Is Barboach Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Sinnoh route encounter. Whiscash is Water/Ground with one Grass weakness. Available early and handles Roark, Volkner, Flint, and Byron. Simple and effective.
Barboach resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Barboach's weaknesses hard.
Barboach trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Barboach's defenses.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Barboach on Ravaged Path (Good Rod fishing, Lv 10-25, common).
Your Barboach should hit Level 30 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Barboach in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Barboach's scattered across 46 spots in early-game fishing spots with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Where To Catch Barboach in BDSP
Barboach is your first catch on the way to Barboach. You'll find fishing and walking encounters from Lv. 10-55 across 90 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Barboach ✓Celestic TownLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Eterna CityLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Mt. Coronet - 4FLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Ravaged PathLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 205 - NorthLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 208Lv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 210 - NorthLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 212 - SouthLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 227Lv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 228Lv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Great Marsh - Area 1Lv.15-20Good RodRate 30%Great Marsh - Area 2Lv.15-20Good RodRate 30%Great Marsh - Area 3Lv.15-20Good RodRate 30%Great Marsh - Area 4Lv.15-20Good RodRate 30%Great Marsh - Area 6Lv.15-20Good RodRate 30%Bogsunk CavernLv.25-29GrassRequires StrengthFountainspring CaveLv.25-29CaveRequires StrengthRiverbank CaveLv.25-29CaveRequires StrengthStill-Water CavernLv.25-29CaveRequires StrengthSwampy CaveLv.25-29GrassRequires Strength
Step 2Catch or Evolve into WhiscashGreat Marsh - Area 1Lv.30-55Super RodRate 60%Great Marsh - Area 2Lv.30-55Super RodRate 60%Great Marsh - Area 3Lv.30-55Super RodRate 60%Great Marsh - Area 4Lv.30-55Super RodRate 60%Great Marsh - Area 6Lv.30-55Super RodRate 60%Eterna CityLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Ravaged PathLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 205 - NorthLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 208Lv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 210 - NorthLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 212 - SouthLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 227Lv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 228Lv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Celestic TownLv.40-55Super RodRate 5%Bogsunk CavernLv.50-55GrassRequires WaterfallFountainspring CaveLv.50-55CaveRequires WaterfallRiverbank CaveLv.50-55CaveRequires WaterfallStill-Water CavernLv.50-55CaveRequires WaterfallSwampy CaveLv.50-55GrassRequires Waterfallor 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 |
What is Barboach Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Barboach
 Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 4x381-448%KO | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 4x459-541%KO | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Rillaboom can KO Barboach with U-turn (98-115%).
 Rillaboom Grass | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityGrassy Surge ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Rillaboom builds →Knock Off91-107%KO U Turn98-115%KO | ||
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 19 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Dragon Dance, Earth Power, Flail and 7 more to offspring.
BDSP Barboach Best Moveset
Water/Ground typing with only Grass as a weakness on a pre-evo. AbilityAnticipation warns about super-effective moves and hidden AbilityHydration cures status in rain. 48/46 offenses at 60 Speed. The moveset can't compete. One evolution from Whiscash.
Best Build
Barboach best EVs are Speed
Utility Moveset
- Earthquake
- Mud Slap
- Rain Dance
- Waterfall
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
Base Stats
It coats its entire body with a slimy fluid so it can squirm and slip away if grabbed.
Its whiskers make a superb radar. They are used to locate prey, even in the murkiest of water.
Barboach Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.
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- 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