Is Barboach Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Water/Ground with only a Grass weakness. Whiscash evolves at level 30. The typing is excellent, but the stats are low compared to Quagsire and Gastrodon.
Barboach has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Barboach trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Lana's typing presses Barboach's defenses.
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Barboach has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Barboach's weaknesses hard.
Barboach trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up Sophocles's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Barboach trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Barboach trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Kahili's team hits Whiscash's weaknesses hard.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Barboach can be received through an in-game trade on Royal Avenue. Trade Tentacool. In-game trade with an NPC at royal avenue
Catch Barboach on Seaward Cave (Super Rod fishing, Lv 10-17).
Your Barboach should hit Level 30 before you reach Sophocles, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Barboach in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Easy grab on Barboach with high spawn rates across 22 locations in early-game fishing spots. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Where To Catch Barboach in USUM
To get Barboach, start by catching Barboach through fishing and trade encounters at Lv. 10-66. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Barboach ✓Paniola TownLv.10-22Super RodRate 60%Shaking spotSeaward CaveLv.10-22Super RodRate 60%Shaking spotPoni GauntletLv.10-61Super RodRate 40%Poni GauntletLv.10-66Super RodRate 40%Shaking spotPoni MeadowLv.10-62Super RodRate 40%Shaking spotPoni MeadowLv.10-57Super RodRate 40%Vast Poni Canyon - Northwest (Hidden Area)Lv.10-46Super RodRate 25%Vast Poni Canyon - Northwest (Hidden Area)Lv.10-51Super RodRate 20%Shaking spotPaniola TownLv.10-17Super RodRate 10%Seaward CaveLv.10-17Super RodRate 10%Royal AvenueLv.21In-game tradeTrade for (give Tentacool)
Step 2Catch or Evolve into WhiscashPaniola TownLv.10-17Super RodSOS from BarboachPaniola TownLv.10-22Super RodSOS from BarboachPoni GauntletLv.10-66Super RodSOS from BarboachPoni GauntletLv.10-61Super RodSOS from BarboachPoni MeadowLv.10-62Super RodSOS from BarboachPoni MeadowLv.10-57Super RodSOS from BarboachSeaward CaveLv.10-17Super RodSOS from BarboachSeaward CaveLv.10-22Super RodSOS from BarboachVast Poni Canyon - Northwest (Hidden Area)Lv.10-51Super RodSOS from BarboachVast Poni Canyon - Northwest (Hidden Area)Lv.10-46Super RodSOS from Barboachor 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
 Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Lurantis Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Lurantis builds →Petal Blizzard 4x328-387%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Snivy can KO Barboach with Leaf Storm (158-186%).
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityContrary ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Snivy builds →Leaf Storm 4x158-186%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 25 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Dragon Dance, Earth Power, Flail and 7 more to offspring.
USUM Barboach Best Moveset
Water/Ground at 48 offenses with AbilityAnticipation detecting super-effective moves and AbilityHydration clearing status in rain as a hidden ability. The moveset at pre-evolution stats has no function. Whiscash one evolution away adds 78/76 offenses and 110 HP.
Best Build
Barboach best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
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
Its entire body is gooey. When pecked at by bird Pokémon, it slips and slides its way to freedom.
Its whiskers are filled with nerves. They can sense smells and flavors just as a person’s nose or tongue would.
Barboach Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In-game trade with an NPC at royal avenue. This is an NPC trade, so the Barboach you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra 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.
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