Utility
Balanced
60Speed · Below Avg

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.

Base Stats
Below
HP50
D
Attack48
D
Defense43
D
Sp. Atk46
D
Sp. Def41
D
Speed60
C
Total288
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.4 m
Weight1.9 kg
Base XP58
Abilities
Oblivious
Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.
Anticipation
Notifies all trainers upon entering battle if an opponent has a super-effective move, self destruct, explosion, or a one-hit KO move.
HydrationHA
Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.
EV Yield
HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe
HP training source
Pokedex Entries

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.

Barboach Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Grass
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel
0x (Immune)Electric
Type ChartGood
1Weak
4Resist
1Immune
Score+3
4xCritical
2xWeak
None
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
How to Beat Barboach in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn
GrassSteel
A
Available Moves
Moves
  • Power WhipLv. 1
  • Solar BeamTM11
Damage vs Barboach
Power Whip 4x
391-460%KO
Solar Beam 4x
263-310%KO
View Ferrothorn builds →

Sword & Shield 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

2 Forms
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Barboach
WaterGround
Whiscash
WaterGround
HP
50
110+60
ATK
48
78+30
DEF
43
73+30
SP.ATK
46
76+30
SP.DEF
41
71+30
SPE
60
60
BST
288D-Tier
468C-Tier+180
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Barboach easily with 22 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Flail, Spark, Take Down and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Water2
Gender
50.0%50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
4moves
Breed With (best first)
gyaradosoctillerymalamarmagikarpremoraidinkaywailordrelicanthwailmerbarraskewdalanturnsharpedo

Sword & Shield Barboach Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

You'll want to breed for Flail and Spark 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

Lv 1
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Lv 1
Water Gun
4010025Water
Lv 6
Rest
C10Psychic
Lv 6
Snore
5010015Normal
Lv 12
Water Pulse
D6010020Water
Lv 18
Amnesia
C20Psychic
Lv 24
Aqua Tail
D909010Water
Lv 31
Muddy Water
D908510Water
Lv 36
Earthquake
C10010010Ground
Lv 42
Future Sight
D12010010Psychic
Lv 48
Fissure
305Ground

TM Moves

TM
TR17
Amnesia
C20Psychic
TM31
Attract
C10015Normal
TR06
Blizzard
D110705Ice
TM52
Bounce
D85855Flying
TM81
Bulldoze
D6010020Ground
TM45
Dive
D8010010Water
TR51
Dragon Dance
C20Dragon
TR67
Earth Power
C9010010Ground
TR10
Earthquake
C10010010Ground
TR26
Endure+4
C10Normal
TM39
Facade
D7010020Normal
TR34
Future Sight
D12010010Psychic
TM35
Hail
C10Ice
TR03
Hydro Pump
C110805Water
TR05
Ice Beam
D9010010Ice
TM27
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
TM53
Mud Shot
D559515Ground
TR45
Muddy Water
D908510Water
TM25
Protect+4
C10Normal
TM33
Rain Dance
C5Water
TM21
Rest
C10Psychic
TM48
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM76
Round
D6010015Normal
TM32
Sandstorm
D10Rock
TR84
Scald
D8010015Water
TR27
Sleep Talk
C10Normal
TM24
Snore
5010015Normal
TR20
Substitute
C10Normal
TR04
Surf
C9010015Water
TR16
Waterfall
D8010015Water
TM36
Whirlpool
D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Flail
D10015Normal
Egg
Spark
6510020Electric
Egg
Take Down
D908520Normal
Egg
Thrash
D12010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Barboach can't learn any Tutor moves

Sword & Shield Barboach Locations

high spawn rates in early-game water routes across 84 locations. Barboach's one of the easier catches on the list. Multiple catch methods are available, so check which ones match your setup. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Barboach in Sword & Shield

You can catch Barboach through 84 surfing, fishing, and more encounters from Lv. 7-65, but availability differs between Shield and Sword. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Soothing Wetlands
ShieldSuper Rod Lv.13-18 Swamp
40%Early
Soothing Wetlands
SwordSuper Rod Lv.13-18 Swamp
40%Early
North Lake Miloch
ShieldSuper Rod Lv.14-16 Water
40%Early
North Lake Miloch
SwordSuper Rod Lv.14-16 Water
40%Early
Motostoke
ShieldSuper Rod Lv.7-11
10%Early
Motostoke
SwordSuper Rod Lv.7-11
10%Early
South Lake Miloch
ShieldSuper Rod Lv.11-13 Water
9%Early
South Lake Miloch
SwordSuper Rod Lv.11-13 Water
9%Early
Galar Mine No. 2
ShieldSuper Rod Lv.20-24 Cave
55%Mid
Galar Mine No. 2
SwordSuper Rod Lv.20-24 Cave
55%Mid
Stony Wilderness
ShieldGrass Lv.26-28
40%Mid
Raining
Stony Wilderness
SwordGrass Lv.26-28
40%Mid
Raining
South Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
60%Late
Thunderstorm
South Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
60%Late
Thunderstorm
South Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
60%Late
Intense Sun
South Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
60%Late
Intense Sun
South Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
60%Late
Sandstorm
South Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
60%Late
Sandstorm
North Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
60%Late
Intense Sun
North Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
60%Late
Intense Sun
North Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
60%Late
Sandstorm
North Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
60%Late
Sandstorm
North Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
60%Late
Raining
North Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
60%Late
Raining
Brawlers' Cave
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Cave
50%Late
All Weather
Brawlers' Cave
SwordSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Cave
50%Late
All Weather
South Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
25%Late
Overcast
South Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
25%Late
Overcast
South Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
25%Late
Heavy Fog
South Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
25%Late
Heavy Fog
North Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
25%Late
Heavy Fog
North Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
25%Late
Heavy Fog
Slumbering Weald
ShieldSuper Rod Lv.45-47 Forest
20%Late
Slumbering Weald
SwordSuper Rod Lv.45-47 Forest
20%Late
South Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
10%Late
Snowing
South Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
10%Late
Snowing
South Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
10%Late
Raining
South Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
10%Late
Raining
North Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
10%Late
Overcast
North Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
10%Late
Overcast
South Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
5%Late
Normal Weather
South Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
5%Late
Normal Weather
South Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
5%Late
Snowstorm
South Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.41-44 Water
5%Late
Snowstorm
North Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
5%Late
Normal Weather
North Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
5%Late
Snowstorm
North Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
5%Late
Snowstorm
North Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
5%Late
Thunderstorm
North Lake Miloch
SwordSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
5%Late
Thunderstorm
North Lake Miloch
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.42-45 Water
5%Late
Normal Weather
Roaring-Sea Caves
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
100%Post
Sandstorm
Roaring-Sea Caves
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
100%Post
Sandstorm
Ballimere Lake
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Water
27%Post
Overcast
Ballimere Lake
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Water
27%Post
Overcast
Ballimere Lake
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Water
27%Post
Normal Weather
Ballimere Lake
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Water
27%Post
Normal Weather
Ballimere Lake
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Water
27%Post
Thunderstorm
Ballimere Lake
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Water
27%Post
Thunderstorm
Ballimere Lake
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Water
27%Post
Intense Sun
Ballimere Lake
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Water
27%Post
Intense Sun
Ballimere Lake
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Water
27%Post
Raining
Ballimere Lake
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Water
27%Post
Raining
Roaring-Sea Caves
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
25%Post
Heavy Fog
Roaring-Sea Caves
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
25%Post
Overcast
Roaring-Sea Caves
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
25%Post
Overcast
Roaring-Sea Caves
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
25%Post
Normal Weather
Roaring-Sea Caves
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
25%Post
Normal Weather
Roaring-Sea Caves
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
25%Post
Thunderstorm
Roaring-Sea Caves
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
25%Post
Thunderstorm
Roaring-Sea Caves
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
25%Post
Intense Sun
Roaring-Sea Caves
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
25%Post
Intense Sun
Roaring-Sea Caves
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
25%Post
Raining
Roaring-Sea Caves
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
25%Post
Raining
Roaring-Sea Caves
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
25%Post
Heavy Fog
Ballimere Lake
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Water
20%Post
Snowing
Ballimere Lake
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Water
20%Post
Snowing
Giant's Bed
ShieldSuper Rod Lv.60-65
20%Post
Giant's Bed
SwordSuper Rod Lv.60-65
20%Post
Giant's Foot
ShieldSuper Rod Lv.60-65
20%Post
Giant's Foot
SwordSuper Rod Lv.60-65
20%Post
Roaring-Sea Caves
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
20%Post
Snowstorm
Roaring-Sea Caves
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
20%Post
Snowstorm
Roaring-Sea Caves
ShieldSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
20%Post
Snowing
Roaring-Sea Caves
SwordSurfing on water Lv.60-65 Cave
20%Post
Snowing

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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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.

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