Is Whiscash Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Water/Ground with one Grass weakness and AbilityAnticipation warning about super-effective moves. Transfer-only. If imported, handles Volkner, Flint, and Byron. Gastrodon does the same thing natively. The import is a lateral move.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up 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 has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Whiscash resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Barboach
Catch Barboach on Oreburgh Gate (Good Rod fishing, Lv 10-25, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 14GroundMud BombPower 98Accuracy 85%PP 10
- LV 22WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- LV 35WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 39GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Barboach to Whiscash
Barboach evolves into Whiscash at Level 30. Your Barboach should hit Level 30 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- LV 39WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 45GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Whiscash in Diamond & Pearl
Whiscash swims the same dozen spots as Barboach, common on the Super Rod from level 20 up. Switching to the bigger rod at any of those waters pulls the adult instead of the juvenile.
12 locations to catch Whiscash12 locations to catch Barboach
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Barboach at any of the 12 locations below, then level it up to 30 — it evolves into Whiscash.
Badge 1 Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Whiscash in DP
Available earlier: catch Barboach (before Badge 3) and evolve it at Lv 30. Wild Whiscash needs the Super Rod (after Badge 8).
- Step 1Catch BarboachCelestic TownLv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Eterna CityLv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Mt. Coronet - 4F Room 1Lv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Ravaged PathLv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Route 205 - NorthLv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Route 208Lv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Route 210 - NorthLv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Route 212 - SouthLv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Route 227Lv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Route 228Lv.10-25Good RodRate 45%Great Marsh - Area 1Lv.15-20Good RodRate 40%Great Marsh - Area 2Lv.15-20Good RodRate 40%Great Marsh - Area 3Lv.15-20Good RodRate 40%Great Marsh - Area 4Lv.15-20Good RodRate 40%Great Marsh - Area 6Lv.15-20Good RodRate 40%
- Step 2Whiscash ✓Eterna CityLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Ravaged PathLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Route 205 - NorthLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Route 208Lv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Route 210 - NorthLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Route 212 - SouthLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Route 227Lv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Route 228Lv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Great Marsh - Area 1Lv.30-55Super RodRate 40%Great Marsh - Area 2Lv.30-55Super RodRate 40%Great Marsh - Area 3Lv.30-55Super RodRate 40%Great Marsh - Area 4Lv.30-55Super RodRate 40%Great Marsh - Area 6Lv.30-55Super RodRate 40%Celestic TownLv.40-55Super RodRate 15%or evolve from Barboach (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Whiscash preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Whiscash in Diamond & Pearl
Whiscash grows from Barboach, so breed that pre-evo Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 before it evolves. Compare Shiny Whiscash odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Whiscash Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Whiscash already selected.
Whiscash Weakness
Whiscash is weak to Grass. Watch out for Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. With 110 HP and balanced defenses, Whiscash can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| 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)
What is Whiscash Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Whiscash
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Whiscash View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 4x175-206%KO | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Wormadam BugGrass | C | |
Whiscash Evolutions
Evolved from Barboach. Whiscash is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. HP grew the most through evolution (+60 over Barboach), and Whiscash peaks at 468 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Whiscash to get Barboach eggs easily using 19 partners from the Water 2 egg group. Notable egg moves include Flail, Hydro Pump, Spark and 3 more.
DP Whiscash Best Moveset
Water/Ground typing only weak to Grass (4x), and 110 HP gives respectable bulk. MoveEarthquake and special Water coverage make up the moveset, but 60 Speed and mediocre offensive stats limit what Whiscash can threaten.
Best Build
Whiscash best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Whiscash gets Flail and Hydro Pump exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Psychic and Normal coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Hydro Pump and Earthquake.
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
31 of 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It is very territorial. It repels foes by setting off tremors that extend over a three-mile radius.
As a result of causing tremors by thrashing about, it developed the ability to foretell real quakes.
Whiscash Event Distributions
In Diamond & Pearl, Whiscash is available only through a single Mystery Gift event distribution.
Yamamoto's Whiscash GiftDiamondPearlNot shiny
Whiscash Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Whiscash plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Earthquake is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Jolly is the go-to nature for Whiscash. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Whiscash spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.
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 7Let's Go
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
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