Competitive Information for Barboach [Diamond/Pearl]
Water / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Barboach? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Barboach is a remarkable Water and Ground-typed Pokemon. Barboach is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Barboach can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Barboach's only type-related weakness is Grass.
Item: Rindo Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Magnitude
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Return
- Spark
Physical Sweeper Barboach (Oblivious)
Barboach is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Oblivious, Barboach cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Magnitude is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power varies; 2x on dig).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Spark is a physical 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Rindo Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Water Pulse
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Snore
Special Sweeper Barboach (Oblivious)
Barboach is a fabulous Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Barboach's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Barboach cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Water Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Barboach must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Barboach? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Rindo Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Magnitude
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Return
- Spark
Doubles Physical Sweeper Barboach (Oblivious)
Barboach is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Oblivious, Barboach cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Magnitude is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power varies; 2x on dig).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Spark is a physical 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Rindo Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Water Pulse
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Barboach (Oblivious)
Barboach is a decent Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Barboach's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Barboach cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Water Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special STAB-boosted 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Barboach must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Barboach learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Barboach can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Barboach
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Barboach's stats
- Amnesia
- Dragon Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Barboach
- Earthquake
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Barboach in Diamond and Pearl
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