Barbaracle
RockWater
Best attacking moveset: Fury Cutter and Razor Shell, worth 11.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Barbaracle can learn 15 combinations. Fury Cutter with Razor Shell does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 4 | 0.5s | +8 |
| Mud Slap | Ground | 19 | 1.5s | +13 |
| Water Gun | Water | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Chop | Fighting | 50 | 1.5s | -50 |
| Grass Knot | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Razor Shell | Water | 55 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Skull Bash | Normal | 130 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Barbaracle has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,025 at level 50, 2,675 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,528 CP at level 20, or 1,911 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,455 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 194 attack · 205 defense · 176 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.3 m and 96 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Barbaracle does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Water Gun + Razor Shell | 17.1 |
| Rock | Water Gun + Razor Shell | 17.1 |
| Fire | Water Gun + Razor Shell | 17.1 |
| Water | Fury Cutter + Grass Knot | 14.1 |
| Fury Cutter + Stone Edge | 13.5 | |
| Bug | Fury Cutter + Stone Edge | 13.5 |
| Ice | Fury Cutter + Stone Edge | 13.5 |
| Poison | Mud Slap + Razor Shell | 12.5 |
| Steel | Mud Slap + Razor Shell | 12.5 |
| Electric | Mud Slap + Razor Shell | 12.5 |
| Psychic | Fury Cutter + Razor Shell | 12.2 |
| Dark | Fury Cutter + Razor Shell | 12.2 |
| Normal | Fury Cutter + Razor Shell | 11.0 |
| Fighting | Fury Cutter + Razor Shell | 11.0 |
| Ghost | Fury Cutter + Razor Shell | 11.0 |
| Fairy | Fury Cutter + Razor Shell | 11.0 |
| Grass | Fury Cutter + Stone Edge | 10.9 |
| Dragon | Fury Cutter + Stone Edge | 9.5 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Barbaracle is actually for.
Counters: what beats Barbaracle
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 42.9 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Power Whip | 36.8 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Magical Leaf + Leaf Storm | 36.6 |
 Zarude | DarkGrass | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 35.9 |
 Rillaboom | Grass | Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 35.5 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Grass Knot Legacy | 34.8 |
 Meowscarada | GrassDark | Leafage + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 34.6 |
 Decidueye | GrassGhost | Magical Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 34.1 |
 Tapu Bulu | GrassFairy | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 34.0 |
 Tsareena | Grass | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 33.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Barbaracle's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.