Kalos first partner Pokémon

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The Kalos first partner Pokémon in Pokémon the Series

The Kalos first partner Pokémon are the trio of PokémonChespin, Fennekin, and Froakie[1]—chosen by Trainers at the start of their journey in Kalos. These are traditionally given out by Professor Sycamore and are to be used to battle the first wild Pokémon that the Trainer encounters.

In official contexts, the group is referred to descriptively in several ways, including "Kalos's first partner Pokémon"[2], "first partner Pokémon of the Kalos region"[1], and more.

In the Kalos-based core series games, the player can choose a Fire-, Water-, or Grass-type first partner Pokémon at level 5.

List of Kalos first partner Pokémon and their Evolutions

Forms

Greninja has an additional form known as Ash-Greninja.

In the core series games

Availability

As first partner

Game(s) First partner Location/Acquisition Other effects
XY Chespin Aquacorde Town: from Tierno
Calem/Serena chooses: Fennekin
Calem/Serena eventually uses: Jolteon
Shauna chooses (and will later on trade): Froakie
Fennekin
Calem/Serena chooses: Froakie
Calem/Serena eventually uses: Flareon
Shauna chooses (and will later on trade): Chespin
Froakie
Calem/Serena chooses: Chespin
Calem/Serena eventually uses: Vaporeon
Shauna chooses (and will later on trade): Fennekin

Other methods

In The Indigo Disk, the Kalos first partners can be caught in the wild at the Terarium. They are unlocked after upgrading the biomes through the League Club Room.

Game(s) Pokémon Location/Acquisition
XY Quilladin Braixen Frogadier Friend Safari
USUM Chesnaught Delphox Greninja Poni Island: Island Scan
SV (ID) Chespin Terarium: Chargestone Cavern
Fennekin Terarium: Savanna Biome
Froakie Terarium: Coastal Biome

Base stat comparison

Pokémon HP Attack Defense Sp. Attack Sp. Defense Speed Total
Chespin
56
61
65
48
45
38
313
Quilladin
61
78
95
56
58
57
405
Chesnaught
88
107
122
74
75
64
530
Fennekin
40
45
40
62
60
60
307
Braixen
59
59
58
90
70
73
409
Delphox
75
69
72
114
100
104
534
Froakie
41
56
40
62
44
71
314
Frogadier
54
63
52
83
56
97
405
Greninja
72
95
67
103
71
122
530
Ash-Greninja
72
145
67
153
71
132
640

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Duel

In Pokémon Duel, all Kalos first partner Pokémon and their evolutions received figures.

Chespin (29)Uncommon
Chespin
Froakie (55)Uncommon
Froakie
Fennekin (66)Uncommon
Fennekin
Chesnaught (142)EX
Chesnaught
Quilladin (149)Uncommon
Quilladin
Frogadier (164)Uncommon
Frogadier
Greninja (170)EX
Greninja
Braixen (246)Uncommon
Braixen
Delphox (253)EX
Delphox
Shiny Greninja (643)EX
Shiny Greninja

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, all three Kalos first partner Pokémon can be caught and encountered along with their Evolutions.

Pokémon Masters EX

In Pokémon Masters EX, several other characters form sync pairs with the Kalos first partner Pokémon or their evolutions. These sync pairs can be obtained through various sync pair scouts.

Dex Trainer NDex Pokémon Type Weakness Role EX role Base potential Availability
#096 VSSerena Masters.png Serena #0655 MastersIcon0655.png Fennekin → Braixen → Delphox
Fire
FireIC Masters.png
Ground
GroundIC Masters.png
Masters Tech.png ★★★★★☆EX Sync Pair Scout
#096 VSSerena Champion Masters.png Champion
Serena
#0658 MastersIcon0658.png Greninja Master Sync Pair Mark Masters.png Buddy Move Icon Masters.png
Water
WaterIC Masters.png
Electric
ElectricIC Masters.png
Masters Tech.png Masters Support.png ★★★★★☆EX Master Fair Sync Pair Scout
#071 VSCalem Champion Masters.png Champion
Calem
#0658 MastersIcon0658 s.png GreninjaShiny Master Sync Pair Mark Masters.png Buddy Move Icon Masters.png
Dark
DarkIC Masters.png
Bug
BugIC Masters.png
Masters Support.png Masters Tech.png ★★★★★☆EX Master Fair Sync Pair Scout
#162 VSShauna Masters.png Shauna #0652 MastersIcon0652.png Chesnaught
Grass
GrassIC Masters.png
Psychic
PsychicIC Masters.png
Masters Support.png ★★★★★☆EX Sync Pair Scout
#071 VSCalem Masters.png Calem #0653 MastersIcon0653.png Fennekin
Fire
FireIC Masters.png
Ground
GroundIC Masters.png
Masters Special Strike.png ★★★★☆☆EX Trainer Lodge Friendship Level 100

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the Kalos first partner Pokémon can be selected as the hero and their partner. The trio's evolved forms can also be recruited in the games out of the main character roles.

Pokémon Rumble series

In the Pokémon Rumble series, all three Kalos first partner Pokémon can be caught and encountered along with their Evolutions.

Pokémon Shuffle

In Pokémon Shuffle, all three Kalos first partner Pokémon can be caught and encountered along with their Evolutions.

Dex# NDex Icon Pokémon Type Attack Power Max
Raise Max Level RML
Initial
Skill
Skill Swapper.png Alternate
Skill(s)
Amelia icon.png Amelia
icons
Lv 1 Max
#169 #0650 Shuffle650.png Chespin Grass 50 100 5 Damage Streak Rock Break+ 0
#169 #0650 Shuffle650Winking.png Chespin
Winking
Grass 50 100 5 Leaf Combo N/A 1
#170 #0651 Shuffle651.png Quilladin Grass 60 105 5 Paralyze N/A 1
#171 #0652 Shuffle652.png Chesnaught Grass 70 125 10 Hitting Streak N/A 1
#172 #0653 Shuffle653.png Fennekin Fire 50 100 5 Burn N/A 1
#172 #0653 Shuffle653Winking.png Fennekin
Winking
Fire 50 100 5 Pyre N/A 1
#173 #0654 Shuffle654.png Braixen Fire 60 105 5 Stabilize+ N/A 1
#174 #0655 Shuffle655.png Delphox Fire 70 130 15 Pyre N/A 1
#175 #0656 Shuffle656.png Froakie Water 50 100 5 Rock Break N/A 0
#175 #0656 Shuffle656Winking.png Froakie
Winking
Water 50 100 5 Big Wave N/A 1
#176 #0657 Shuffle657.png Frogadier Water 60 105 5 Power of 5 N/A 0
#177 #0658 Shuffle658.png Greninja Water 70 125 10 Mind Zap N/A 1
#177 #0658 Shuffle658A.png Greninja
Ash-Greninja
Water 70 110 5 Power of 4+ Unity Power 2

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, two of the Kalos first partner Pokémon have Unite licenses and can be played as in Unite Battles. Greninja was added on July 21, 2021 while Delphox was added in June 9, 2022.

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Greninja was a playable character.

In animation

The Kalos first partner Pokémon in Pokémon Evolutions

Pokémon the Series

In Pokémon the Series: XY, Professor Sycamore hands out the Kalos first partner Pokémon to new travelling Trainers. In this series, the Kalos first partner Pokémon were distributed to Ash, who chose Froakie, Clemont, who was given Chespin and Serena who chose Fennekin. It is worth noting that Froakie cycled through several Trainer's but kept getting returned to Professor Sycamore. It was also shown in the Mega Evolution Specials that Chespie the Chespin was Mairin's first partner.

Pokémon Evolutions

In Pokémon Evolutions, Professor Sycamore appeared with Chespin, Fennekin and Froakie in The Visionary inside the Sycamore Pokémon Lab.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

At the start of Pokémon Adventures, Professor Sycamore sends the three Kalos first partner Pokémon to Trevor. When he went to get the package though, Xerneas and Yveltal were fighting and ended up sending Fennekin's Poké Ball flying, this was eventually found by Team Flare and taken by Malva. After some initial doubts, X chooses to travel with Chespin and Y travels with Froaky.

Trivia

  • Greninja is the only fully evolved first partner Pokémon to receive an additional form that is not a Mega Evolution, Gigantamax form, or regional form.
  • Fennekin is also the only unevolved first partner Pokémon to have unique base stat total.
    • It also has the lowest base stat total of any first partner Pokémon.

See also

References