With seven sets of eyes, there’s no getting out of Barbaracle’s sight. It is known as the Collective Pokemon, a Binacle evolving (and multiplying) from two to seven different entities. This Rock/Water type boasts impressive defenses in tandem with its sizable attack and great offensive typing. It evolves from Binacle at level 39 and made its debut in the sixth generation of Pokemon games with Pokemon X/Y. It’s first showing in the main series anime would be in the episode “A Stealthy Challenge!”
About Barbaracle
| First appearance in anime | “A Stealthy Challenge!” | ||
| First appearance in game | Pokemon X/Y | ||
| Region | Kalos | ||
| Evolution | Binacle->Barbaracle | ||
| 1st Evo level | 39 | ||
| 2nd Evo level | N/A | ||
| Pokedex Entry | 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. |
Barbaracle Base stats
| HP | 72 |
| ATTACK | 105 |
| DEFENCE | 115 |
| SP. ATTACK | 54 |
| SP. DEFENCE | 86 |
| SPEED | 68 |
| TOTAL | 500 |
Appearance
Barbaracle’s central body is two large craggy rocks held together by its orange midsection. Its head is shaped like a hand with razor sharp nails with a set of eyes set in the center of the palm. Its four sets of arms are striped brown and orange with very sharp claws and an eye in the center palm of each hand. It is quite the sizable Pokemon, coming in at around 4 feet 3 inches and 211 pounds on average according to its Pokedex entries.
Behavior
Each of Barbaracle’s limbs can move independently of one another, although it will usually default to the decisions made by the main brain. They can feed information to its central brain from each of its eyes on its hands, making it so Barbaracle can have a complete 360 degree radius of vision.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Barbaracle brings a considerable amount of offense to the table, with a high attack stat, STAB on Water and Rock type moves, and even being able to learn the potent Shell Smash. Its defenses are not half bad either as its Water/Rock typing resists Normal, Fire, Ice, Poison, and Flying type moves, with its defense stat being its highest overall stat.
The issue comes with its gigantic weakness to grass type moves, which means that it is almost certain it will faint if hit for a 4x weakness. It is also weak to Electric, Ground, and Fighting type moves. It is relatively slow, albeit this can be circumvented if it can get Shell Smash off
Best Moveset
Between its ability Tough Claws that boosts the power of contact moves as well as Shell Smash, Barbaracle is an extremely fearsome sweeper once it gets rolling, You will always need to be wary of Grass types as it will spell certain down for it, but otherwise very few Pokemon compare to its physical damage output.
| Shell Smash | Stone Edge |
| Liquidation | Grass Knot |
How to catch Barbaracle in Pokemon Go?
Barbaracle was released in Pokemon GO as a part of Sustainability week on April 20th, 2021. Currently it is only attainable by evolving Binacle with 50 candies with no current method of encountering it in the wild .
Trivia
- Barbaracle’s name is a combination of “Barbarian” and “Barnacle”
- Barbaracle’s design bears many similarities to the real life goose barnacle, which are also a delicacy in Spain..
- Barbaracle’s limbs being able to move on their own may be a reference to Alien Hand Syndrome, also known as Dr. Strangelove Syndrome.
FAQs
How do you beat Barbaracle?
If Barbaracle takes a hit from a grass type attack from an even remotely equivalent strength Pokemon it is almost assuredly going to faint with its 4x weakness from its Rock/Water typing.Fighting, Ground, and Electric type moves will also be super effective.
Is Barabacle a physical attacker?
Yes! It has a huge attack stat, and in combination with its movepool, namely Shell Smash, it is a very strong physical sweeper used properly.
What is Barbaracle’s hidden ability?
Pickpocket, allowing it to steal an item when hit by another Pokemon
Conclusion
Barbaracle is a fearsome physical threat for opposing teams, between its strong offensive typing and access to some of the best statboosting moves in the game. If you can play around its crippling weakness to grass, this barnacle monstrosity will bash through just about anything!
