Stats & Training
Barboach's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 HP EV, medium-fast 1M XP curve to max.
BARBOACH’s sensitive whiskers serve as a superb radar system. This POKéMON hides in mud, leaving only its two whiskers exposed while it waits for prey to come along.
BARBOACH’s body is covered with a slimy film. If a foe grabs it, this POKéMON just slips out of the enemy’s grip. This POKéMON grows weak if the slimy coating dries up.
Barboach Weakness
Barboach's Water/Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Grass. Grass hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
 Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Treecko Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Treecko builds →Bullet Seed 4x80-95% Absorb 4x68-82% | ||
 Shroomish Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Shroomish builds →Bullet Seed 4x68-82% Absorb 4x57-68% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Treecko Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Treecko builds →Bullet Seed 4x75-91% Absorb 4x57-68% | ||
Shroomish Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Shroomish builds →Mega Drain 4x85-102%KO Bullet Seed 4x57-68% Absorb 4x47-57% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Oddish builds →Bullet Seed 4x81-95% Absorb 4x63-76% | ||
Treecko Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Treecko builds →Bullet Seed 4x71-86% Absorb 4x63-76% | ||
Shroomish Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Shroomish builds →Mega Drain 4x81-95% Bullet Seed 4x56-67% Absorb 4x48-57% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Roselia builds →Magical Leaf 4x208-245%KO Mega Drain 4x141-166%KO Bullet Seed 4x93-111%KO Absorb 4x74-87% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Lombre builds →Bullet Seed 4x67-79% Absorb 4x53-63% | ||
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
 Cacnea Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Cacnea builds →Bullet Seed 4x87-103%KO Absorb 4x67-79% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Roselia builds →Magical Leaf 4x207-244%KO Mega Drain 4x144-170%KO Bullet Seed 4x94-111%KO Absorb 4x75-89% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Lombre builds →Bullet Seed 4x63-74% Absorb 4x56-67% | ||
Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Cacnea Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Cacnea builds →Bullet Seed 4x81-96% Absorb 4x69-81% | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Tropius builds →Magical Leaf 4x165-195%KO Razor Leaf 4x153-181%KO Bullet Seed 4x77-91% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Roselia builds →Giga Drain 4x266-314%KO Magical Leaf 4x213-251%KO Mega Drain 4x148-174%KO Bullet Seed 4x94-112%KO | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Lombre builds →Bullet Seed 4x65-77% Absorb 4x52-63% | ||
Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Tropius builds →Solar Beam 4x329-388%KO Giga Drain 4x210-247%KO Magical Leaf 4x170-200%KO Razor Leaf 4x155-182%KO | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Roselia builds →Solar Beam 4x425-500%KO Giga Drain 4x270-318%KO Magical Leaf 4x215-253%KO Mega Drain 4x144-171%KO | ||
 Gloom GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Gloom builds →Solar Beam 4x375-441%KO Giga Drain 4x234-276%KO Bullet Seed 4x84-100%KO Absorb 4x70-82% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Lileep builds →Solar Beam 4x294-347%KO Giga Drain 4x184-218%KO Bullet Seed 4x65-76% | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Lombre builds →Solar Beam 4x289-341%KO Giga Drain 4x184-218%KO Bullet Seed 4x65-76% Absorb 4x55-65% | ||
Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Tropius builds →Solar Beam 4x328-385%KO Giga Drain 4x210-248%KO Magical Leaf 4x168-198%KO Razor Leaf 4x154-182%KO | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Roselia builds →Solar Beam 4x426-501%KO Giga Drain 4x266-314%KO Magical Leaf 4x215-253%KO Mega Drain 4x145-171%KO | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Gloom builds →Solar Beam 4x374-440%KO Giga Drain 4x234-275%KO Bullet Seed 4x83-99% Absorb 4x70-83% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Lileep builds →Solar Beam 4x290-341%KO Giga Drain 4x182-215%KO Bullet Seed 4x65-77% | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Lombre builds →Solar Beam 4x285-336%KO Giga Drain 4x182-215%KO Bullet Seed 4x65-77% Absorb 4x51-61% | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Breloom's Mach Punch hits Barboach for 53-62%.
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityEffect Spore ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Barboach View Breloom builds →Mach Punch53-62% | ||
Ruby & Sapphire Evolution
Barboach evolves into Whiscash. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 180 total stats over Barboach. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Barboach easily with 17 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Spark, Thrash, Whirlpool to offspring.
Ruby & Sapphire Barboach Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.
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Moves
You'll want to breed for Spark and Thrash on Barboach. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Earthquake and Surf, they expand what Barboach can actually threaten in practice.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Ruby & Sapphire Barboach Locations
Easy grab on Barboach with high spawn rates across 32 locations in early-game fishing spots. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Best Locations to Catch Barboach in Ruby & Sapphire
Bring Good Rod and Super Rod for Barboach. There are 32 fishing encounters from Lv. 10-45 with no walking alternatives. Pick the spot with the best rate and settle in.
Barboach Guide
Get Barboach to Whiscash at level 30. At 288 BST, Barboach is just the starting point.
Level 30 gets you Whiscash. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Barboach does the job early-game if you need a Water/Ground type on your team. Evolve it into Whiscash before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Barboach in Ruby & Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.
Game Availability
Barboach first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves