Barbaracle

Barbaracle
Current
Information
Type	Rock /  Water
Gender	50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Abilities	Regular Tough Claws, Sniper Hidden Pickpocket
Species	Collective Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 1.3 m / 4'03" Weight 96.0 kg / 211.6 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation VI
Evolution	Evolves from Binacle
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color Brown Egg group(s) Water 3 Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0689
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / N/A (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	N/A / N/A (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos 021 Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	N/A / N/A (USUM)
Galar	235 / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea N/A Kitakami N/A Blueberry N/A
In other languages
Japanese	Name ガメノデス Official Gamenodes Literal Gamenodesu
Japanese	Name ガメノデス Official Gamenodes Literal Gamenodesu
Korean	Name 거북손데스 Official Geoboksondes Literal Geobuksondeseu
Korean	Name 거북손데스 Official Geoboksondes Literal Geobuksondeseu
English	Name Barbaracle
English	Name Barbaracle

Barbaracle (Japanese: ガメノデス, Hepburn: Gamenodes) (bar-BARE-uh-kull) is a Rock/Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

Biology

Physiology

Barbaracle is a rock Pokémon with four hands having eyes on each of hand. It has 6 eyes, 1 on each arm, including the arms near his head and 2 on his head, the fist in the middle.

Behavior

All the heads of a Barbaracle are connected by a single nervous system, but each individual has its own independently-functioning brain. This enables each limb to think for itself, which is valuable in critical emergencies; however, in order to work most efficiently, the other six limbs will normally follow the orders of the head, which functions as the leader of the seven. Individual Barbaracle have been known to “secede” from their bodies by dissolving the cement binding them to their rocks, however, if they disagree with the orders they are given.

While the individuals serving as the arms and legs of a Barbaracle have rather obvious purposes, the two units on the shoulders possess less clear jobs. They are known as the “scout” individuals, who use their eyes to help Barbaracle scan the entire area around them; though all eyes of a Barbaracle are fully functional, the scouts are entirely dedicated to keeping watch. These two scout limbs, along with the other appendages as well as the heads, can be used to brutally assail opponents with barrages of sharp claws and the equivalent strength of seven individuals.

Abilities

When seven Binacle come together a Barbaracle is formed.

Evolution

Barbaracle evolves from Binacle at level 39.

Game data

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
X and Y	Evolve Binacle	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Binacle	None
Sun and Moon	Transfer	None

Pokédex entries

• X

  When they evolve, two Binacle multiply into seven. They fight with the power of seven Binacle.

• Y

  Barbaracle's legs and hands have minds of their own, and they will move independently. But they usually follow the head's orders.

• Omega Ruby

  When they evolve, two Binacle multiply into seven. They fight with the power of seven Binacle.

• Alpha Sapphire

  Barbaracle's legs and hands have minds of their own, and they will move independently. But they usually follow the head's orders.

• 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.

Stats

Stats
HP	72
Attack	105
Defense	115
Sp. Atk	54
Sp. Def	86
Speed	68
Total	500

Learnset

Leveling

• Generation VII
• Generation VI

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Skull Bash	130	100%	10	Normal	Physical
1	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
1	Shell Smash	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
1	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
1	Sand Attack	—	100%	15	Ground	Status
1	Water Gun	40	100%	25	Water	Special
4	Water Gun	40	100%	25	Water	Special
7	Withdraw	—	—%	40	Water	Status
10	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical
13	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
18	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special
20	Clamp	35	85%	15	Water	Physical
24	Rock Polish	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
28	Ancient Power	60	100%	5	Rock	Special
32	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status
37	Fury Cutter	40	95%	20	Bug	Physical
44	Night Slash	70	100%	15	Dark	Physical
48	Razor Shell	75	95%	10	Water	Physical
55	Cross Chop	100	80%	5	Fighting	Physical
60	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
65	Skull Bash	130	100%	10	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
1	Skull Bash	130	100%	10	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
1	Shell Smash	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
1	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Sand Attack	—	100%	15	Ground	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
4	Water Gun	40	100%	25	Water	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
7	Withdraw	—	—%	40	Water	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
10	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
13	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
18	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
20	Clamp	35	85%	15	Water	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
24	Rock Polish	—	—%	20	Rock	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
28	Ancient Power	60	100%	5	Rock	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
32	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
37	Fury Cutter	40	95%	20	Bug	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
44	Night Slash	70	100%	15	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
48	Razor Shell	75	95%	10	Water	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
55	Cross Chop	100	80%	5	Fighting	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
60	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
65	Skull Bash	130	100%	10	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

• Generation VII
• Generation VI

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM02	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM08	Bulk Up	—	—%	20	Fighting	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM13	Ice Beam	90	100%	10	Ice	Special
TM14	Blizzard	110	70%	5	Ice	Special
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM23	Smack Down	50	100%	15	Rock	Physical
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM34	Sludge Wave	95	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM54	False Swipe	40	100%	40	Normal	Physical
TM55	Scald	80	100%	15	Water	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM59	Brutal Swing	60	100%	20	Dark	Physical
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM69	Rock Polish	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM75	Swords Dance	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM81	X-Scissor	80	100%	15	Bug	Physical
TM83	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical
TM86	Grass Knot	—	100%	20	Grass	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Surf	90	100%	15	Water	Special
TM96	Nature Power	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM02	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM08	Bulk Up	—	—%	20	Fighting	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM13	Ice Beam	90	100%	10	Ice	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
TM14	Blizzard	110	70%	5	Ice	Special		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM23	Smack Down	50	100%	15	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM34	Sludge Wave	95	100%	10	Poison	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM54	False Swipe	40	100%	40	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM55	Scald	80	100%	15	Water	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM63	Embargo	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM69	Rock Polish	—	—%	20	Rock	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM75	Swords Dance	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM81	X-Scissor	80	100%	15	Bug	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM83	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM86	Grass Knot	—	100%	20	Grass	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock SmashXY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret PowerORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM96	Nature Power	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM98	Power-Up Punch	40	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM03	Surf	90	100%	15	Water	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM06	Rock SmashORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

To see the Egg Moves that Barbaracle can learn, refer to Binacle.

Tutoring

• Generation VII
• Generation VI

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Dual Chop USUM	40	90%	15	Dragon	Physical
Earth Power USUM	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Endeavor USUM	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Helping Hand USUM	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Icy Wind USUM	55	95%	15	Ice	Special
Iron Defense USUM	—	—%	15	Steel	Status
Laser Focus USUM	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
Liquidation USUM	85	100%	10	Water	Physical
Low Kick USUM	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Stealth Rock USUM	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
Superpower USUM	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
Water Pulse USUM	60	100%	20	Water	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Dual Chop ORAS	40	90%	15	Dragon	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
Earth Power ORAS	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Endeavor ORAS	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Helping Hand ORAS	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
Icy Wind ORAS	55	95%	15	Ice	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Defense ORAS	—	—%	15	Steel	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Low Kick ORAS	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Stealth Rock ORAS	—	—%	20	Rock	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Superpower ORAS	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Water Pulse ORAS	60	100%	20	Water	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Appearances

Anime

• Saizo's Barbaracle
• Trainer's Barbaracle

Trivia

Origin

Barbaracle is based on a goose barnacle and a couple of hands. It may also be based on a golem. Its hands having "a mind of their own" is based on alien-hand-syndrome (a syndrome that involves peoples hands moving independently from themselves). The eyes present on its "arms" and the two arms around its head may be based on the hamsa due to their hand-like appearance and having eyes on their palms.

Being multi-limbed and bipetal, as well as having many "faces" and being sea dwelling aggressive Pokemon brings to mind the ashura of Hindu and Buddhist mythology, the competitive and rambunctious demigods who sought to prove their worth against the devas or the gods, and were said to have been expelled to the ocean floor of the heavenly abode of Mount Sumeru for being once drunk with power.

Etymology

Barbaracle comes from barbaric and barnacle.

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