Croaky

Croaky けろけろ Kerokero

Y's Greninja

Debuts in An X-cuse to Come Out and Play Caught in Fast-Thinking Froakie Caught at Route 5 Evolves in Shooting Frogadier PAXY32 Gender Male Ability Battle Bond Current location With Y

→ → This Pokémon spent 16 chapters as Froakie and 15 chapters as Frogadier.

Croaky (Japanese: けろけろ Kerokero) is a Greninja that Y owns in Pokémon Adventures and her third overall. Y received him from Professor Sycamore. As of PAXY39, he is level 47.

History

As a Froakie

Croaky was originally a starter Pokémon owned by Professor Sycamore. Croaky was first seen as a Froakie in An X-cuse to Come Out and Play, where he was given to Trevor alongside a Chespin and Fennekin in the hopes that X would pick one and leave his house and go on a journey. His attempt was interrupted by the appearance of the Legendary Pokémon Xerneas and Yveltal, which appeared in Vaniville Town and caused destruction as they fought each other. Although Trevor and his friends escaped, the case with Fennekin's Poké Ball and Pokédex was lost during the chaos.

In They Have a Flare for a Li'l Kanga-Napping, Tierno presented Froakie and Chespin to X and reveals that he, Trevor, and Shauna agreed that Froakie and Chespin should go to X and Y, as they are the best battlers of the group. X refuses both of them as he does not want them to be constantly targeted and attacked by their enemies, Team Flare, due to them being on his team. Later, Y finds the Team Flare scientists Aliana and Mable attempting to steal X's Li'l Kanga. When Mable attempts to have her Houndoom burn Y with its flames, Froakie saved Y with a wall of Frubbles. While X teamed up with Chespin to face Aliana's Diggersby, Froakie battled Mable's Houndoom. Eventually, X and Chespin managed to free X's friends from the room they were trapped in and pin Aliana and Mable to a tree, defeating them and giving X's group the chance to escape. Despite battling together, X still refused to let either Pokémon join him team.

In Fast-Thinking Froakie, Y decides to add Froakie to her team due to X keeping Chespin and gives him the nickname Croaky. During Sky Trainer practice, an accident caused Y to fall to the ground. She was saved by Croaky using his Frubbles to cushion the impact. Afterward, Y decided to end her training for the day and went in X's tent to change clothes in privacy. She is interrupted by an Electrike that stole her regular clothes and ran off. After Croaky uses his Frubbles to create makeshift top for Y, the group chased after the Electrike. With his speed and jumping skills, Croaky easily dodged Electrike's moves and managed to take back Y's clothes.

As a Frogadier

In Shooting Frogadier, Y and her friends end up battling a group of Sky Trainers controlled by Team Flare while in a helicopter piloted by Cassius. Although they won, the battle ended up damaging the helicopter enough that it began to break apart, forcing Cassius to make an emergency landing. One of the propeller blades broke off and hit Y in the head, causing her to be sent flying down towards Route 9. Her fall was broken once again by Croaky's Frubbles. As she traveled the route to try and get back to her friends, Y found Malva and Celosia talking about their next plan. Celosia, sensing Y's presence behind a boulder, used her Honedge to try and destroy the boulder, but Y and Croaky dodged in time. Just as Celosia took another swing, Croaky evolved into a Frogadier, grabbed Y, and leaped high into the air. He then took a piece of the boulder that was knocked into the air, covered it in a Frubble, and tossed it at a group of wild Rhyhorn, startling them into stampeding in front of Malva and Celosia. This convinced the two Team Flare members that there wasn't anyone else in the area. Afterward, Y began following Malva and Celosia to their next destination. Using his agility, Croaky stayed ahead of Y in the trees and alerted her when it was safe to move forward. With a trail of Frubbles he left behind, X and the others eventually managed to reach Y again.

In PAXY32, the group traveled to Pokémon Village to find Team Flare after they went into hiding. Upon arriving, the group was attacked by Xerosic, who used his Malamar to put everyone to sleep with Hypnosis. By evolving into a Greninja and blocking out the sound with his tongue, Croaky avoided falling asleep, allowing him to knock Malamar to the ground. When Malamar got back up, Croaky attempted to up his evasion while lowering Malamar's speed, but due to a combination of Topsy-Turvy and Contrary, Croaky's attempts backfired, leaving him open to be put to sleep by Hypnosis.

Later, Croaky was woken up by Y so that she, Trevor, Tierno, and Shauna could go on ahead to the Pokémon Village. With its Smokescreen, Y and the others were kept from Xerosic's view, allowing them to sneak by him completely undetected. When Trevor faced off against Bryony all by himself, Y lent Croaky to him so that he would stand a chance against the Team Flare Scientist in battle. With Croaky's ninja skills, Trevor kept himself hidden from Bryony, allowing Croaky and Floette to defeat Bryony and her Bisharp.

Personality and characteristics

Croaky is shown to be very helpful and brave as he has saved Y from danger many times. Croaky is also very serious and efficient, wasting no time to jump into action. Croaky is able to utilize the Frubbles he produces in various ways, such as creating a copy of himself to fool an enemy or leaving a trail for his friends to follow.

Moves used

Using Double Team	Move First Used In Double Team Fast-Thinking Froakie Water Shuriken † PAXY32 Bubble PAXY33 Smokescreen PAXY34 Mat Block † PAXY37
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves improvised

Picture	First Used In	Moves Involved	Partnered With
	Inn-teresting Developments	None	None
	Description: Frubble (Japanese: ケロムース Keromousse) is a physical characteristic of Froakie and Frogadier. 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 opponents and strike them while they are distracted. Croaky can also use the Frubbles to block an opponent's attacks, cushion an ally to save them from falling, make a body double of itself or others to lure an opponent into attacking, and create makeshift pieces of clothing. As a Frogadier, Croaky would put pebbles into his Frubbles to add weight behind them. Despite having no visible Frubbles on its body as a Greninja, Croaky retained the ability to use Frubbles after evolving into his final form.

In the games

In X and Y, Tierno gives the player the option to choose Froakie as their starter Pokémon.

Pokémon X and Y
Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Froakie♂/♀ Lv.5 Pound Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Bubble Water Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Trivia

• Croaky is the only starter Pokémon in Pokémon Adventures whose known Ability is different than the species' first one.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	けろけろ Kerokero	From ケロマツ Keromatsu and ケロケロ kero-kero
English	Croaky	From Froakie and croak
German	Quax	From Quajutsu and Quak
Chinese (Mandarin)	呱呱 Guāguā	From 呱呱泡蛙 Guāguāpàowā and 呱呱 guāguā

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Froakie, Frogadier, and Greninja.

Y's Pokémon
On hand:	Fletchy	Veevee	Croaky	Rhyrhy	Solsol
Lost:	Xerxer
Temporary:	Mamoswine

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