadier using a double {{m|Water Pulse}}.

Froakie made its Gym battle debut in ''[[XY025|Climbing the Walls!]]'', where it took on [[Grant]]'s {{p|Onix}}. Froakie started with Water Pulse and was met with  Onix's {{m|Flash Cannon}}. Onix then used {{m|Rock Polish}} to raise its speed but Froakie was able to use its speed and Double Team to confuse Onix. Froakie used its supreme ability of climbing to get up Onix's {{m|Rock Tomb}}, which allowed Froakie to hit with Water Pulse. It then barely managed to dodge {{m|Iron Tail}} and proceeded to climb onto Onix's face. Froakie was then able to fire a point blank Water Pulse to finish it off. Froakie then went up against {{p|Tyrunt}}. Tyrunt used Rock Tomb and Froakie once again used the rocks to its advantage to get above its opponent. It managed to hit with {{m|Bubble}} but Grant expected Froakie to climb the Rock Tomb again and used the chance for Tyrunt to use {{m|Draco Meteor}}, which knocked Froakie out.

In ''[[XY035|The Forest Champion!]]'', Froakie was used to battle a wild {{AP|Hawlucha}} Ash had befriended when he did not want to use Pikachu. Due to Hawlucha's aerial mobility and speed it easily dodged Froakie's Water Pulse, but Froakie then used Double Team to counter Hawlucha's {{m|High Jump Kick}} causing it to miss and cause Hawlucha recoil damage. Froakie then climbed rocks in an attempt to match Hawlucha's aerial speed but failed, this caused Froakie to fall in the water. Afterwards it used a Double Team - Pound combination in an attempt to hit Hawlucha, but Hawlucha used its speed and climbed up the tree and dodged the attacks, after landing on the ground, Hawlucha used {{m|Flying Press}}, which Froakie countered with Pound at the last minute causing a collision which knocked out both Pokémon. This ended the battle in a draw. Later Froakie was seen when Ash captured Hawlucha.

In [[XY038]], Froakie learned {{m|Cut}} while training. Ash and {{an|Clemont}} decided to have a battle. Clemont chose that it would be a double battle. Froakie and [[Hawlucha]] battled against {{TP|Clemont|Chespin}} and {{TP|Clemont|Bunnelby}}. Ash commanded Hawlucha to use {{m|Karate Chop}} to counter Bunnelby's {{m|Mud Shot}} and Froakie used Water Pulse on Bunnelby, however, Hawlucha got a bit angry because Froakie, and not itself, had hit Bunnelby, and later in the battle, Froakie let Chespin's {{m|Pin Missile}} hit Bunnelby, who fainted. Then Hawlucha attacked Froakie, who defended himself. Ash told them to stop, and came up with the idea to learn a new special duo move called "Super Flying Cut". All of a sudden, Ash gets kidnapped by a wild {{p|Trevenant}}. Froakie and Hawlucha followed their Trainer and became trapped, which separated them from the group and {{AP|Pikachu}}. They found [[Ash's hat]] and Froakie gave it to Hawlucha. Afterwards, they found out that Trevenant was only looking for help because Team Rocket had trapped its friends. Ash and the group found each other and Froakie and Hawlucha battled the enemies with their special move, blasting them off. Froakie and Hawlucha settled their argument and gave each other a fist bump, a sign of their new friendship.

==Personality and characteristics==
Froakie is a stubborn, picky Pokémon, displayed by the fact that it had several other Trainers that it refused to listen to, either forcing them to return it to Professor Sycamore or abandoning them and returning to the lab itself. It is also extremely similar to Ash personality wise<!--, possibly more than {{AP|Pikachu}}-->, as it is not afraid to leap into danger regardless of its own safety and doesn't back down from a fight. It is clear that it recognizes these traits in Ash, hence why it was finally willing to accept being taken into Ash's wing. It also has a sense of honor, as demonstrated when it attacked Fletchling just because it made Bonnie cry. In ''[[XY011|The Bamboozling Forest!]]'', it is shown to have a good judgment of character, as it became suspicious of Meowth when he pretended to side with it, Pikachu, and {{TP|Clemont|Chespin}} under a temporary truce. Froakie is prone to blushing when praised, as shown when being thanked by Bonnie in ''[[XY003|A Battle of Aerial Mobility!]]'' and {{TP|Serena|Fennekin}} in ''[[XY011|The Bamboozling Forest!]]''.

==Moves used==
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{{anmov|normal|Cut|XY038|rec=yes}}
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=====Moves improvised=====
[[File:Ash Froakie Frubble.png|thumb|250px|Froakie using Frubbles]]
*'''Frubble''' (Japanese: '''ケロムース''' ''Keromousse'') — a physical characteristic of Froakie. It reaches into the bubbles on its neck, pulling out handfuls of bubbles and throwing them at its opponents much like an actual attack. This is used usually to subdue the opponent allowing for Froakie to strike while they are distracted. It can also be used as a kind of adhesive or as a cleaning agent (as in ''[[XY011|The Bamboozling Forest!]]''), and Froakie can also use the frubbles to make a copy of itself (as in ''[[XY003|A Battle of Aerial Mobility!]]'').
*'''Rock Tomb Climb''' (Japanese: '''がんせきふうじふうじ''' ''Rock Trap Trap'') — for his [[Cyllage Gym]] battle against [[Grant]], Ash knew Froakie would be going up against the Gym Leader's {{p|Onix}} and its powerful {{m|Rock Tomb}}. To that end, Ash taught Froakie how to jump on the projectiles for momentum and use them to get close to Onix for powerful hits. Ash dubbed this technique 'Rock Tomb Climb'.
*'''Super Flying Cut''' (Japanese: '''スーパーフライングいあいきり''' ''Super Flying Cut'') — When Froakie and {{AP|Hawlucha}} were not getting along in [[XY038]], Ash came up with an idea where Froakie and Hawlucha could work together to make a powerful move.  Froakie gets onto Hawlucha's back, and Hawlucha starts flying.  Froakie would jump off of Hawlucha, and use Cut on the target.  Then Hawlucha would come down and hit the same target, resulting in major damage.  This was mastered during the battle with {{an|Team Rocket}}, resulting in their defeat.

==In the manga==
===In the movie adaptations===
Froakie appeared in the manga adaptation of the 17th movie.

==Trivia==
* With Froakie, this is the first time that Ash captures a [[starter Pokémon]] as his first Pokémon in a [[region]].
** Froakie is also Ash's first regional capture that is not a {{2t|Normal|Flying}} dual-type since {{AP|Heracross}}, as well as the first one that is incapable of flying.
* Froakie is Ash's first Pokémon to be owned by more than one Trainer before him.
* In the dub of ''[[XY013|Kindergarten Chaos!]]'', it was implied by Ash that Froakie is male, by calling it a "he".
* Froakie is Ash's fourth Pokémon overall to learn an [[HM]] move, and his first to learn the move [[Cut (move)|Cut]]. The previous three were [[Ash's Torterra|Torterra]], who learned [[Rock Climb (move)|Rock Climb]], and [[Ash's Gible|Gible]] and [[Ash's Boldore|Boldore]], who both learned [[Rock Smash (move)|Rock Smash]].

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