Competitive Information for Barboach [Ruby/Sapphire]
Water / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Barboach? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Barboach is an astounding 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: Soft Sand
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Mud-Slap
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Protect
- Toxic
Physical Sweeper Barboach (Oblivious)
Barboach is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Barboach cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical STAB-boosted 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Barboach this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Spark
- Future Sight
Special Sweeper Barboach (Oblivious)
Barboach is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Barboach cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Spark is a special 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Future Sight is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (hits two turns after being used).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Barboach? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Mud-Slap
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Protect
- Toxic
Doubles Physical Sweeper Barboach (Oblivious)
Barboach is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Barboach cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical STAB-boosted 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Barboach this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Spark
- Future Sight
Doubles Special Sweeper Barboach (Oblivious)
Barboach is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Barboach cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ Spark is a special 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Future Sight is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (hits two turns after being used).
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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 Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Barboach
- 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
Most notable and possible best moves for Barboach
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Barboach in Ruby and Sapphire
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