Is Barbaracle Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Rock/Water from wild Binacle. AbilityTough Claws boosts contact moves by 33%. 105 Attack and 115 Defense handle Winona and Glacia. Siebold uses one in XY's E4. A physical Water/Rock that hits harder than the stats suggest thanks to Tough Claws.
Binacle resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Binacle trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Binacle trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Binacle resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Binacle trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Binacle trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Binacle trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Wallace's team hits Binacle's weaknesses hard.
Barbaracle trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Barbaracle has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Barbaracle has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Barbaracle trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Barbaracle trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Binacle on Mirage Spots (Rock Smash, Lv 37, rare).
Your Binacle should hit Level 39 before you reach Sidney, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Barbaracle in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Barbaracle. The 2-stage line runs through Binacle, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 39 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Barbaracle in ORAS
The path to Barbaracle starts with Binacle at Lv. 37+ via rock smash encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch BinacleMirage Spots - Area 10Lv.37Smashing rocksRate 5%Mirage Spots - Area 13Lv.37Smashing rocksRate 5%
Step 2Barbaracle ✓
Barbaracle Weakness
Grass, Electric, Fighting, and Ground moves hit Barbaracle for super-effective damage. Grass hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The Rock/Water typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Barbaracle's physical bulk (base 115 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Ice, Poison, Flying |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fire |
What is Barbaracle Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Barbaracle
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Bellossom builds →Leaf Blade 4x108-128%KO | ||
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 4x85-101%KO Dig 2x42-49% Rock Smash 2x22-27% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x106-125%KO Bulldoze 2x34-40% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x57-67% Mega Drain 4x51-61% | ||
Bellossom Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Bellossom builds →Leaf Blade 4x107-126%KO | ||
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 4x85-101%KO Dig 2x41-48% Rock Smash 2x21-25% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x107-126%KO Bulldoze 2x34-40% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x59-69% Mega Drain 4x54-63% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x183-216%KO Earthquake 2x76-90% Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 4x188-222%KO Bulldoze 2x25-30% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
Bellossom Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Bellossom builds →Leaf Blade 4x112-132%KO | ||
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 4x86-102%KO Dig 2x40-48% Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x58-69% Mega Drain 4x56-66% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x183-217%KO Earthquake 2x77-90% Rock Smash 2x21-26% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Breloom builds →Seed Bomb 4x141-167%KO Sky Uppercut 2x74-88% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 4x222-262%KO Focus Blast 2x74-87% Dig 2x33-39% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x176-207%KO Earthquake 2x75-88% Rock Smash 2x21-25% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Breloom builds →Seed Bomb 4x138-163%KO Sky Uppercut 2x73-86% | ||
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 4x217-256%KO Focus Blast 2x72-85% Earthquake 2x41-49% | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 4x226-266%KO Earthquake 2x46-54% Focus Blast 2x75-89% | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x190-224%KO Close Combat 2x75-89% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x177-209%KO Earthquake 2x74-87% Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 4x226-266%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Breloom's Bullet Seed hits Barbaracle for 54-63%. Raikou threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (108-127%). Lucario's Close Combat also KOs at 142-167%.
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Breloom builds →Mach Punch 2x42-49% Bullet Seed 4x54-63% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Raikou builds →Volt Switch 2x84-99% Thunderbolt 2x108-127%KO Shadow Ball32-38% | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySteadfast ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x142-167%KO Extreme Speed16-19% Aura Sphere 2x91-107%KO Flash Cannon45-53% | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Landorus builds →Explosion54-63% | ||
Barbaracle Evolutions
Barbaracle is what Binacle becomes. Breed it for Binacle eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Binacle pushed Barbaracle to 500 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +53. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Barbaracle to get Binacle eggs easily using 29 partners from the Water3 egg group. Notable egg moves include Helping Hand, Switcheroo, Tickle and 1 more.
ORAS Barbaracle Best Moveset
MoveShell Smash doubles offenses and Speed, and AbilityTough Claws adds 30%% to contact moves on top. 105 Attack fires Rock/Water TermStab at boosted power after setup. The moveset earns C-tier through combined Shell Smash and Tough Claws multiplication on one Pokemon.
Best Build
Barbaracle best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Shell Smash
- Razor Shell
- Hone Claws
- Rock Tomb
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Barbaracle can hit 11 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Ground. The offense anchors on Stone Edge and Surf while TMs handle everything else.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When they evolve, two Binacle multiply into seven. They fight with the power of seven Binacle.
Barbaracle’s legs and hands have minds of their own, and they will move independently. But they usually follow the head’s orders.
Barbaracle Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Barbaracle looks average on paper at 500 BST. But Tough Claws is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier attacker on our tier list. Shellsmash with Lum Berry is the standard set.
Barbaracle gets Tough Claws, Sniper, and Pickpocket. But Tough Claws is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Barbaracle is a physical attacker with base 105 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 68 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the attacker role.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Shellsmash, Razorshell, Honeclaws, and Rocktomb on Barbaracle. Shellsmash is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Since X & Y, Barbaracle has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Barbaracle has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves