Stats & Training
Barboach's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 HP EV, medium-fast 1M XP curve to max.
Its slimy body is hard to grasp. In one region, it is said to have been born from hardened mud.
Its slimy body is hard to grasp. In one region, it is said to have been born from hardened mud.
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)
 Pansage Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift | ||
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Snivy builds →Leaf Tornado 4x136-161%KO Vine Whip 4x100-118%KO | ||
 Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x387-457%KO Magical Leaf 4x202-238%KO | ||
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 4x348-410%KO Mega Drain 4x121-143%KO | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 4x452-533%KO Mega Drain 4x162-190%KO | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Swadloon builds →Solar Beam 4x259-305%KO Razor Leaf 4x144-171%KO | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x368-433%KO Magical Leaf 4x190-225%KO | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 4x325-383%KO Mega Drain 4x113-133%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 4x432-508%KO Mega Drain 4x149-175%KO | ||
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Maractus builds →Solar Beam 4x417-492%KO Giga Drain 4x268-317%KO Needle Arm 4x176-208%KO Mega Drain 4x149-175%KO | ||
Swadloon BugGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Swadloon builds →Solar Beam 4x240-283%KO Razor Leaf 4x133-158%KO | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x378-444%KO Magical Leaf 4x195-230%KO | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 4x340-400%KO Mega Drain 4x119-141%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 4x441-519%KO Mega Drain 4x151-178%KO | ||
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Maractus builds →Solar Beam 4x433-511%KO Giga Drain 4x277-326%KO Needle Arm 4x181-215%KO Mega Drain 4x151-178%KO | ||
Swadloon BugGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Swadloon builds →Solar Beam 4x244-289%KO Razor Leaf 4x132-156%KO | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x397-467%KO Magical Leaf 4x203-240%KO | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Leavanny builds →Solar Beam 4x322-380%KO Razor Leaf 4x203-240%KO | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 4x351-413%KO Mega Drain 4x124-147%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 4x464-547%KO Mega Drain 4x158-187%KO | ||
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Maractus builds →Solar Beam 4x453-533%KO Giga Drain 4x289-340%KO Needle Arm 4x192-227%KO Mega Drain 4x158-187%KO | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x377-444%KO Giga Drain 4x239-282%KO Magical Leaf 4x193-228%KO | ||
Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Leavanny builds →Solar Beam 4x311-366%KO Leaf Blade 4x311-366%KO Razor Leaf 4x193-228%KO | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 4x336-396%KO Mega Drain 4x117-138%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 4x438-516%KO Mega Drain 4x153-180%KO | ||
 Sawsbuck NormalGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Sawsbuck builds →Solar Beam 4x275-324%KO Energy Ball 4x209-246%KO Horn Leech 4x255-300%KO | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x388-457%KO Giga Drain 4x248-292%KO Magical Leaf 4x196-231%KO | ||
Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Leavanny builds →Solar Beam 4x322-380%KO Leaf Blade 4x313-369%KO Razor Leaf 4x196-231%KO | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 4x346-407%KO Mega Drain 4x121-143%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 4x458-539%KO Mega Drain 4x159-187%KO | ||
Sawsbuck NormalGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Sawsbuck builds →Solar Beam 4x285-336%KO Energy Ball 4x215-253%KO Horn Leech 4x257-303%KO | ||
In Black & White, Breloom can KO Barboach with Bullet Seed (190-223%).
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Breloom builds →Mach Punch76-89% Bullet Seed 4x190-223%KO | ||
Black & White Evolution
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.
Black & White Barboach Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.
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Moves
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.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Black & White Barboach Locations
A solid number of locations for Barboach with high spawn rates across late-game fishing spots. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Best Locations to Catch Barboach in Black & White
Catching Barboach here means fishing. All 12 encounters require Super Rod at Lv. 35-60, and there aren't any overworld spawns in this game.
Barboach Guide
Get Barboach to Whiscash at level 30. At 288 BST, Barboach is just the starting point.
Level 30 gets you Whiscash. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Black & White, 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.
You can find Barboach in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.
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 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves