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 two whiskers provide a sensitive radar. Even in muddy waters, it can detect its prey’s location.
Its slippery body is hard to grasp, so much so that there are festivals where people compete to see how many they can catch barehanded.
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 |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 4x371-437%KO Petal Blizzard 4x269-317%KO Magical Leaf 4x187-221%KO Razor Leaf 4x167-197%KO | ||
 Dartrix Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Dartrix builds →Leaf Blade 4x249-293%KO Razor Leaf 4x154-182%KO Leafage 4x114-134%KO | ||
 Cottonee GrassFairy | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Cottonee builds →Solar Beam 4x208-245%KO Energy Ball 4x158-187%KO Giga Drain 4x130-154%KO Razor Leaf 4x82-96% | ||
 Petilil Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Petilil builds →Leaf Storm 4x350-413%KO Energy Ball 4x245-288%KO Giga Drain 4x204-240%KO Magical Leaf 4x163-192%KO | ||
In Sun & Moon, Amoonguss can KO Barboach with Giga Drain (235-276%).
 Amoonguss GrassPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemBlack Sludge NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Amoonguss builds →Giga Drain 4x235-276%KO | ||
Sun & Moon 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 25 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Dragon Dance, Earth Power, Flail and 7 more to offspring.
Sun & Moon Barboach Best Moveset
Best Build
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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
Sun & Moon Barboach Locations
Easy grab on Barboach with high spawn rates across 20 locations in early-game fishing spots. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Best Locations to Catch Barboach in Sun & Moon
Catching Barboach here means fishing. All 20 encounters require Super Rod at Lv. 10-59, 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 Sun & Moon, 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 Sun & Moon. 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