Is Whiscash Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Water/Ground with one weakness. AbilityOblivious prevents attraction. Whiscash handles Wattson and Flannery like Swampert does, just with less power. If Swampert isn't on your team, Whiscash is the next-best option for the same defensive typing. Functional without being impressive.
Barboach resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Barboach has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Barboach resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Barboach has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Barboach's defenses.
Barboach trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Whiscash trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Whiscash on Meteor Falls (Super Rod fishing, Lv 30-45, uncommon).
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 36GroundEarthquake150100%10
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- LV 46PsychicFuture Sight120100%10
Catch Barboach on Route 111 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 20-45, common).
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 31GroundEarthquake150100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Winona
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- LV 36PsychicFuture Sight120100%10
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
How to Get Whiscash in Ruby & Sapphire
A handful of locations for Whiscash with decent spawn rates across mid-game fishing spots. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Where To Catch Whiscash in RS
To get Whiscash, start by catching Barboach through fishing encounters at Lv. 10-45. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch BarboachMeteor Falls - 1F Room 1Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Meteor Falls - 1F Room 2Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Meteor Falls - B1F Room 1Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Meteor Falls - B1F Room 2Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 111 - SouthLv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 114Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 120Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Victory Road - B2FLv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Meteor Falls - 1F Room 1Lv.20-45Super RodRate 100%Route 111 - SouthLv.20-45Super RodRate 100%Route 114Lv.20-45Super RodRate 100%Route 120Lv.20-45Super RodRate 100%Meteor Falls - 1F Room 2Lv.25-35Super RodRate 80%Meteor Falls - B1F Room 1Lv.25-35Super RodRate 80%Meteor Falls - B1F Room 2Lv.25-35Super RodRate 80%Victory Road - B2FLv.25-35Super RodRate 80%
Step 2Whiscash ✓Meteor Falls - 1F Room 2Lv.30-45Super RodRate 20%Meteor Falls - B1F Room 1Lv.30-45Super RodRate 20%Meteor Falls - B1F Room 2Lv.30-45Super RodRate 20%Victory Road - B2FLv.30-45Super RodRate 20%or evolve from Barboach (Step 1)
Whiscash Weakness
Whiscash is weak to Grass. Watch out for Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. With 110 HP and balanced defenses, Whiscash can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| 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
What is Whiscash Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Whiscash
In Ruby & Sapphire, Tyranitar's Earthquake hits Whiscash for 38-44%. Celebi deals 71-84% with Giga Drain.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Whiscash View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide14-17% Earthquake38-44% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves View Zapdos builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Whiscash View Celebi builds →Psychic21-25% Giga Drain 4x71-84% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Whiscash View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 4x123-145%KO Sludge Bomb11-13% | ||
Whiscash Evolutions
Evolved from Barboach. Whiscash is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. HP grew the most through evolution (+60 over Barboach), and Whiscash peaks at 468 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RS Whiscash Best Moveset
Water/Ground provides Electric immunity with only Grass weakness (4x). AbilityOblivious prevents attraction. MoveEarthquake for Ground TermStab and MoveSurf for Water coverage. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Mid-tier defensive typing similar to Quagsire and Swampert at lower stats.
Best Build
Whiscash best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Bulky Support Moveset
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Spark
- Hidden Power Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Whiscash gets Spark and Thrash exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Psychic coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Earthquake and Surf.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
WHISCASH is extremely territorial. Just one of these POKéMON will claim a large pond as its exclusive territory. If a foe approaches it, it thrashes about and triggers a massive earthquake.
If WHISCASH goes on a wild rampage, it sets off a quake-like tremor with a radius of over three miles. This POKéMON has the ability to predict real earthquakes.
Whiscash Ruby & Sapphire Guide
For Ruby & Sapphire, we rate Whiscash C-Tier: a niche pick in Ruby & Sapphire's meta. At 468 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Earthquake with Leftovers is the standard set.
Oblivious is the go-to ability for Whiscash. It prevents infatuation and protects against captivate. Anticipation is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Whiscash is a mixed attacker with base 78 Attack and 76 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Ruby & Sapphire, the core moveset is Earthquake, Ice Beam, Spark, and Hiddenpowerrock. Earthquake leads at 0% usage. Earthquake provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Whiscash spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves