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Barboach

Barboach in Emerald.

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#339 · 36 wild locations

Barboach appears in 36 places in Pokemon Emerald. The best odds are Meteor Falls (super rod, 40% at level 25-30).

Where to find Barboach

odds are the game's slot tables
AreaHowLevelOdds
Meteor Falls1F 1RSuper Rod25-3040%
Meteor Falls1F 1RSuper Rod30-3540%
Meteor Falls1F 2RSuper Rod25-3040%
Meteor Falls1F 2RSuper Rod30-3540%
Meteor FallsB1F 1RSuper Rod25-3040%
Meteor FallsB1F 1RSuper Rod30-3540%
Meteor FallsB1F 2RSuper Rod25-3040%
Meteor FallsB1F 2RSuper Rod30-3540%
Route 111Route111Super Rod25-3040%
Route 111Route111Super Rod30-3540%
Route 114Route114Super Rod25-3040%
Route 114Route114Super Rod30-3540%
Route 120Super Rod25-3040%
Route 120Super Rod30-3540%
Victory RoadB2FSuper Rod25-3040%
Victory RoadB2FSuper Rod30-3540%
Meteor Falls1F 1RGood Rod10-3020%
Meteor Falls1F 2RGood Rod10-3020%
Meteor FallsB1F 1RGood Rod10-3020%
Meteor FallsB1F 2RGood Rod10-3020%
Route 111Route111Good Rod10-3020%
Route 114Route114Good Rod10-3020%
Route 120Good Rod10-3020%
Victory RoadB2FGood Rod10-3020%
Meteor Falls1F 1RSuper Rod20-2515%
Route 111Route111Super Rod20-2515%
Route 114Route114Super Rod20-2515%
Route 120Super Rod20-2515%
Meteor Falls1F 1RSuper Rod35-404%
Route 111Route111Super Rod35-404%
Route 114Route114Super Rod35-404%
Route 120Super Rod35-404%
Meteor Falls1F 1RSuper Rod40-451%
Route 111Route111Super Rod40-451%
Route 114Route114Super Rod40-451%
Route 120Super Rod40-451%

Evolution

2 stages
BarboachWhiscash

Evolves into Whiscash at level 30.

Evolve now or wait

from the game's learnsets and the relearner rule

Barboach evolves at level 30. Nothing is lost by evolving straight away: every move Barboach learns after that, Whiscash learns too.

Rule the game applies: the Move Relearner in Fallarbor Town (he takes a Heart Scale) teaches only the level-up moves of the form you hand him, at or below its current level. Delaying an evolution costs the evolved form's higher base stats for every level you wait; a move you barely use is not worth that.

Barboach learnset in Emerald

11 level-up moves · 21 machines

By level

1Mud-Slap
6Mud Sport
6Water Sport
11Water Gun
16Magnitude
21Amnesia
26Rest
26Snore
31Earthquake
36Future Sight
41Fissure

Whiscash by level

1Tickle
1Mud-Slap
1Mud Sport
1Water Sport
6Mud Sport
6Water Sport
11Water Gun
16Magnitude
21Amnesia
26Rest
26Snore
36Earthquake
46Future Sight
56Fissure

TMs and HMs it can learn (21)

HM03 Surf, HM07 Waterfall, HM08 Dive, TM03 Water Pulse, TM06 Toxic, TM07 Hail, TM10 Hidden Power, TM13 Ice Beam, TM14 Blizzard, TM17 Protect, TM18 Rain Dance, TM21 Frustration, TM26 Earthquake, TM27 Return, TM32 Double Team, TM37 Sandstorm, TM39 Rock Tomb, TM42 Facade, TM43 Secret Power, TM44 Rest, TM45 Attract

Keep going

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Nearby in the Pokedex

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