Is Whiscash Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Post-game swarm encounter in Violet City, or evolve Barboach at level 30. Water/Ground with AbilityOblivious. Only weak to Grass. Does the same job as Quagsire, who shows up on Route 32.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Whiscash resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Whiscash resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Erika's team hits Whiscash's weaknesses hard.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Whiscash resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Whiscash has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Whiscash in Violet City (Old Rod fishing, Lv 10, rare). Swarm.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- LV 22WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- LV 39WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 45GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Whiscash in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Whiscash is a swarm catch, common in one Johto city's water but only while its swarm runs, with a wide level spread when it does. The catfish surfaces nowhere else, so watch for the alert.
1 location to catch Whiscash1 location to catch Barboach
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 8Catch Barboach at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 30 — it evolves into Whiscash.
Badge 8Where To Catch Whiscash in HGSS
The path to Whiscash starts with Barboach at Lv. 42 via fishing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Whiscash ✓Violet CityLv.10Old RodRate 15%Swarm activeViolet CityLv.20Good RodRate 65%Swarm activeViolet CityLv.40Super RodRate 100%Swarm activeor evolve from Barboach (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver catch rate calculator with Whiscash preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Whiscash in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Whiscash surfaces around Violet City, though a shiny hatches faster from Masuda breeding. Compare Shiny Whiscash odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
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 Dragon Dance, Flail, Hydro Pump and 4 more.
HGSS Whiscash Best Moveset
Water/Ground with 110 HP and only Grass (4x) super-effective. AbilityAnticipation warns about incoming Grass moves. The moveset fires MoveEarthquake and Water attacks from 78 Attack and 76 Sp. Atk. Balanced and durable. 60 Speed.
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 Dragon Dance and Flail exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types 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
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It claims a large swamp to itself. If a foe comes near it, it sets off tremors by thrashing around.
Whiscash HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Whiscash is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Whiscash becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Whiscash plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Earthquake is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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
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