Barbaracle

#689 (Kalos)

#690 Skrelp ›

Pokémon type

Rock

Water

Barbaracle weaknesses

Barbaracle is weak to Fighting, Ground and Electric-type moves, and doubly weak to Grass-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Barbaracle is resistant to Normal, Flying, Poison and Ice-type moves, and doubly resistant to Fire-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Barbaracle

The best moves for Barbaracle are Fury Cutter and Razor Shell when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Fury Cutter and Stone Edge deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Fury Cutter

8DPS

Razor Shell

44DPS

Defending

Mud-Slap

12.7DPS

Razor Shell

44DPS

Trainer Battles

Fury Cutter

4EPT

Stone Edge

2.18DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Binacle family. Barbaracle evolves from Binacle for 50 Candy.

Binacle

Barbaracle

Game images

Barbaracle, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Barbaracle is a Rock & Water Pokémon which evolves from Binacle. It is weak to Grass, Fighting, Ground and Electric moves. Barbaracle's best moveset is Fury Cutter & Razor Shell and it has a Max CP of 3,025.

About

"When they evolve, two Binacle multiply into seven. They fight with the power of seven Binacle."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Mud-Slap	19	8.7	12.7
Water Gun	5	10	12
Fury Cutter	4	16	8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Razor Shell	55	3	2
Grass Knot	90	2	1.8
Skull Bash	130	1	1.3
Stone Edge	105	1	1.26
Cross Chop	50	2	1

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Fury Cutter	3	1	3	4
Mud-Slap	11	3	3.7	3.3
Water Gun	3	1	3.6	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Stone Edge	100	55	2.18
Grass Knot	90	50	1.8
Skull Bash ▲ def	130	75	1.73
Cross Chop	55	35	1.57
Razor Shell ▼ def	35	35	1.2

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
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Razor Shell 44 DPS	11.3	100%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Razor Shell 44 DPS	10.9	96%
Mud-Slap 12.7 DPS	Razor Shell 44 DPS	10.2	90%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Grass Knot 36 DPS	10	88%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Grass Knot 36 DPS	9.9	87%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	9.9	87%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	9.8	86%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Skull Bash 43.3 DPS	9.6	84%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Skull Bash 43.3 DPS	9.5	84%
Mud-Slap 12.7 DPS	Grass Knot 36 DPS	9.3	82%
Mud-Slap 12.7 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	9.1	80%
Mud-Slap 12.7 DPS	Skull Bash 43.3 DPS	8.9	78%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Cross Chop 33.3 DPS	8.6	76%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Cross Chop 33.3 DPS	8.2	72%
Mud-Slap 12.7 DPS	Cross Chop 33.3 DPS	8.1	71%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Mud-Slap 12.7 DPS	Razor Shell 44 DPS	4.4	100%
Mud-Slap 12.7 DPS	Grass Knot 36 DPS	4.3	98%
Mud-Slap 12.7 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	3.9	90%
Mud-Slap 12.7 DPS	Skull Bash 43.3 DPS	3.9	90%
Mud-Slap 12.7 DPS	Cross Chop 33.3 DPS	3.5	80%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Razor Shell 44 DPS	2.9	67%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Grass Knot 36 DPS	2.8	64%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Razor Shell 44 DPS	2.6	60%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Grass Knot 36 DPS	2.5	58%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Skull Bash 43.3 DPS	2.3	53%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	2.3	53%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Skull Bash 43.3 DPS	2.2	51%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	2.2	51%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Cross Chop 33.3 DPS	2	46%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Cross Chop 33.3 DPS	2	45%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	14	11.7	100%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	18	10.9	93%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Grass Knot 1.8 DPE	13	10.2	87%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	19	10.2	87%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Skull Bash 1.73 DPE	19	9.9	85%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Grass Knot 1.8 DPE	15	9.7	82%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Skull Bash 1.73 DPE	24	9.4	80%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Cross Chop 1.57 DPE	9	9.3	79%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Grass Knot 1.8 DPE	17	9	77%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Cross Chop 1.57 DPE	12	8.9	76%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Skull Bash 1.73 DPE	25	8.8	75%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Cross Chop 1.57 DPE	12	8.3	71%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Razor Shell 1.2 DPE	9	7.8	66%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Razor Shell 1.2 DPE	12	7.7	65%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Razor Shell 1.2 DPE	12	7.2	61%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Barbaracle?

Barbaracle is weak to Fighting, Ground and Electric moves, and doubly weak to Grass moves.

The best counter to Barbaracle is Mega Sceptile with Bullet Seed and Frenzy Plant, followed by Kartana, Mega Chesnaught and Shaymin (Sky Forme).

The top Barbaracle 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	Bullet Seed Frenzy Plant	100%
Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter Frenzy Plant	97%
Kartana	Razor Leaf Leaf Blade	92%
Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed Leaf Blade	87%
Mega Chesnaught	Vine Whip Seed Bomb+	87%
Kartana	Fury Cutter Leaf Blade	84%
Shaymin (Sky Forme)	Magical Leaf Grass Knot	83%
Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter Leaf Blade	83%
Mega Chesnaught	Vine Whip Frenzy Plant	83%
Mega Victreebel	Magical Leaf Solar Beam	83%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		194
Defense		205
Stamina		176

Max HP

Level 40

150

Size

Height	1.3 m
Weight	96 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,146
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,528
Level 30 Max wild	2,293
Level 40	2,675
Level 50	3,025

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,911
Level 35 (wild)	2,484