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Pokemon Ratings

Great League PVP Rating See all 2.5 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 3 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
96.00 kg Weight
1.30 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,025
Level 40: 2,675
Level 25: 1,911 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,528 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,146 (Research Tasks)
ATK 194
DEF 205
STA 176

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Water Gun
Stone Edge
A
D
Fury Cutter
Stone Edge
B
X
Mud Slap
Stone Edge
B
C
Mud Slap
Cross Chop
X
A
Water Gun
Razor Shell
A
B-
Mud Slap
Razor Shell
X
A
Fury Cutter
Razor Shell
B-
B-
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Water Gun benefits from STAB and is the best overall fast move.
  • Fury Cutter provides faster access to charge moves, making it okay if lacking TMs.
  • Mud Slap has good synergy, but lacks STAB and falls behind. 
  • Razor Shell benefits from STAB and suits Barbaracle's role the most. 
  • Stone Edge also has STAB and can work on targets weak to Water and Rock.
  • Grass Knot is the strongest when attacking a neutral opponent, but consider other attackers instead. 
  • Skull Bash lacks STAB and can't be Super Effective vs anything. 
  • Cross Chop is a poor move for offense. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Mud Slap is the best for defense due to its high base damage. 
  • Water Gun and Fury Cutter are very poor for defense, but at least the former gets STAB. 
  • Razor Shell hits fairly hard and frequently.
  • Cross Chop can be used frequently as a 2-bar move, and is hard to dodge, but doesn't hit very hard. 
  • Grass Knot deals significantly more damage as a 2-bar move, but is easier to dodge. 
  • Stone Edge might not be used before Barbaracle faints, but hits hard and fast. 
  • Skull Bash is too slow for defense. 

PVE Overview

Barbaracle as a Rock/Water Pokemon has lots of competition from existing Pokemon already in the game, but unfortunately with only 194 ATK and a suboptimal moveset it falls behind current meta attackers. Its stats would allow it to be a decent defender, if not for its double weakness to- and lack of threat against Grass-type Pokemon. Sharing a typing weakness to Fighting-type attackers is also generally not favorable, as many currently meta gym defenders tend to share this problem. 

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Fury Cutter
Cross Chop
Stone Edge
A
Fury Cutter
Cross Chop
Grass Knot
C

PvP Moveset Explanation

Water Gun or Fury Cutter + Cross Chop and Grass Knot or Stone Edge

Water Gun is an overall well-rounded move that provides a balance of damage output and energy gains. It hits harder with STAB and provides good Water-type coverage. Fury Cutter lacks STAB (and damage output in general), but makes up for this by providing energy quickly, letting Barbaracle access its charge moves sooner. 

Cross Chop costs the least amount of energy, can be used frequently, and its Fighting-type coverage is quite valuable in the meta. Either Grass Knot or Stone Edge can be chosen depending on whether Grass-type or Rock-type coverage is needed, though it should be noted that only the latter benefits from STAB. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 2.5 / 5

Barbaracle is a Rock/Water Pokemon with decent bulk thanks to its relatively high DEF stat, though that quickly becomes irrelevant against Grass-type Pokemon. Barbaracle's access to Fighting-type, Rock-type, and Grass-type coverage is extremely valuable in the meta, and gives it a lot of options to consider, but being a jack-of-all-trades won't bring it to the top of the meta. Losses vs Flying-types like Drifblim (with shields) or Altaria suggests Barbaracle is less consistent than other meta Pokemon. Giving up Stone Edge to pick up Grass Knot as an anti-Water play might leave it too weak against the overall meta, and its strengths against Fire-type Pokemon are not as highly valued due to their uncommon usage. Like many Pokemon in this rating category, Barbaracle would prefer a specific format/cup that limits its weaknesses or competitors to see more usage. 

Ultra League: 3 / 5

Barbaracle's kit gives it some usage in Ultra League, more preferably in Premier Cup to avoid losses against various legendary Pokemon. Grass-types might be anticipated to be the biggest threat, but Barbaracle's fast access to Cross Chop gives it the win against Abomasnow, and Fury Cutter is doubly Super Effective against Exeggutor. As long as Barbaracle avoids Fighting-types, Electric-types, and Swampert, it might be able to hold its own against the meta. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Barbaracle lacks stats for Master League. 

Fast Moves

5
Water Gun
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.20
10.00
10.00
12.50
18
Mud Slap
More Info

Ground

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.40
0.20
8.57
12.86
16.07
3
Fury Cutter
More Info

Bug

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.40
0.30
15.00
7.50
9.38

Charge Moves

130
Skull Bash
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.10
0.50
0.00
 1.30
41.94
52.42
 54.52
50
Cross Chop
More Info

Fighting

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.50
0.40
0.00
 1.00
33.33
41.67
 33.33
100
Stone Edge
More Info

Rock

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.30
1.40
0.00
 1.00
43.48
54.35
 43.48
90
Grass Knot
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.60
0.90
0.00
 1.80
34.62
43.27
 62.31
45
Razor Shell
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.30
0.35
0.00
 1.36
34.62
43.27
 47.20

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 50
Stardust 50,000

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 10.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate20.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
256% damage
160% damage

Resistant

39.1% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

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StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
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