Barbaracle in Pokémon Sword & Shield
Galar Pokédex #235 • Collective Pokémon
Barbaracle in the National Pokédex
Pokédex entries
Sword
Seven Binacle come together to form one Barbaracle. The Binacle that serves as the head gives orders to those serving as the limbs.
Shield
Having an eye on each palm allows it to keep watch in all directions. In a pinch, its limbs start to act on their own to ensure the enemy’s defeat.
Pokémon details
Types
Category
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Pokédex
Barbaracle in Other Games
National Dex pageMin
Max
HP
72
254
348
Attack
105
193
339
Defense
115
211
361
Sp. Atk
54
101
227
Sp. Def
86
159
298
Speed
68
126
258
Total
500
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
| Pokédexes | Galar #235 |
|---|---|
| EV yield | 2 Atk |
| Catch rate | 45 |
| Base Exp. | 175 |
| Egg groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 20 cycles |
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Binacle Galar #234 | Level 39 |  Barbaracle Galar #235 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Scratch Hard, pointed, sharp claws rake the target to inflict damage. |  |  | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| Start | Water Gun The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. | |  | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| Start | Withdraw The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat. | |  | - | - | 40 |
| Start | Skull Bash The user tucks in its head to raise its Defense stat on the first turn, then rams the target on the next turn. | | | 130 | 100 | 10 |
| Start | Mud-Slap The user hurls mud in the target’s face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy. |  | | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 12 | Fury Cutter The target is slashed with scythes or claws. This attack becomes more powerful if it hits in succession. |  | | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 16 | Fury Swipes The target is raked with sharp claws or scythes quickly two to five times in a row. | | | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 20 | Ancient Power The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also raise all the user’s stats at once. | | | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 24 | Rock Polish The user polishes its body to reduce drag. This sharply raises the Speed stat. | | | - | - | 20 |
| 28 | Slash The target is attacked with a slash of claws or blades. Critical hits land more easily. | | | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Hone Claws The user sharpens its claws to boost its Attack stat and accuracy. |  | | - | - | 15 |
| 36 | Razor Shell The user cuts its target with sharp shells. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. | | | 75 | 95 | 10 |
| 42 | Shell Smash The user breaks its shell, which lowers Defense and Sp. Def stats but sharply raises its Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats. | | | - | - | 15 |
| 48 | Cross Chop The user delivers a double chop with its forearms crossed. Critical hits land more easily. |  | | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| 54 | Stone Edge The user stabs the target from below with sharpened stones. Critical hits land more easily. | | | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| Class | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM08 | Hyper Beam The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can’t move on the next turn. | | | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM09 | Giga Impact The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can’t move on the next turn. | | | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM15 | Dig The user burrows into the ground, then attacks on the next turn. | | | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM16 | Screech An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat. | | | - | 85 | 40 |
| TM19 | Safeguard The user creates a protective field that prevents status conditions for five turns. | | | - | - | 25 |
| TM21 | Rest The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status conditions. |  | | - | - | 10 |
| TM22 | Rock Slide Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch. | | | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM23 | Thief The user attacks and steals the target’s held item simultaneously. The user can’t steal anything if it already holds an item. | | | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM24 | Snore This attack can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. | | | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Protect This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TM27 | Icy Wind The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon’s Speed stats. |  | | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM31 | Attract If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack. | | | - | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Sandstorm A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all combatants except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. It raises the Sp. Def stat of Rock types. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TM33 | Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. It lowers the power of Fire-type moves. | | | - | - | 5 |
| TM36 | Whirlpool The user traps the target in a violent swirling whirlpool for four to five turns. | | | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| TM37 | Beat Up The user gets all party Pokémon to attack the target. The more party Pokémon, the greater the number of attacks. | | | - | 100 | 10 |
| TM39 | Facade This attack move doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. | | | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM41 | Helping Hand The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally’s attack. | | | - | - | 20 |
| TM43 | Brick Break The user attacks with a swift chop. It can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect. | | | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM45 | Dive Diving on the first turn, the user floats up and attacks on the next turn. | | | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM48 | Rock Tomb Boulders are hurled at the target. This also lowers the target’s Speed stat by preventing its movement. | | | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| TM53 | Mud Shot The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target’s Speed stat. | | | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM54 | Rock Blast The user hurls hard rocks at the target. Two to five rocks are launched in a row. | | | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| TM57 | Payback The user stores power, then attacks. If the user moves after the target, this attack’s power will be doubled. | | | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| TM58 | Assurance If the target has already taken some damage in the same turn, this attack’s power is doubled. | | | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM59 | Fling The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move’s power and effects depend on the item. | | | - | 100 | 10 |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw The user slashes with a sharp claw made from shadows. Critical hits land more easily. |  | | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM76 | Round The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round to increase the power of the attack. | | | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM81 | Bulldoze The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit. | | | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM83 | Razor Shell The user cuts its target with sharp shells. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. | | | 75 | 95 | 10 |
| TM94 | False Swipe A restrained attack that prevents the target from fainting. The target is left with at least 1 HP. | | | 40 | 100 | 40 |
| TM97 | Brutal Swing The user swings its body around violently to inflict damage on everything in its vicinity. | | | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TR00 | Swords Dance A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply raises the user’s Attack stat. | | | - | - | 20 |
| TR04 | Surf The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave. | | | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TR05 | Ice Beam The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TR06 | Blizzard A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen. | | | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TR07 | Low Kick A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move’s power. | | | - | 100 | 20 |
| TR10 | Earthquake The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it. | | | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TR20 | Substitute The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its HP. The substitute serves as the user’s decoy. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR22 | Sludge Bomb Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target. |  | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TR26 | Endure The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR27 | Sleep Talk While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. | | | - | - | 10 |
| TR35 | Uproar The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TR37 | Taunt The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns. | | | - | 100 | 20 |
| TR39 | Superpower The user attacks the target with great power. However, this also lowers the user’s Attack and Defense stats. | | | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| TR45 | Muddy Water The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy. | | | 90 | 85 | 10 |
| TR46 | Iron Defense The user hardens its body’s surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat. |  | | - | - | 15 |
| TR47 | Dragon Claw The user slashes the target with huge sharp claws. |  | | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TR48 | Bulk Up The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, raising both its Attack and Defense stats. | | | - | - | 20 |
| TR57 | Poison Jab The target is stabbed with a tentacle, arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target. | | | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| TR60 | X-Scissor The user slashes at the target by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors. | | | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TR64 | Focus Blast The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | | | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TR67 | Earth Power The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TR75 | Stone Edge The user stabs the target from below with sharpened stones. Critical hits land more easily. | | | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| TR76 | Stealth Rock The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap hurts opposing Pokémon that switch into battle. | | | - | - | 20 |
| TR77 | Grass Knot The user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move’s power. |  | | - | 100 | 20 |
| TR78 | Sludge Wave The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those hit. | | | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| TR84 | Scald The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. This may also leave the target with a burn. | | | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TR98 | Liquidation The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. | | | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| Class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meteor Beam In this two-turn attack, the user gathers space power and boosts its Sp. Atk stat, then attacks the target on the next turn. | | | 120 | 90 | 10 |
| Class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |  | | 60 | - | 20 |
| Confide The user tells the target a secret, and the target loses its ability to concentrate. This lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 20 |
| Cut The target is cut with a scythe or claw. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| Double Team By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 15 |
| Dual Chop The user attacks its target by hitting it with brutal strikes. The target is hit twice in a row. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 40 | 90 | 15 |
| Endeavor This attack move cuts down the target’s HP to equal the user’s HP. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 100 | 5 |
| Infestation The target is infested and attacked for four to five turns. The target can’t flee during this time. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| Laser Focus The user concentrates intensely. The attack on the next turn always results in a critical hit. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 30 |
| Nature Power This attack makes use of nature’s power. Its effects vary depending on the user’s environment. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | - | 20 |
| Night Slash The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. Critical hits land more easily. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| Night Slash The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. Critical hits land more easily. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | | | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| Night Slash The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. Critical hits land more easily. Learn as Binacle, then retain through evolution. | | | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| Power-Up Punch Striking opponents over and over makes the user’s fists harder. Hitting a target raises the Attack stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| Rock Smash The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| Sand Attack Sand is hurled in the target’s face, reducing the target’s accuracy. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 100 | 15 |
| Sand Attack Sand is hurled in the target’s face, reducing the target’s accuracy. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | | | - | 100 | 15 |
| Sand Attack Sand is hurled in the target’s face, reducing the target’s accuracy. Learn as Binacle, then retain through evolution. | | | - | 100 | 15 |
| Smack Down The user throws a stone or similar projectile to attack the target. A flying Pokémon will fall to the ground when it’s hit. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| Strength The target is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| Swagger The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target’s Attack stat. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 85 | 15 |
| Switcheroo The user trades held items with the target faster than the eye can follow. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 100 | 10 |
| Switcheroo The user trades held items with the target faster than the eye can follow. Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. | | | - | 100 | 10 |
| Switcheroo The user trades held items with the target faster than the eye can follow. Learn as Binacle, then retain through evolution. | | | - | 100 | 10 |
| Tickle The user tickles the target into laughing, reducing its Attack and Defense stats. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 100 | 20 |
| Torment The user torments and enrages the target, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 100 | 15 |
| Toxic A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | - | 90 | 10 |
| Water Pulse The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. | | | 60 | 100 | 20 |
Tough Claws
Ability Slot 1
Powers up moves that make direct contact.
Strengthens moves that make contact to 1.33× their power.
Sniper
Ability Slot 2
Powers up moves if they become critical hits when attacking.
Boosts critical-hit damage from 1.5× to 2.25×.
Pickpocket(Hidden Ability)
Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.
Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.
