Is Whiscash Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Water/Ground with one Grass weakness. AbilityOblivious prevents attraction. Wallace uses a Whiscash on his Champion team, proving the archetype works at the top. Handles Wattson and Flannery. If Swampert isn't on your roster, Whiscash is the budget version of the same defensive typing.
Barboach resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Barboach trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Barboach has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Barboach has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Barboach's defenses.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Wallace's team hits Whiscash's weaknesses hard.
Catch Barboach
Catch Barboach on Route 111 (Good Rod fishing, Lv 10-30, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- LV 31GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wally's father at Wally's house in Petalburg City after you defeat Norman
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wallace in Sootopolis City
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Steven Stone in his house in Mossdeep City
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- After Juan
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Juan
Evolve Barboach to Whiscash
Barboach evolves into Whiscash at Level 30. Your Barboach should hit Level 30 before you reach Winona, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wally's father at Wally's house in Petalburg City after you defeat Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 36GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wallace in Sootopolis City
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Steven Stone in his house in Mossdeep City
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- After Juan
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Juan
- Post-Game
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
How to Get Whiscash in Emerald
Whiscash surfaces uncommon on the Super Rod in Meteor Falls and Victory Road, so you can hook the evolved form late. Earlier on, a Barboach raised to level 30 reaches Whiscash from the same waters more reliably.
2 locations to catch Whiscash5 locations to catch Barboach
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Barboach at any of the 5 locations below, then level it up to 30 — it evolves into Whiscash.
Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Whiscash in E
Available earlier: catch Barboach (before Badge 5) and evolve it at Lv 30. Wild Whiscash needs the Super Rod (after Badge 6).
- Step 1Catch BarboachMeteor Falls - 1F Room 1Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Meteor Falls - 1F Room 2Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Meteor Falls - B1F Room 1Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Meteor Falls - B1F Room 2Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 111 - SouthLv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 114Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 120Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Victory Road - B2FLv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Meteor Falls - 1F Room 1Lv.20-45Super RodRate 100%Route 111 - SouthLv.20-45Super RodRate 100%Route 114Lv.20-45Super RodRate 100%Route 120Lv.20-45Super RodRate 100%Meteor Falls - 1F Room 2Lv.25-35Super RodRate 80%Meteor Falls - B1F Room 1Lv.25-35Super RodRate 80%Meteor Falls - B1F Room 2Lv.25-35Super RodRate 80%Victory Road - B2FLv.25-35Super RodRate 80%
- Step 2Whiscash ✓Meteor Falls - 1F Room 2Lv.30-45Super RodRate 20%Meteor Falls - B1F Room 1Lv.30-45Super RodRate 20%Meteor Falls - B1F Room 2Lv.30-45Super RodRate 20%Victory Road - B2FLv.30-45Super RodRate 20%or evolve from Barboach (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the Emerald catch rate calculator with Whiscash preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Whiscash in Emerald
Whiscash strikes the Super Rod in the waters of Meteor Falls and Victory Road, so anchor at either spot and keep reeling, tossing back every ordinary one until the rare shiny finally takes the hook. Compare Shiny Whiscash odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Whiscash Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
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 Emerald 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Whiscash Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Whiscash
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Littleroot Town Gift) | ||
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
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 17 partners from the Water 2 egg group. Notable egg moves include Spark, Thrash, Whirlpool.
E Whiscash Best Moveset
Water/Ground dual typing leaves only Grass as a weakness, and the moveset benefits from both physical and special TermStab options. AbilityOblivious prevents MoveAttract disruption, though the moderate stats keep Whiscash in the lower tiers.
Best Build
Whiscash best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Bulky Support Moveset
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Spark
- Hidden Power Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Whiscash gets Spark and Thrash exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Psychic coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Earthquake and Surf.
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
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Mysteriously, it can foretell earthquakes. In the daytime, it sleeps in mud at the bottom of a pond. When it awakens, it continually feeds throughout the night.
Whiscash Emerald Guide
In Emerald, Whiscash plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Earthquake is the primary attack.
In Emerald, Whiscash pairs best with Blissey, Forretress, and Dusclops. Blissey has Good synergy and covers what Whiscash can't handle on its own.
In Emerald, Brave is the go-to nature for Whiscash. That's +Attack / -Speed. Pair it with 248 HP / 116 Atk / 144 SpA 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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