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Barbaracle

RockWater Legal in M-C Mega Evolution

Mega Barbaracle is #225 on the ladder, on 0.1% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 72
Atk 140
Def 130
SpA 64
SpD 106
Spe 88

Base stat total 600

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def · Brave Nature

Types and weaknesses

RockFighting
Weak ×2
WaterGrassFightingGroundPsychicSteelFairy
Resists ×½
NormalFirePoisonBugRockDark

Abilities

Tough Claws
This Pokemon's contact moves have their power multiplied by 1.3. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Barbaracle holding Barbaracite .

Speed tier

Most common
97
Fastest
154 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
108 (0 SP)
Slowest
97 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 97, it outspeeds 13 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Volcarona 120
  2. Rillaboom 105
  3. Milotic 101
  4. Mega Barbaracle (this) 97
  5. Sylveon 95
  6. Indeedee-F 94
  7. Politoed 90
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #225 · on 0.1% of teams · 2,977 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rock Slide 98.8%
  2. Close Combat 97.9%
  3. Protect 92.7%
  4. Poison Jab 59.5%
  5. Shell Smash 25.6%
  6. Liquidation 14.0%
  7. Night Slash 3.5%
  8. Stealth Rock 1.9%
  9. Taunt 1.9%
  10. Earthquake 0.9%

Items

  1. Barbaracite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Tough Claws 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 97 63.7%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 140 10.0%
  3. Adamant 8/32/1/0/0/25 · Spe 133 6.9%
  4. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 154 5.9%
  5. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 110 3.2%
  6. Adamant 9/32/4/0/6/15 · Spe 123 1.7%
  7. Adamant 6/28/0/0/0/32 · Spe 140 1.6%
  8. Adamant 24/32/0/0/0/10 · Spe 118 1.4%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 72.7%
  2. Maushold 66.3%
  3. Armarouge 63.8%
  4. Farigiraf 63.7%
  5. Annihilape 62.4%
  6. Sneasler 14.1%
  7. Gholdengo 13.8%
  8. Rillaboom 13.7%
  9. Sinistcha 8.8%
  10. Ninetales-Alola 8.6%
  11. Mega Baxcalibur 7.5%
  12. Incineroar 6.0%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #254 · on 0.1% of teams · 2,977 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 92.2%
  2. Rock Slide 89.0%
  3. Protect 82.6%
  4. Shell Smash 79.6%
  5. Liquidation 11.9%
  6. Stone Edge 7.6%
  7. Poison Jab 5.6%
  8. Earthquake 3.3%
  9. Night Slash 3.1%
  10. Bulk Up 2.8%

Items

  1. Barbaracite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Tough Claws 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 140 37.4%
  2. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 154 13.0%
  3. Adamant 30/32/0/0/0/4 · Spe 112 4.9%
  4. Adamant 9/32/4/0/6/15 · Spe 123 4.0%
  5. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 108 3.2%
  6. Adamant 31/32/0/0/0/3 · Spe 111 2.9%
  7. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 110 2.1%
  8. Jolly 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 154 2.1%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 32.4%
  2. Rillaboom 30.5%
  3. Incineroar 22.3%
  4. Gholdengo 20.1%
  5. Sinistcha 14.9%
  6. Sneasler 13.1%
  7. Kingambit 12.7%
  8. Garchomp 10.6%
  9. Volcarona 9.3%
  10. Maushold 9.3%
  11. Mega Golisopod 9.0%
  12. Armarouge 9.0%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #272 · on 0.1% of teams · 2,977 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rock Slide 84.6%
  2. Close Combat 84.5%
  3. Protect 74.2%
  4. Shell Smash 69.6%
  5. Liquidation 19.4%
  6. Stone Edge 9.2%
  7. Poison Jab 6.8%
  8. Aqua Cutter 5.5%
  9. Cross Chop 4.7%
  10. Earthquake 4.2%

Items

  1. Barbaracite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Tough Claws 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 140 37.7%
  2. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 154 12.3%
  3. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 108 4.9%
  4. Adamant 9/32/4/0/6/15 · Spe 123 2.9%
  5. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 110 2.9%
  6. Adamant 30/32/0/0/0/4 · Spe 112 2.3%
  7. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 97 1.8%
  8. Jolly 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 154 1.7%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 25.9%
  2. Rillaboom 24.0%
  3. Incineroar 16.9%
  4. Gholdengo 13.0%
  5. Sinistcha 12.6%
  6. Sneasler 11.7%
  7. Farigiraf 8.8%
  8. Volcarona 8.7%
  9. Kingambit 8.4%
  10. Maushold 7.0%
  11. Whimsicott 6.9%
  12. Mega Golisopod 6.7%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 3 of 4,641 teams (0.1%) · win rate 65.2% (95% interval 44.9%–81.2%, n = 23 games) · 1 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Annihilape +59.1 pp n = 1,858 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 62% of Mega Barbaracle teams; Annihilape is on 3% of all teams (19.02× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Maushold +63.5 pp n = 1,973 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 66% of Mega Barbaracle teams; Maushold is on 3% of all teams (23.68× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Armarouge +57.5 pp n = 1,901 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 64% of Mega Barbaracle teams; Armarouge is on 6% of all teams (10.14× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Farigiraf +48.0 pp n = 1,896 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 64% of Mega Barbaracle teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (4.06× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Indeedee-F +52.4 pp n = 2,164 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 73% of Mega Barbaracle teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (3.59× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Ninetales-Alola +5.7 pp n = 258 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Mega Barbaracle teams; Ninetales-Alola is on 3% of all teams (2.89× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Mega Baxcalibur +4.6 pp n = 225 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Mega Barbaracle teams; Mega Baxcalibur is on 3% of all teams (2.59× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Sinistcha +1.4 pp n = 261 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Mega Barbaracle teams; Sinistcha is on 7% of all teams (1.20× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Gholdengo -5.3 pp n = 409 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Mega Barbaracle teams; Gholdengo is on 19% of all teams (0.72× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Sneasler -23.0 pp n = 420 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Mega Barbaracle teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.38× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Rillaboom -32.9 pp n = 408 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Mega Barbaracle teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.29× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Incineroar -25.7 pp n = 178 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 6% of Mega Barbaracle teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.19× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 72
Atk 105
Def 115
SpA 54
SpD 86
Spe 68

Base stat total 500

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe · Adamant Nature

Types and weaknesses

RockWater
Weak ×4
Grass
Weak ×2
ElectricFightingGround
Resists ×½
NormalIcePoisonFlying
Resists ×¼
Fire

Abilities

Tough Claws
This Pokemon's contact moves have their power multiplied by 1.3. · used by 58%
Sniper
If this Pokemon strikes with a critical hit, the damage is multiplied by 1.5. · used by 34%
Pickpocket
If this Pokemon has no item and is hit by a contact move, it steals the attacker's item. · used by 8%

Speed tier

Most common
120
Fastest
132 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
88 (0 SP)
Slowest
79 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 120, it outspeeds 15 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Mega Blastoise 130
  2. Pelipper 128
  3. Mega Swampert 122
  4. Barbaracle (this) 120
  5. Volcarona 120
  6. Rillaboom 105
  7. Milotic 101
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #333 · on 0.0% of teams · 392 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rock Slide 66.3%
  2. Protect 65.8%
  3. Liquidation 54.3%
  4. Shell Smash 48.5%
  5. Aqua Cutter 39.0%
  6. Stone Edge 29.8%
  7. Close Combat 27.3%
  8. Cross Chop 16.8%
  9. Slash 7.1%
  10. Earthquake 6.1%

Items

  1. White Herb 27.0%
  2. Scope Lens 26.8%
  3. Focus Sash 16.6%
  4. Life Orb 10.0%
  5. Wide Lens 5.9%
  6. Choice Scarf 2.5%

Abilities

  1. Tough Claws 57.9%
  2. Sniper 34.4%
  3. Pickpocket 7.6%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 120 18.9%
  2. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 88 14.5%
  3. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 132 8.4%
  4. Sassy 24/10/0/0/32/0 · Spe 79 6.9%
  5. Adamant 10/32/0/0/2/22 · Spe 110 5.4%
  6. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 79 4.9%
  7. Adamant 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 120 3.1%
  8. Adamant 32/26/0/0/0/8 · Spe 96 3.1%

Teammates

  1. Farigiraf 15.6%
  2. Rillaboom 12.5%
  3. Pelipper 12.2%
  4. Indeedee-F 12.0%
  5. Mega Golisopod 11.7%
  6. Sneasler 9.2%
  7. Incineroar 7.9%
  8. Whimsicott 7.9%
  9. Inteleon 7.6%
  10. Klefki 6.9%
  11. Camerupt 6.4%
  12. Mega Swampert 6.4%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 2 of 4,641 teams (0.0%) · win rate 40.0% (95% interval 16.8%–68.7%, n = 10 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Camerupt +6.4 pp n = 25 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 6% of Barbaracle teams; Camerupt is on 0% of all teams (288.69× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Klefki +6.3 pp n = 27 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 7% of Barbaracle teams; Klefki is on 1% of all teams (10.89× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Inteleon +6.3 pp n = 30 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Barbaracle teams; Inteleon is on 1% of all teams (5.78× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Swampert +2.8 pp n = 25 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 6% of Barbaracle teams; Mega Swampert is on 4% of all teams (1.79× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Farigiraf -0.6 pp n = 61 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Barbaracle teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (0.97× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Pelipper -1.8 pp n = 48 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Barbaracle teams; Pelipper is on 14% of all teams (0.87× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Whimsicott -2.6 pp n = 31 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Barbaracle teams; Whimsicott is on 11% of all teams (0.75× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Golisopod -6.5 pp n = 46 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Barbaracle teams; Mega Golisopod is on 18% of all teams (0.64× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Indeedee-F -10.4 pp n = 47 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Barbaracle teams; Indeedee-F is on 22% of all teams (0.54× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Rillaboom -26.1 pp n = 49 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Barbaracle teams; Rillaboom is on 39% of all teams (0.32× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Incineroar -19.5 pp n = 31 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Barbaracle teams; Incineroar is on 27% of all teams (0.29× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -24.5 pp n = 36 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Barbaracle teams; Sneasler is on 34% of all teams (0.27× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon

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