#0847

Barraskewda

Skewer Pokémon

It spins its tail fins to propel itself, surging forward at speeds of over 100 knots before ramming prey and spearing into them.

In Pokémon GO · 2656 max CP 2 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height1.3 m

Weight30.0 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky

Base friendship50Low

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP172

Abilities

Swift Swim

Doubles Speed during rain.

Propeller TailHidden

Ignores moves and abilities that draw in moves.

Egg groups: Water 2

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

123

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

136

Total

490

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Grass2×

Electric2×

Resistant to

Steel½×

Fire½×

Water½×

Ice½×

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

Rain Sweeper

Moves

Item

Choice Band / Mystic Water

NatureAdamant+Atk/−SpA

TeraWater

EV spread

Atk▲252

Def4

Spe252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Barraskewda

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

Sword

Dusty Bowl Lake of Outrage Motostoke Riverbank Route 2

Shield

Dusty Bowl Lake of Outrage Motostoke Riverbank Route 2

Evolution

#0846Arrokuda

Lv. 26

#0847Barraskewda

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

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

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Aqua Jet Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Physical	40	100	20
1	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
1	Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Physical	15	85	20
1	Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	35	100	35
1	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
18	Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
24	Dive User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Water	Physical	80	100	10
32	Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
32	Laser Focus Guarantees a critical hit with the user’s next move.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
40	Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
48	Liquidation Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Water	Physical	85	100	10
56	Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100	15