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For the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS anime character, see Frog (character).

"Frog" (ガエル Gaeru) is an archetype of WATER Aqua monsters that debuted in Cybernetic Revolution. This was both the first WATER archetype and the first Aqua archetype. The archetype is used by Princess Rose in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. The "Toad" series is a related series of monsters that support the "Frog" archetype.

Design

True to their their name, the general design of "Frog" as well as the related "Toad" monsters resemble their real-life counterparts. Some "Frog" monsters like "Flip Flop Frog" and "Poison Draw Frog" showcase their long, sticky tongues in their artwork. Most of the "Frog" and Toad monsters have distinctive colorful markings on their bodies and heads, most notably "Swap Frog", "Dupe Frog", "Beelze Frog", and "Ronintoadin".

Some "Frog" and Toad monsters resemble angels like "Treeborn Frog, while others resemble demons like "Beelze Frog" and "Swap Frog". This thematic resemblance to angels and demons is further highlighted by the contrasting half-angel, half-demon appearances of "Substitoad" and "Tradetoad".

Etymology

The Japanese name of the "Frog", Gaeru archetype derives from a voiced form of the word for "frog", Kaeru, which in turn is used for the names of "Toad" monsters. In most of the TCG, Gaeru is translated to words for "frog", while Kaeru to words for "toad" to avoid ambiguity. In the Portuguese version, however, the reverse is true: "Frog" is translated as "Sapo" (which in fact means toad), while "Toad" is called "Rã" (frog). In the Japanese version, members of both the "Frog" archetype and the "Toad" series have their name be puns based on Gaeru/Kaeru and various expressions, chiefly verbs, that happen to have gaeru/kaeru as part of them.

Members

English name	Japanese name (romaji)	Japanese name (translation)	Japanese pun (translation)
Beelze Frog	Amagaeru	Devil Frog	Japanese tree frog
Centerfrog	Negaeru	Sleeping Frog	"to switch sides or to betray"
D.3.S. Frog	Gaeru Sandesu	Frog Three-Death	"I'm Mr. Frog"
Des Frog	Desugaeru	Death Frog	"to come across"
Dupe Frog	Machigaeru	Evil Wisdom Frog	"to make a mistake"
Flip Flop Frog	Uragaeru	Reverse Frog	"to be turned inside-out"
Poison Draw Frog	Hikigaeru	Draw Frog	Japanese common toad
Submarine Frog	Michigaeru	Unknown Frog	"to be hardly recognized"
Swap Frog	Onigaeru	Ogre Frog	"to change clothes"
T.A.D.P.O.L.E.	Otamajakushi	Anagram of "evil, soul, vice, pain, stop"	Tadpole
Treeborn Frog	Yomigaeru	Underworld Frog	"to be revived"
Unifrog	Kangaeru	Penetrating Frog	"to think about"

Playing style

Though with weak stats, "Frog" monsters are very versatile and their effects include rapid Summoning, the option to increase their ATK or protect themselves from destruction, and wiping out all cards the opponent controls, with "Des Croaking". Many "Frog" cards have low Levels, which lets them benefit from cards like "Gravity Bind", "Wetlands", "Pride of the Weak" and "Graceful Revival".

One card that kept "Frogs" versatile and powerful was "Substitoad", but after Frog FTK won the 2010 World Championships, it was Forbidden, so many "Frog" Decks lost their supreme speed.

Before "Monarch" monsters gained support through recent years, they were commonly combined with monsters like "Treeborn Frog", "Swap Frog" and "Ronintoadin", that could provide fodders for the Tribute Summons. This granted them popularity and competitive viability and the Deck became known as Frog Monarch.

Another popular combination is "Sea Lancer". It can equip itself with as many banished Aqua, Fish and Sea Serpent monsters as possible, which raises is ATK by 1000 and those targets can be easily provided by "Ronintoadin". It can send an equipped monster to the Graveyard to prevent its destruction and by sending a "Dupe Frog" or "Poison Draw Frog", it is possible to prevent a loss in card advantage, by drawing a card or search/retrieve a "Frog" monster.

In 2016, with the Invasion: Vengeance Booster Pack, the archetype gained its boss monster, "Toadally Awesome", a very solid Xyz that is able to negate the activation of cards and effects, steal the negated card, Special Summon a "Frog" monster from the Deck and retrieve a WATER monster when it is sent to the Graveyard. Combined with the "Paleozoic" Trap Cards, that can Summon themselves from the Graveyard as Level 2 Aqua monsters, the Deck rapidily gained popularity and competitive relevance, which later resulted in "Toadally Awesome" becoming Limited in the OCG.

Recommended cards

Monsters

Normal Monsters

Megalosmasher X

Effect Monsters

Extra Deck

Xyz Monsters

Link Monsters

Spells & Traps

Spells

Traps

Weaknesses

Cards such as "Zombie World" can be used to prevent "Toadally Awesome" from being Summoned. Card effects that banish cards that would be sent to the Graveyard, such as "Masked HERO Dark Law" and "Dimensional Fissure", greatly hamper the strategies of "Frog" Decks..

Trivia

"Froggy Forcefield" is not a "Frog" card, because it does not have 「ガエル」 in its Japanese name. "Slime Toad", previously known as "Frog the Jam", is also not a "Frog" card because of its Japanese name, and was renamed to clarify this. Until that erratum, all cards that mentioned a "Frog" monster had the sentence "except 'Frog the Jam'", which made that monster become a meme among players.

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+{{For|the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime character|Frog (character)}}
-'''Frogs''' are a series of cards identified by having "Frog" (ガエル) in their name. "[[Frog the Jam]]" is excluded since its Japanese name uses a different spelling of Frog (カエル).  They are all [[WATER]] [[Aqua]]-Type monsters, making them the first [[Archetype]] of [[WATER]] attribute and [[Aqua]]-Type. They debuted in [[Cybernetic Revolution]], with support from various other packs throughout [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]] packs.
+{{Infobox archseries
+| image = D3SFrog-TF04-JP-VG.jpg
+| caption = "[[D.3.S. Frog]]", three "[[Treeborn Frog]]s" and three "[[Des Frog]]s" all in the artwork of "D.3.S. Frog"
+| ja_name      = ガエル
+| romaji       = Gaeru
+| zh_name      = 蛙
+| zh_pinyin    = Wā
+| zh_jyutping  = Waa1
+| fr_name      = Grenouille
+| de_name      = Frosch
+| it_name      = RANA
+| ko_name      = 개구리
+| ko_romanized = Gaeguri
+| pt_name      = Sapo
+| pt_trans     = Toad
+| es_name      = RANA
+| sets         =
+* [[Cybernetic Revolution]]
+* [[Shadow of Infinity]]
+* [[Light of Destruction]]
+* [[Crimson Crisis]]
+* [[Stardust Overdrive]]
+* [[The Shining Darkness]]
+* [[Extreme Victory]]
+* [[Invasion: Vengeance]]
+* [[Cybernetic Horizon]]
+| tcg          =
+* [[Champion Pack: Game Four]]
+* [[Dark Revelation Volume 4]]
+* [[Gold Series 2009]]
+* [[OTS Tournament Pack 3]]
+* [[Duelist Saga]]
+| ocg          =
+* [[20th Anniversary Pack 1st Wave]]
+* [[Extra Pack Volume 2]]
+* [[Rarity Collection Premium Gold Edition]]
+| anime =
+* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]
+* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]
+* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]
+}}
+"'''Frog'''" (ガエル ''Gaeru'') is an [[archetype]] of [[WATER]] [[Aqua]] [[Monster Card|monsters]] that debuted in ''[[Cybernetic Revolution]]''. This was both the first WATER archetype and the first Aqua archetype. The archetype is used by [[Princess Rose]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime. The "[[Toad]]" series is a related series of monsters that support the "Frog" archetype.
-Though seemingly weak, Frog cards can unleash devastating effects that include rapid summoning, the option to increase their ATK or protect themselves from destruction, or wiping out all cards the opponent controls.  Many Frog cards are very low in level, which makes them benefit from "[[Wetlands]]" (which was released pretty much solely to benefit Frogs) as well as cards such as "[[Gravity Bind]]"
+==Design==
-With the addition of [[Light of Destruction]], Frogs are even more powerful with "[[Froggy Forcefield]]" to counter attacks, "[[Substitoad]]" to get out more Frog monsters and prevent them from being destroyed in battle, "[[Unifrog]]" able to make direct attacks, and "[[Wetlands]]" powering up most Frogs a considerable amount.
-The new 5D's era also introduced several new Frog monsters, including "[[Dupe Frog]]", "[[Flip Flop Frog]]", and "[[Submarine Frog]]". All benefit from "[[Wetlands]]" and can be summoned by "[[Substitoad]]". "[[Dupe Frog]]" also works with "[[Des Frog]]" through its effect and makes "[[Des Croaking]]" easier to pull off.
+True to their their name, the general design of "Frog" as well as the related "Toad" monsters resemble their real-life counterparts. Some "Frog" monsters like "[[Flip Flop Frog]]" and "[[Poison Draw Frog]]" showcase their long, sticky tongues in their artwork. Most of the "Frog" and Toad monsters have distinctive colorful markings on their bodies and heads, most notably "[[Swap Frog]]", "[[Dupe Frog]]", "[[Beelze Frog]]", and "[[Ronintoadin]]".
+Some "Frog" and Toad monsters resemble angels like "[[Treeborn Frog]], while others resemble demons like "Beelze Frog" and "Swap Frog". This thematic resemblance to angels and demons is further highlighted by the contrasting half-angel, half-demon appearances of "[[Substitoad]]" and "[[Tradetoad]]".
-Some cards that should be thought about with this deck type are:
-[[Wetlands]]: A 1200 boost to most Frogs, except "[[D.3.S. Frog]]", "[[Des Frog]]", and "[[Beelze Frog]]".
-[[Jam Breeding Machine]]: In combination with "[[Wetlands]]", you get a free 1700 monster every turn.
-[[Buster Rancher]]: To keep those pesky Dark Armed Dragon and other super strong monsters out of your hair. But you may not want to combine it with [[Wetlands]] in the same deck because their effect are opposing each other.[[Star Blast]] can let [[Beelze Frog]] gain an extra 1200 Atack points if [[Wetlands]] is on the field.
+===Etymology===
-{{ArchetypeNavbox|{{PAGENAME}}}}
+The Japanese name of the "Frog", ''Gaeru'' archetype derives from a [[wikipedia:Rendaku|voiced]] form of the word for "frog", ''Kaeru'', which in turn is used for the names of "Toad" monsters. In most of the ''[[TCG]]'', ''Gaeru'' is translated to words for "frog", while ''Kaeru'' to words for "toad" to avoid ambiguity. In the Portuguese version, however, the reverse is true: "Frog" is translated as "Sapo" (which in fact means ''toad''), while "Toad" is called "Rã" (''frog''). In the Japanese version, members of both the "Frog" archetype and the "Toad" series have their name be puns based on ''Gaeru''/''Kaeru'' and various expressions, chiefly verbs, that happen to have ''gaeru''/''kaeru'' as part of them.
-[[Category:Archetype]]
+==Members==
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
+! English name !! Japanese name (romaji)!! Japanese name (translation) !! Japanese pun (translation)
+|-
+| [[Beelze Frog]] || Amagaeru || Devil Frog || [[wikipedia:Japanese tree frog|Japanese tree frog]]
+|-
+| [[Centerfrog]] || Negaeru || Sleeping Frog || "to switch sides or to betray"
+|-
+| [[D.3.S. Frog]] || Gaeru Sandesu || Frog Three-Death || "I'm Mr. Frog"
+|-
+| [[Des Frog]] || Desugaeru || Death Frog || "to come across"
+|-
+| [[Dupe Frog]] || Machigaeru || Evil Wisdom Frog || "to make a mistake"
+|-
+| [[Flip Flop Frog]] || Uragaeru || Reverse Frog || "to be turned inside-out"
+|-
+| [[Poison Draw Frog]] || Hikigaeru || Draw Frog || [[wikipedia:Japanese common toad|Japanese common toad]]
+|-
+| [[Submarine Frog]] || Michigaeru || Unknown Frog || "to be hardly recognized"
+|-
+| [[Swap Frog]] || Onigaeru || [[wikipedia:Oni|Ogre]] Frog || "to change clothes"
+|-
+| [[T.A.D.P.O.L.E.]] || Otamajakushi || Anagram of "evil, soul, vice, pain, stop" || [[wikipedia:Tadpole|Tadpole]]
+|-
+| [[Treeborn Frog]] || Yomigaeru || [[wikipedia:Yomi|Underworld]] Frog || "to be revived"
+|-
+| [[Unifrog]] || Kangaeru || Penetrating Frog || "to think about"
+|}
+==Playing style==
+Though with weak stats, "Frog" monsters are very versatile and their effects include rapid Summoning, the option to increase their ATK or protect themselves from destruction, and wiping out all cards the opponent controls, with "[[Des Croaking]]". Many "Frog" cards have low Levels, which lets them benefit from cards like "[[Gravity Bind]]", "[[Wetlands]]", "[[Pride of the Weak]]" and "[[Graceful Revival]]".
+One card that kept "Frogs" versatile and powerful was "[[Substitoad]]", but after ''[[Frog FTK]]'' won the ''2010 World Championships'', it was [[Forbidden]], so many "Frog" Decks lost their supreme speed.
+Before "[[Monarch]]" monsters gained support through recent years, they were commonly combined with monsters like "Treeborn Frog", "Swap Frog" and "Ronintoadin", that could provide fodders for the Tribute Summons. This granted them popularity and competitive viability and the Deck became known as ''[[Frog Monarch]]''.
+Another popular combination is "[[Sea Lancer]]". It can equip itself with as many banished Aqua, Fish and Sea Serpent monsters as possible, which raises is ATK by 1000 and those targets can be easily provided by "Ronintoadin". It can send an equipped monster to the Graveyard to prevent its destruction and by sending a "[[Dupe Frog]]" or "[[Poison Draw Frog]]", it is possible to prevent a loss in card advantage, by drawing a card or search/retrieve a "Frog" monster.
+In 2016, with the ''[[Invasion: Vengeance]]'' Booster Pack, the archetype gained its boss monster, "[[Toadally Awesome]]", a very solid Xyz that is able to negate the activation of cards and effects, steal the negated card, Special Summon a "Frog" monster from the Deck and retrieve a WATER monster when it is sent to the Graveyard. Combined with the "[[Paleozoic]]" Trap Cards, that can Summon themselves from the Graveyard as Level 2 Aqua monsters, the Deck rapidily gained popularity and competitive relevance, which later resulted in "Toadally Awesome" becoming [[Limited]] in the OCG.
+{{Decklist|Recommended cards
+<!-- This is not an exact Decklist. Do not add multiples or staples.-->
+|normal monsters =
+* [[Megalosmasher X]]
+|effect monsters =
+* [[Swap Frog]]
+* [[Dupe Frog]]
+* [[Ronintoadin]]
+* [[Poison Draw Frog]]
+* [[Flip Flop Frog]]
+* [[Submarine Frog]]
+* [[Rescue Rabbit]]
+* [[Tin Goldfish]]
+* [[Silent Angler]]
+|xyz monsters =
+* [[Toadally Awesome]]
+* [[Bahamut Shark]]
+* [[Gachi Gachi Gantetsu]]
+* [[Daigusto Phoenix]]
+* [[Number 96: Dark Mist]]
+* [[Number 29: Mannequin Cat]]
+* [[Cat Shark]]
+|link monsters =
+* [[Mistar Boy]]
+* [[Mermail Abyssalacia]]
+|spells =
+* [[Level Limit - Area B]]
+* [[Moray of Greed]]
+* [[Salvage]]
+|traps =
+* ''[[Paleozoic]]'' Trap Cards
+* [[Gozen Match]]
+* [[Rivalry of Warlords]]
+}}
+==Weaknesses==
+Cards such as "[[Zombie World]]" can be used to prevent "Toadally Awesome" from being Summoned. Card effects that banish cards that would be sent to the Graveyard, such as "[[Masked HERO Dark Law]]" and "[[Dimensional Fissure]]", greatly hamper the strategies of "Frog" Decks..
+==Trivia==
+"[[Froggy Forcefield]]" is not a "Frog" card, because it does not have 「ガエル」 in its Japanese name. "[[Slime Toad]]", previously known as "Frog the Jam", is also not a "Frog" card because of its Japanese name, and was renamed to clarify this. Until that erratum, all cards that mentioned a "Frog" monster had the sentence "except 'Frog the Jam'", [https://www.reddit.com/r/yugioh/comments/53pn6s/frog_the_jam_whats_with_all_the_hype/ which made that monster become a meme] among players.
+{{Archseries navbox}}
+{{Archseries navbox (anime)}}
+[[Category:TCG and OCG archetypes]]
+[[Category:Archetypes with Fusion Monster(s)]]