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Barbaracle: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds
Barbaracle is a straightforward attacker, led by its Defense (115) and Attack (105), with a base stat total of 500.
Build a team with BarbaracleWhat is Barbaracle weak to?
How much damage Barbaracle takes from each attacking type.
Barbaracle takes super-effective damage from Grass, Electric, Fighting, Ground (Grass hit it for 4x damage). It resists Flying, Ice, Normal, Poison, Fire.
Best moveset for Barbaracle
Barbaracle has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:
- Giga ImpactNormal150
- Focus BlastFighting120
- Meteor BeamRock120
- BlizzardIce110
Best nature for Barbaracle
Adamant. Barbaracle is a physical attacker (105 Attack vs 54 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.
Abilities
- Tough ClawsThis Pokemon's contact moves have their power multiplied by 1.3.
- SniperIf this Pokemon strikes with a critical hit, the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
- PickpocketIf this Pokemon has no item and is hit by a contact move, it steals the attacker's item.
Evolution line
Full learnset (98 moves; tap to expand)
Barbaracle is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.
| Move | Type | Power | Acc. | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giga Impact | Normal | 150 | 90% | Physical |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90% | Special |
| Skull Bash | Normal | 130 | 100% | Physical |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 120 | 70% | Special |
| Meteor Beam | Rock | 120 | 90% | Special |
| Superpower | Fighting | 120 | 100% | Physical |
| Blizzard | Ice | 110 | 70% | Special |
| Cross Chop | Fighting | 100 | 80% | Physical |
| Earthquake | Ground | 100 | 100% | Physical |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 100 | 80% | Physical |
| Sludge Wave | Poison | 95 | 100% | Special |
| Earth Power | Ground | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Ice Beam | Ice | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Muddy Water | Water | 90 | 85% | Special |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Surf | Water | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Uproar | Normal | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Liquidation | Water | 85 | 100% | Physical |
| Dig | Ground | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Dive | Water | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Dragon Claw | Dragon | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Scald | Water | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Strength | Normal | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| X-Scissor | Bug | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Brick Break | Fighting | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Razor Shell | Water | 75 | 95% | Physical |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 90% | Physical |
| Facade | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Night Slash | Dark | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Secret Power | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Slash | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | 60 | - | Physical |
| Ancient Power | Rock | 60 | 100% | Special |
| Assurance | Dark | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Brutal Swing | Dark | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Bulldoze | Ground | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Hidden Power Water | Water | 60 | 100% | Special |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 60 | 95% | Physical |
| Round | Normal | 60 | 100% | Special |
| Thief | Dark | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Water Pulse | Water | 60 | 100% | Special |
| Icy Wind | Ice | 55 | 95% | Special |
| Mud Shot | Ground | 55 | 95% | Special |
| Cut | Normal | 50 | 95% | Physical |
| Payback | Dark | 50 | 100% | Physical |
| Smack Down | Rock | 50 | 100% | Physical |
| Snore | Normal | 50 | 100% | Special |
| Dual Chop | Dragon | 40 | 90% | Physical |
| False Swipe | Normal | 40 | 100% | Physical |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 40 | 95% | Physical |
| Power-Up Punch | Fighting | 40 | 100% | Physical |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 40 | 100% | Physical |
| Scratch | Normal | 40 | 100% | Physical |
| Water Gun | Water | 40 | 100% | Special |
| Clamp | Water | 35 | 85% | Physical |
| Whirlpool | Water | 35 | 85% | Special |
| Rock Blast | Rock | 25 | 90% | Physical |
| Infestation | Bug | 20 | 100% | Special |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | 20 | 100% | Special |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | 18 | 80% | Physical |
| Beat Up | Dark | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Endeavor | Normal | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Fling | Dark | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Frustration | Normal | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Grass Knot | Grass | ? | 100% | Special |
| Low Kick | Fighting | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Return | Normal | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Attract | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Bulk Up | Fighting | - | - | Status |
| Confide | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Double Team | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Embargo | Dark | - | 100% | Status |
| Endure | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Helping Hand | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Hone Claws | Dark | - | - | Status |
| Iron Defense | Steel | - | - | Status |
| Laser Focus | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Nature Power | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Protect | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Rain Dance | Water | - | - | Status |
| Rest | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Rock Polish | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Safeguard | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Sand Attack | Ground | - | 100% | Status |
| Sandstorm | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Screech | Normal | - | 85% | Status |
| Shell Smash | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Substitute | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Swagger | Normal | - | 85% | Status |
| Swords Dance | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Taunt | Dark | - | 100% | Status |
| Torment | Dark | - | 100% | Status |
| Toxic | Poison | - | 90% | Status |
| Withdraw | Water | - | - | Status |