Pokémon type
Rock
Water
Binacle weaknesses
Binacle is weak to Fighting, Ground and Electric-type moves, and doubly weak to Grass-type moves.
Binacle
#688 (Kalos)
Best moveset for Binacle
The best moves for Binacle are Scratch and Ancient Power when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.
Attacking
12DPS
24DPS
Defending
12.7DPS
24DPS
Trainer Battles
4EPT
1.6DPE
Evolution
There are 2 Pokémon in the Binacle family. Binacle evolves into Barbaracle for 50 Candy.
Game images
Binacle, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.
Summary
Binacle is a Rock & Water Pokémon. It is weak to Grass, Fighting, Ground and Electric moves. Binacle's best moveset is Scratch & Ancient Power and it has a Max CP of 1,069. Binacle evolves into Barbaracle.
About
"Two Binacle live together on one rock. When they fight, one of them will move to a different rock."
Moves & Movesets
All moves
Raids
Trainer Battles
| Quick move | Damage | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Mud-Slap | 19 | 12.7 |
| Scratch | 6 | 12 |
| Main move | Damage | Energy | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Power | 70 | 3 | 2.55 |
| Dig | 100 | 2 | 2 |
| Cross Chop | 50 | 2 | 1 |
The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.
All movesets
Attacking
Defending
Trainer Battles
| Quick move | Main move | DPS | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Scratch
12 DPS
|
Ancient Power
24 DPS
|
4.9 | 100% |
|
Scratch
12 DPS
|
Cross Chop
33.3 DPS
|
4.8 | 99% |
|
Mud-Slap
12.7 DPS
|
Ancient Power
24 DPS
|
4.7 | 95% |
|
Scratch
12 DPS
|
Dig
22.2 DPS
|
4.6 | 94% |
|
Mud-Slap
12.7 DPS
|
Cross Chop
33.3 DPS
|
4.5 | 92% |
|
Mud-Slap
12.7 DPS
|
Dig
22.2 DPS
|
4.3 | 89% |
Counters & Raids
What counters Binacle?
Binacle is weak to Fighting, Ground and Electric moves, and doubly weak to Grass moves.
The best counter to Binacle is Mega Sceptile with Bullet Seed and Frenzy Plant, followed by Kartana, Mega Chesnaught and Shaymin (Sky Forme).
The top Binacle counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.
| Pokémon | Moveset | Effective damage |
|---|---|---|
| Mega Sceptile | 100% | |
| Mega Sceptile | 97% | |
| Kartana | 92% | |
| Mega Sceptile | 87% | |
| Mega Chesnaught | 87% | |
| Kartana | 84% | |
| Shaymin (Sky Forme) | 83% | |
| Mega Sceptile | 83% | |
| Mega Chesnaught | 83% | |
| Mega Victreebel | 83% |
These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »
Stats & IVs
Base stats
| Attack |
|
96 |
| Defense |
|
120 |
| Stamina |
|
123 |
Max HP
| Level 40 | 109 |
Size
| Height | 0.5 m |
| Weight | 31 kg |
Other
| Base capture rate | 0% |
| Base flee rate | 0% |
| Buddy walk distance | 3 km |
Max CP
|
Level 15 Research encounters |
405 |
|
Level 20 Max hatched / raids |
540 |
|
Level 30 Max wild |
811 |
|
Level 40 |
946 |
|
Level 50 |
1,069 |
Max CP with weather boost
| Level 25 (raids) | 675 |
| Level 35 (wild) | 878 |