
Is Whiscash Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Water/Ground with AbilityOblivious and one Grass weakness. Trade-only. If imported, handles Surge, Blaine, and Giovanni. The budget version of Swampert's typing. Kanto's Quagsire fills the same role postgame.
Barboach resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's typing presses Barboach's defenses.
Barboach has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Barboach here.
Barboach trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Barboach trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Barboach has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Barboach has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Barboach trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Barboach has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Barboach trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Lance's typing presses Barboach's defenses.
Terry's team hits Barboach's weaknesses hard.
Whiscash cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 30.
- After Misty
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 36GroundEarthquake150100%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- LV 46PsychicFuture Sight120100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Whiscash in FireRed & LeafGreen
Whiscash evolves from Barboach at level 30. Since Barboach is a Hoenn-only fishing catch, the chain starts with a trade and the evolution happens after 30 Kanto levels.
How to Obtain Whiscash in FRLG
Step 1Obtain BarboachCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Super rod · Meteor Falls, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Super rod · Meteor Falls, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEHOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Barboach can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Whiscash ✓
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
Bulbasaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Tyranitar's Earthquake hits Whiscash for 38-44%. Celebi deals 71-84% with Giga Drain.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Whiscash View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide14-17% Earthquake38-44% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves View Zapdos builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Whiscash View Celebi builds →Psychic21-25% Giga Drain 4x71-84% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Whiscash View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 4x123-145%KO Sludge Bomb11-13% | ||
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 are average hatch time. 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
FRLG Whiscash Best Moveset
Water/Ground grants Electric immunity with only Grass as a weakness (4x). AbilityOblivious prevents attraction. MoveEarthquake for Ground TermStab and MoveSurf for Water from the special side. The moveset plays budget Swampert at lower stats, with the same defensive typing but less power.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It makes its nest at the bottom of swamps. It will eat anything - if it is alive, WHISCASH will eat it.
Whiscash FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Whiscash isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Whiscash spans 8 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 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