#0339

Barboach

Whiskers Pokémon

Water Ground

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 0.4 m
Weight: 1.9 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate190(35.2%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP58

Makes its home in swamps with murky water. The poor visibility hides this Pokémon from predators, and the slime on its body makes grasping it difficult.

In Pokémon GO · 819 max CP 2 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

288

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Oblivious

Prevents infatuation and protects against Captivate.

Anticipation

Notifies all trainers upon entering battle if an opponent has a super-effective move, Self-Destruct, Explosion, or a one-hit KO move.

HydrationHidden

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

Egg groups: Water 2

On this page

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Dragon Dance

Moves

Item

Flyinium Z

NatureAdamant+Atk/−SpA

EV spread

HP36

Atk▲212

Def12

SpD28

Spe196

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Barboach

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Ruby

Meteor Falls Route 111 Route 114 Route 120 Victory Road

Sapphire

Meteor Falls Route 111 Route 114 Route 120 Victory Road

Emerald

Meteor Falls Route 111 Route 114 Route 120 Victory Road

Diamond

Celestic Town Eterna City Great Marsh Mt. Coronet Oreburgh Gate Ravaged Path Route 205 Route 208 Route 210 Route 212 Route 227 Route 228

Pearl

Celestic Town Eterna City Great Marsh Mt. Coronet Oreburgh Gate Ravaged Path Route 205 Route 208 Route 210 Route 212 Route 227 Route 228

Platinum

Eterna City Great Marsh Mt. Coronet Oreburgh Gate Ravaged Path Route 205 Route 210 Route 225 Route 227 Route 228

HeartGold

Johto Safari Zone

SoulSilver

Johto Safari Zone

Black

Icirrus City Moor of Icirrus Route 8

White

Icirrus City Moor of Icirrus Route 8

Black 2

Icirrus City Moor of Icirrus Route 8

White 2

Icirrus City Moor of Icirrus Route 8

Route 14 Route 19

Sun

Paniola Town Poni Gauntlet Poni Meadow Seaward Cave Vast Poni Canyon

Moon

Paniola Town Poni Gauntlet Poni Meadow Seaward Cave Vast Poni Canyon

Ultra Sun

Paniola Town Poni Gauntlet Poni Meadow Royal Avenue Seaward Cave Vast Poni Canyon

Ultra Moon

Paniola Town Poni Gauntlet Poni Meadow Royal Avenue Seaward Cave Vast Poni Canyon

Sword

Bridge Field Dusty Bowl Galar Mine No. 2 Motostoke North Lake Miloch Rolling Fields Slumbering Weald South Lake Miloch Stony Wilderness West Lake Axewell

Shield

Bridge Field Dusty Bowl Galar Mine No. 2 Motostoke North Lake Miloch Rolling Fields Slumbering Weald South Lake Miloch Stony Wilderness West Lake Axewell

Isle of Armor (Sword)

Brawlers' Cave Challenge Beach Courageous Cavern Forest of Focus Soothing Wetlands

Isle of Armor (Shield)

Brawlers' Cave Challenge Beach Courageous Cavern Forest of Focus Soothing Wetlands

Crown Tundra (Sword)

Ballimere Lake Giant's Bed Giant's Foot Roaring-Sea Caves

Crown Tundra (Shield)

Ballimere Lake Giant's Bed Giant's Foot Roaring-Sea Caves

Evolution

#0339Barboach

Lv. 30

#0340Whiscash

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Barboach can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move17 of 17

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

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	Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	40	100	25
6	Mud Sport Halves all Electric-type damage.	Ground	Status	—	—	15
6	Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
6	Snore Has a chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Special	50	100	15
6	Water Sport Halves all Fire-type damage.	Water	Status	—	—	15
11	Mud Bomb Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Special	65	85	10
12	Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target.	Water	Special	60	100	20
18	Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
20	Magnitude Power varies randomly from 10 to 150.	Ground	Physical	—	100	30
24	Aqua Tail Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Physical	90	90	10
25	Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Psychic	Physical	80	90	15
31	Muddy Water Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Water	Special	90	85	10
36	Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
42	Future Sight Hits the target two turns later.	Psychic	Special	120	100	10
43	Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ground	Special	90	100	10
48	Fissure Causes a one-hit KO.	Ground	Physical	—	30	5