Barboach - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Barboach can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Barboach artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Barboach learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
6	Rest	Psychic	—	—
6	Snore	Normal	50	100
12	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
18	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
24	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
31	Muddy Water	Water	90	85
36	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
42	Future Sight	Psychic	120	100
48	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

Barboach learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Flail	Normal	—	100
Spark	Electric	65	100
Take Down	Normal	90	85
Thrash	Normal	120	100

Moves learnt by TM

Barboach is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
05	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
11	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
22	Chilling Water	Water	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
59	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
77	Waterfall	Water	80	100
84	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
100	Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
110	Liquidation	Water	85	100
116	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
123	Surf	Water	90	100
128	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
133	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
135	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
142	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
143	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
149	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
150	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
156	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100

Barboach egg move parents

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Barboach

Barboach's egg groups: Water 2

The egg moves for Barboach are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Barboach with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Barboach with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Magikarp Gyarados Chinchou Lanturn Luvdisc Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Basculin (White-Striped Form) Basculegion (Male) Dondozo
Breeding	Qwilfish Hisuian Qwilfish Barboach Whiscash Finneon Lumineon Overqwil
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Flail

Spark

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Chinchou Lanturn
Breeding	Barboach Whiscash
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Spark

Take Down

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Chinchou Lanturn Luvdisc Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Basculin (White-Striped Form) Basculegion (Male)
TM	Gyarados Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish Hisuian Qwilfish Barboach Whiscash Luvdisc Finneon Lumineon Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Basculin (White-Striped Form) Alomomola Bruxish Arrokuda Barraskewda Basculegion (Male) Overqwil Finizen Palafin (Zero Form) Veluza Dondozo Tatsugiri (Curly Form)
Breeding	Barboach Whiscash
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Take Down

Thrash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gyarados Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Basculin (White-Striped Form) Basculegion (Male)
Breeding	Barboach Whiscash Arrokuda Barraskewda Veluza Dondozo
Evolution	Whiscash
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Thrash