Is Barbaracle Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Rock/Water with AbilityTough Claws and access to MoveShell Smash. One boost and Barbaracle tears through teams. Rock handles Kahili, Water handles Kiawe and Olivia. The setup potential is real if you can survive one turn.
Binacle has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Binacle's weaknesses hard.
Binacle trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Binacle has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Binacle trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Binacle has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Binacle trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Binacle trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Binacle trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Binacle trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Binacle trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Barbaracle trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Barbaracle has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Barbaracle has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Barbaracle has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Barbaracle trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Barbaracle on Ultra Space Wilds (interact, Lv 60). UNCOMMON. Encounter through Ultra Wormholes in Ultra Space Wilds during post-game
How to Get Barbaracle in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Barbaracle waits at a fixed spot in this game. Head to Ultra Space Wilds for a one-time encounter. No random spawns or encounter rates involved — it's a set battle at a known location.
How to Obtain Barbaracle in USUM
Step 1Obtain Binacle- Step 2Barbaracle ✓Ultra Space Wilds - WaterfallLv.60Interact with Pokemonor evolve from Binacle (Step 1)
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
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Petilil Grass | C | |
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 4x123-146%KO Brick Break 2x26-31% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x104-124%KO Mud-Slap 2x19-23% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 4x132-157%KO Brick Break 2x28-34% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x112-134%KO Mud-Slap 2x20-25% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Gallade builds →Leaf Blade 4x103-121%KO Brick Break 2x63-75% Thunderbolt 2x39-47% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 4x141-166%KO Brick Break 2x26-32% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x63-75% Energy Ball 4x58-68% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Gallade builds →Leaf Blade 4x101-120%KO Brick Break 2x64-76% Bulldoze 2x34-41% Thunderbolt 2x40-48% | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 4x146-172%KO Brick Break 2x26-32% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x52-62% Bulldoze 2x29-34% | ||
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 4x211-249%KO Bulldoze 2x25-30% | ||
 Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Decidueye builds →Leaf Storm 4x230-272%KO Low Sweep 2x33-40% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x53-62% Bulldoze 2x28-34% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Gallade builds →Leaf Blade 4x102-121%KO Brick Break 2x64-76% Bulldoze 2x35-42% Thunderbolt 2x40-47% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x175-206%KO Earthquake 2x73-87% | ||
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Decidueye builds →Leaf Storm 4x221-261%KO Low Sweep 2x32-38% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Sceptile builds →Energy Ball 4x163-192%KO Brick Break 2x31-37% Bulldoze 2x24-29% | ||
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Chesnaught builds →Solar Beam 4x268-315%KO Hammer Arm 2x72-85% Bulldoze 2x30-35% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 4x355-418%KO Focus Blast 2x72-85% Bulldoze 2x25-29% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 4x342-403%KO Bulldoze 2x23-28% | ||
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Decidueye builds →Solar Beam 4x342-403%KO Low Sweep 2x32-38% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Chesnaught builds →Solar Beam 4x274-322%KO Hammer Arm 2x73-86% Earthquake 2x48-57% | ||
 Xurkitree Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Xurkitree builds →Solar Beam 4x374-440%KO Thunderbolt 2x127-150%KO | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x320-377%KO Close Combat 2x76-89% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Breloom's Bullet Seed hits Barbaracle for 54-63%. Raikou threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (108-127%). Lucario's Close Combat also KOs at 104-122%.
 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 AbilityInnerfocus ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x108-127%KO | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x104-122%KO Extreme Speed12-14% Flash Cannon62-73% | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Barbaracle View Landorus builds →Rock Slide24-28% | ||
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 33 partners from the Water3 egg group. Notable egg moves include Helping Hand, Switcheroo, Tickle and 1 more.
USUM Barbaracle Best Moveset
MoveShell Smash doubles both offenses and Speed in one turn, and AbilityTough Claws boosts contact moves by 30%% from 105 Attack. Rock/Water TermStab after Shell Smash hits at devastating power. The moveset holds B-tier through Shell Smash physical offense backed by Tough Claws that pushes contact damage further.
Best Build
Barbaracle best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Shell Smash
- Liquidation
- Stone Edge
- Razor Shell
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
Barbaracle Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 White Herb is the standard set.
Barbaracle is a static encounter at Alola Ultra Space Wilds in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Barbaracle appears at level 60. Prerequisite: UNCOMMON. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
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.
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