What does Barboach evolve into?

Get Barboach to Whiscash at level 30. At 288 BST, Barboach is just the starting point.

At what level does Barboach evolve?

Level 30 gets you Whiscash . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Barboach?

In Platinum, 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.

Where can you catch Barboach?

You can find Barboach in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Barboach - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

60Speed · Below Avg

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.

Base Stats

Below

HP50

Attack48

Defense43

Sp. Atk46

Sp. Def41

Speed60

Total288

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight1.9 kg

Base XP58

Abilities

Oblivious

Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.

Anticipation

Notifies all trainers upon entering battle if an opponent has a super-effective move, self destruct, explosion, or a one-hit KO move.

HydrationHANot in game

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

Its slimy body is hard to grasp. In one region, it is said to have been born from hardened mud.

Platinum

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.

Barboach Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartGood

1Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score+3

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Grass

2xWeak

None

½xResist

Fire Poison Rock Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (6)

Fire Ground Rock Electric Poison Steel

How to Beat Barboach in Platinum (Best Counters)

Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Bullet Seed 4x 54-64% View Lileep builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Barboach Razor Leaf 4x 145-171%KO Bullet Seed 4x 71-86% Absorb 4x 54-64% View Turtwig builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Barboach Mega Drain 4x 100-118%KO Bullet Seed 4x 54-64% Absorb 4x 54-64% View Budew builds →
Cherubi Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Magical LeafLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Magical Leaf 4x 163-193%KO Bullet Seed 4x 54-64% View Cherubi builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Barboach Mega Drain 4x 91-107%KO Bullet Seed 4x 54-64% Absorb 4x 54-64% View Lotad builds →

Platinum 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

2 Forms

#339Barboach

Level 30

#340Whiscash

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Barboach

WaterGround

Whiscash

WaterGround

110+60

ATK

78+30

DEF

73+30

SP.ATK

76+30

SP.DEF

71+30

SPE

BST

288D-Tier

468C-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Barboach easily with 19 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Flail, Hydro Pump, Spark and 3 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Water2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Barboach Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

You'll want to breed for Flail and Hydro Pump on Barboach. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Hydro Pump and Earthquake, they expand what Barboach can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 6

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Lv 6

Water Sport

———15Water

Lv 10

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 14

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Lv 18

Amnesia

———20Psychic

Lv 22

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Lv 26

Magnitude

——10030Ground

Lv 31

Rest

C——10Psychic

Lv 31

Snore

D4010015Normal

Lv 35

Aqua Tail

D909010Water

Lv 39

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

Lv 43

Future Sight

D12010010Psychic

Lv 47

Fissure

——305Ground

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

D8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

Egg

Spark

—6510020Electric

Egg

Take Down

—908520Normal

Egg

Thrash

—12010020Normal

Egg

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aqua Tail

D909010Water

Tutor

Bounce

D85855Flying

Tutor

Dive

D8010010Water

Tutor

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Platinum Barboach Locations

high spawn rates in early-game fishing spots across 16 locations. Barboach's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Barboach in Platinum

Barboach is a fishing-only catch in this game. 16 spots at Lv. 10-25 using Good Rod, so bring the right rod and check the rates on each location.

Eterna City

Good Rod Lv.10-25 City

45%Early

Ravaged Path

Good Rod Lv.10-25 Route

45%Early

Route 225

Good Rod Lv.10-25 Route

45%Early

Great Marsh - Area 1

Good Rod Lv.10-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Great Marsh - Area 2

Good Rod Lv.10-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Great Marsh - Area 3

Good Rod Lv.10-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Great Marsh - Area 4

Good Rod Lv.10-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Great Marsh - Area 6

Good Rod Lv.10-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Mt. Coronet - 4F

Good Rod Lv.10-25 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Coronet - B1F

Good Rod Lv.10-25 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Coronet - Route 207 Entrance

Good Rod Lv.10-25 Cave

CommonEarly

Oreburgh Gate - B1F

Good Rod Lv.10-25

CommonEarly

Route 205 - North

Good Rod Lv.10-25 Route

CommonEarly

Route 210 - North

Good Rod Lv.10-25 Route

CommonEarly

Route 227

Good Rod Lv.10-25 Route

CommonEarly

Route 228

Good Rod Lv.15-20 Route

CommonEarly

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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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

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Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Barboach Razor Leaf 4x 145-171%KO Absorb 4x 48-57% View Turtwig builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Barboach Absorb 4x 48-57% View Lotad builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Upcoming Move Moves Energy BallLv. 50 Learns Energy Ball at Level 50 View Lileep builds →
Seedot Grass	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Seedot builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Giga Drain 4x 240-283%KO Razor Leaf 4x 174-206%KO Bullet Seed 4x 87-103%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Giga Drain 4x 261-309%KO Magical Leaf 4x 210-249%KO Mega Drain 4x 146-171%KO Bullet Seed 4x 64-77% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Giga Drain 4x 181-214%KO Bullet Seed 4x 50-60% View Lileep builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Giga Drain 4x 153-180%KO Razor Leaf 4x 146-171%KO Mega Drain 4x 87-103%KO Bullet Seed 4x 73-86% View Turtwig builds →
Cherubi Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Giga Drain 4x 181-214%KO Magical Leaf 4x 153-180%KO Bullet Seed 4x 50-60% View Cherubi builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Solar Beam 4x 406-478%KO Giga Drain 4x 258-304%KO Razor Leaf 4x 180-213%KO Bullet Seed 4x 90-106%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Barboach Solar Beam 4x 432-509%KO Giga Drain 4x 271-319%KO Magical Leaf 4x 219-258%KO Mega Drain 4x 148-175%KO View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Solar Beam 4x 296-349%KO Giga Drain 4x 186-220%KO Bullet Seed 4x 51-61% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Solar Beam 4x 296-349%KO Giga Drain 4x 186-220%KO Razor Leaf 4x 148-175%KO Bullet Seed 4x 71-84% View Nuzleaf builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Damage vs Barboach Solar Beam 4x 244-289%KO Giga Drain 4x 154-182%KO Razor Leaf 4x 148-175%KO Mega Drain 4x 90-106%KO View Turtwig builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Solar Beam 4x 406-478%KO Giga Drain 4x 258-304%KO Razor Leaf 4x 180-213%KO Bullet Seed 4x 90-106%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Barboach Solar Beam 4x 432-509%KO Giga Drain 4x 271-319%KO Magical Leaf 4x 219-258%KO Mega Drain 4x 148-175%KO View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Solar Beam 4x 296-349%KO Giga Drain 4x 186-220%KO Bullet Seed 4x 51-61% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Solar Beam 4x 296-349%KO Giga Drain 4x 186-220%KO Razor Leaf 4x 148-175%KO Bullet Seed 4x 71-84% View Nuzleaf builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Damage vs Barboach Solar Beam 4x 244-289%KO Giga Drain 4x 154-182%KO Razor Leaf 4x 148-175%KO Mega Drain 4x 90-106%KO View Turtwig builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Barboach Wood Hammer 4x 372-438%KO Solar Beam 4x 382-450%KO Giga Drain 4x 239-282%KO Razor Leaf 4x 173-204%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Barboach Solar Beam 4x 413-486%KO Giga Drain 4x 260-306%KO Magical Leaf 4x 209-246%KO Mega Drain 4x 142-168%KO View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Solar Beam 4x 280-330%KO Giga Drain 4x 178-210%KO Bullet Seed 4x 51-60% View Lileep builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Barboach Solar Beam 4x 275-324%KO Giga Drain 4x 173-204%KO Bullet Seed 4x 56-66% Absorb 4x 51-60% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Barboach Solar Beam 4x 275-324%KO Giga Drain 4x 173-204%KO Razor Leaf 4x 142-168%KO Bullet Seed 4x 71-84% View Nuzleaf builds →

Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →