Barbaracle

#689 (Kalos)

#690 Skrelp ›

Pokémon type

Rock

Water

Boosted in Partly Cloudy and Rain weather

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 ▲ def 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 ▲ def 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 ▲ def 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 ▼ def 1.2 DPE	9	7.8	66%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Razor Shell ▼ def 1.2 DPE	12	7.7	65%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Razor Shell ▼ def 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.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Kartana

Razor Leaf

Leaf Blade

0.47
2
Chesnaught (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.48
3
Tangrowth (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Power Whip

0.5
4
Shaymin (Sky Forme)

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.5
5
Zarude

Vine Whip

Power Whip

0.51
6
Venusaur (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.51
7
Sceptile (Shadow)

Bullet Seed

Frenzy Plant

0.51
8
Torterra (Shadow)

Razor Leaf

Frenzy Plant

0.52
9
Rillaboom

Razor Leaf

Frenzy Plant

0.53
10
Roserade

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.56

The best counter to Barbaracle is Kartana with Razor Leaf and Leaf Blade, followed by Chesnaught (Shadow), Tangrowth (Shadow) and Shaymin (Sky Forme). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Sceptile with Bullet Seed and Frenzy Plant.

The top Barbaracle counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Barbaracle's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		194
Defense		205
Stamina		176

Max HP

Level 40	150
Level 50	160

Average size

Height	1.3 m
Weight	96 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Other

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