Froakie XY138/211 · XY Black Star Promos

Froakie is Pokédex #656, generation 6 (Kalos). Froakie is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Frogadier, Frogadier (#657) under evolves to.

Froakie sits at XY138/211 in XY Black Star Promos, position 139 of 216. Before it is XY137 Vivillon, and after it is XY139 Floette. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on 12 October 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Bubble lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "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 (#656) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Froakie XY03/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Sanosuke Sakuma illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Froakie list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sanosuke Sakuma. I count 158 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

XY Black Star Promos set binder is where a full XY Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Froakie can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). Themed lists that include this exact card are Kalos starters and Froakie, Frogadier, and Greninja. I still need this card.