Kalos first partner Pokémon
The Kalos first partner Pokémon are the trio of Pokémon—Chespin, 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, accessible only in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon as a special distribution from the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version.
In the core series games
Availability
As first partner
| Game(s) | First partner | Location/Acquisition | Other effects |
|---|---|---|---|
| XY | 
|
Aquacorde Town: from Tierno |
Shauna chooses (and will later on trade):
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Shauna chooses (and will later on trade):
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Shauna chooses (and will later on trade):
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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 |   
|
Friend Safari |
| USUM |   
|
Poni Island: Island Scan |
| SV (ID) |
|
Terarium: Chargestone Cavern |
|
|
Terarium: Savanna Biome | |
|
|
Terarium: Coastal Biome |
Base stat comparison
| Pokémon | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Attack | Sp. Defense | Speed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
56
|
61
|
65
|
48
|
45
|
38
|
313 |
 |
61
|
78
|
95
|
56
|
58
|
57
|
405 |
 |
88
|
107
|
122
|
74
|
75
|
64
|
530 |
 |
40
|
45
|
40
|
62
|
60
|
60
|
307 |
 |
59
|
59
|
58
|
90
|
70
|
73
|
409 |
 |
75
|
69
|
72
|
114
|
100
|
104
|
534 |
 |
41
|
56
|
40
|
62
|
44
|
71
|
314 |
 |
54
|
63
|
52
|
83
|
56
|
97
|
405 |
 |
72
|
95
|
67
|
103
|
71
|
122
|
530 |
 |
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 |
 Froakie |
 Fennekin |
  Chesnaught |
 Quilladin |
 Frogadier |
 Greninja |
 Braixen |
 Delphox |
 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 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 | 
|
Serena | #0655 | 
|
Fennekin → Braixen → Delphox♂ |
Fire
|
Ground
|
|
★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #096 | 
|
Champion Serena |
#0658 | 
|
Greninja♂   |
Water
|
Electric
|
|
|
★★★★★☆EX | Master Fair Sync Pair Scout |
| #071 | 
|
Champion Calem |
#0658 | 
|
Greninja♂ |
Dark
|
Bug
|
|
|
★★★★★☆EX | Master Fair Sync Pair Scout |
| #162 | 
|
Shauna | #0652 | 
|
Chesnaught♀ |
Grass
|
Psychic
|
|
★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #071 | 
|
Calem | #0653 | 
|
Fennekin♂ |
Fire
|
Ground
|
|
★★★★☆☆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 RML
|
Initial Skill |
 AlternateSkill(s) |
 Ameliaicons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lv 1 | Max | |||||||||
| #169 | #0650 | 
|
Chespin | Grass | 50 | 100 | 5 | Damage Streak | Rock Break+ | 0 |
| #169 | #0650 | 
|
Chespin Winking |
Grass | 50 | 100 | 5 | Leaf Combo | N/A | 1 |
| #170 | #0651 | 
|
Quilladin | Grass | 60 | 105 | 5 | Paralyze | N/A | 1 |
| #171 | #0652 | 
|
Chesnaught | Grass | 70 | 125 | 10 | Hitting Streak | N/A | 1 |
| #172 | #0653 | 
|
Fennekin | Fire | 50 | 100 | 5 | Burn | N/A | 1 |
| #172 | #0653 | 
|
Fennekin Winking |
Fire | 50 | 100 | 5 | Pyre | N/A | 1 |
| #173 | #0654 | 
|
Braixen | Fire | 60 | 105 | 5 | Stabilize+ | N/A | 1 |
| #174 | #0655 | 
|
Delphox | Fire | 70 | 130 | 15 | Pyre | N/A | 1 |
| #175 | #0656 | 
|
Froakie | Water | 50 | 100 | 5 | Rock Break | N/A | 0 |
| #175 | #0656 | 
|
Froakie Winking |
Water | 50 | 100 | 5 | Big Wave | N/A | 1 |
| #176 | #0657 | 
|
Frogadier | Water | 60 | 105 | 5 | Power of 5 | N/A | 0 |
| #177 | #0658 | 
|
Greninja | Water | 70 | 125 | 10 | Mind Zap | N/A | 1 |
| #177 | #0658 | 
|
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
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 Froakie.
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.
