Bibarel

#400 (Sinnoh)

#401 Kricketot ›

Pokémon type

Normal

Water

Bibarel weaknesses

Bibarel is weak to Fighting, Grass and Electric-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Bibarel is resistant to Steel, Fire, Water and Ice-type moves, and doubly resistant to Ghost-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Bibarel

The best moves for Bibarel are Water Gun and Hyper Beam when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Take Down and Hyper Beam deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Water Gun

12DPS

Hyper Beam

45DPS

Defending

Rollout

10DPS

Hyper Fang

38.4DPS

Trainer Battles

Take Down

3EPT

Hyper Beam

2.25DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Bidoof family. Bibarel evolves from Bidoof for 50 Candy.

Bidoof

Bibarel

Game images

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

Summary

Bibarel is a Normal & Water Pokémon which evolves from Bidoof. It is weak to Fighting, Grass and Electric moves. Bibarel's best moveset is Water Gun & Hyper Beam and it has a Max CP of 2,061.

About

"It makes its nest by damming streams with bark and mud. It is known as an industrious worker."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Water Gun	5	10	12
Rollout	15	12.7	10
Take Down	7	8	8.4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Hyper Fang	80	2	1.92
Hyper Beam	150	1	1.8
Surf	60	2	1.44
Return Purified	25	3	0.91
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.36

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Rollout	7	3	2.3	4.3
Water Gun	3	1	3.6	3
Take Down	14	3	5.6	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Hyper Beam	150	80	2.25
Return Purified	130	70	2.23
Surf	75	45	2
Hyper Fang	80	50	1.92
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.17

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
Water Gun 12 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	9	100%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Hyper Fang 38.4 DPS	8.8	98%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	8.7	97%
Rollout 10 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	8.5	94%
Rollout 10 DPS	Hyper Fang 38.4 DPS	8.5	94%
Rollout 10 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	8.3	92%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	8.1	90%
Rollout 10 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	7.5	83%
Take Down 8.4 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	7	78%
Take Down 8.4 DPS	Hyper Fang 38.4 DPS	7	78%
Take Down 8.4 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	6.7	74%
Take Down 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	6	66%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	5.7	63%
Rollout 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	4.2	47%
Take Down 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	3.8	42%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rollout 10 DPS	Hyper Fang 38.4 DPS	3.9	100%
Rollout 10 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	3.8	98%
Rollout 10 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	3.5	90%
Rollout 10 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	2.6	69%
Take Down 8.4 DPS	Hyper Fang 38.4 DPS	2.6	68%
Take Down 8.4 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	2.6	67%
Take Down 8.4 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	2.3	61%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Hyper Fang 38.4 DPS	2.2	58%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	2.2	58%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	2	52%
Take Down 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	1.9	48%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	1.6	42%
Rollout 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	1.6	42%
Take Down 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	1.3	33%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	1.2	30%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Take Down 3 EPT	Hyper Beam 2.25 DPE	27	12.4	100%
Take Down 3 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	24	12.3	100%
Rollout 4.3 EPT	Hyper Beam 2.25 DPE	21	12.1	98%
Rollout 4.3 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	18	12	97%
Take Down 3 EPT	Surf 2 DPE	15	11.6	94%
Take Down 3 EPT	Hyper Fang 1.92 DPE	18	11.4	92%
Rollout 4.3 EPT	Surf 2 DPE	12	11	89%
Rollout 4.3 EPT	Hyper Fang 1.92 DPE	12	10.7	86%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Hyper Beam 2.25 DPE	27	10.4	84%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	24	10.3	83%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Surf 2 DPE	15	9.6	78%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Hyper Fang 1.92 DPE	17	9.4	76%
Take Down 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	24	6.1	49%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	24	4.1	33%
Rollout 4.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	18	3.1	25%

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 Bibarel?

Bibarel is weak to Fighting, Grass and Electric moves.

The best counter to Bibarel is Mega Lucario with Force Palm and Aura Sphere, followed by Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Blaziken and Mega Raichu Y.

The top Bibarel 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 Lucario	Force Palm Aura Sphere	100%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Dynamic Punch+	99%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Focus Blast	96%
Mega Blaziken	Counter Aura Sphere	94%
Mega Lucario	Counter Aura Sphere	89%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Zap Cannon+	87%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Thunderbolt	86%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Dynamic Punch+	85%
Regieleki	Lock-On Thunder Cage	85%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Wild Charge	84%

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

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		162
Defense		119
Stamina		188

Max HP

Level 40

160

Size

Height	1 m
Weight	31.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	1 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	781
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,041
Level 30 Max wild	1,562
Level 40	1,823
Level 50	2,061

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,302
Level 35 (wild)	1,693