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Froakie
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Froakie

Water

Best attacking moveset: Bubble and Surf, worth 6.8 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Froakie can learn 6 combinations. Bubble with Surf does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
BubbleWater101.0s+12
PoundNormal60.5s+5
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Aerial AceFlying552.5s-33
SurfWater601.5s-50
Water PulseWater653.0s-50

Best moveset against each type

Froakie does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Fire.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
GroundBubble + Surf10.6
RockBubble + Surf10.6
FireBubble + Surf10.6
FightingBubble + Aerial Ace7.2
BugBubble + Aerial Ace7.2
GrassPound + Aerial Ace6.9
NormalBubble + Surf6.8
FlyingBubble + Surf6.8
PoisonBubble + Surf6.8
GhostBubble + Surf6.8
SteelBubble + Surf6.8
ElectricBubble + Surf6.8
PsychicBubble + Surf6.8
IceBubble + Surf6.8
DarkBubble + Surf6.8
FairyBubble + Surf6.8
WaterPound + Surf5.2
DragonPound + Surf5.2

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Froakie is actually for.

Counters: what beats Froakie

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
RegielekiElectricLock OnThunder CageLegacy69.7
ZeraoraElectricVolt SwitchPlasma Fists59.8
KartanaGrassSteelRazor LeafLeaf Blade59.6
ZekromDragonElectricCharge BeamFusion BoltLegacy58.4
XurkitreeElectricThunder ShockDischarge57.8

Ranked by damage per second against Froakie's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Froakie is weak to.

Type matchups

Weak toGrassElectric
ResistsSteelFireWaterIce

Shiny

Froakie
Normal
Shiny Froakie
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Froakie has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Evolution family

Numbers

Max CP1,122 at level 50, 992 at level 40
Raid catch567 CP at level 20, or 709 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch522 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats122 attack · 84 defense · 121 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy
Size0.3 m and 7 kg