Is Barboach Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Water/Ground with AbilityOblivious. Wild on surfing routes. Whiscash at level 30 has decent HP. Water/Ground with only Grass weakness handles Elesa and Clay. Seismitoad is the stronger native version of this typing.
Barboach has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Barboach has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Barboach trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Barboach has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Barboach has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Barboach trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's typing presses Barboach's defenses.
Barboach trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Barboach on Route 8 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 45-60, common).
Your Barboach should hit Level 30 before you reach Shauntal, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Barboach in Black 2 & White 2
6 encounter spots for Barboach at high spawn rates starting from late-game fishing spots. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Barboach in B2W2
To get Barboach, start by catching Barboach through walking and fishing encounters at Lv. 45-60. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Barboach ✓Icirrus CityLv.45-60Super RodRate 70%AnyMoor of IcirrusLv.45-60Super RodRate 70%AnyRoute 8Lv.45-60Super RodRate 70%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve into WhiscashIcirrus CityLv.50-60Rippling Water FishRate 100%WinterShaking spotRoute 8Lv.50-60Rippling Water FishRate 100%Summer/autumn/winterShaking spotIcirrus CityLv.60Rippling Water FishRate 100%Spring/summer/autumnShaking spotMoor of IcirrusLv.60Rippling Water FishRate 100%AnyShaking spotRoute 8Lv.60Rippling Water FishRate 100%SpringShaking spotor evolve from Barboach (Step 1)
Barboach Weakness
Barboach's Water/Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Grass. Grass hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Barboach Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Barboach
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 4x452-532%KO | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Barboach Evolutions
Barboach evolves into Whiscash. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 180 total stats over Barboach. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Barboach easily with 21 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Dragon Dance, Earth Power, Flail and 7 more to offspring.
B2W2 Barboach Best Moveset
Water/Ground at 48 Attack and 60 Speed gives one Grass weakness and Electric immunity. The moveset fires dual TermStab at pre-evolution power. AbilityHydration heals status in rain. Whiscash one evolution away adds HP and moderate offenses.
Best Build
Barboach best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Dragon Dance
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
- Facade
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Dragon Dance and Earth Power on Barboach. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Hydro Pump and Earthquake, they expand what Barboach can actually threaten in practice.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its slimy body is hard to grasp. In one region, it is said to have been born from hardened mud.
Barboach Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Barboach does the job early-game if you need a Water/Ground type on your team. Evolve it into Whiscash before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Barboach first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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 6XY
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