Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.3 m
- Weight
- 96.0 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP175
Base stats
HP
72
Attack
105
Defense
115
Sp. Atk
54
Sp. Def
86
Speed
68
Total
500
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Where to find Barbaracle
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Sword
Shield
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Barbaracle can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
18 of 18
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mud-Slap Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Skull Bash Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. User charges for one turn before attacking. | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Withdraw Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 12 | Fury Cutter Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 16 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 20 | Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 20 | Clamp Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Water | Physical | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 24 | Rock Polish Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 28 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage. | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 36 | Razor Shell Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Water | Physical | 75 | 95 | 10 |
| 42 | Shell Smash Raises user’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by two stages. Lower user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 44 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 48 | Cross Chop Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| 54 | Stone Edge Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
14 sprites & renders for Barbaracle.
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“Barbaracle”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/barbaracle.
Species data from PokéAPI.