Schmerbe

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Geheimnisvolle Schätze
Rarity (source): Häufig
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Source reference: dp2-72

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The Pokémon’s story

Barboach searches river mud with whiskers capable of sensing smells and tastes. A thin, slippery layer protects its body and lets it escape a bird's talons. It also makes Barboach very difficult for humans to grasp, prompting occasional catching contests. The Pokédex reports a legend that it was born from mud but mainly describes an inhabitant well adapted to murky bottoms.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Ultra Moon credits Barboach's whiskers with detecting tastes and smells. Pokémon Ultra Sun describes its slimy skin letting it slip from a predator's talons. The same muddy bottoms where it seeks food therefore also offer a means of escape.

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Card details

HP: 50
Type (source): Wasser
Stage (source): Basis
Pokédex number: 339
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Pflanze +10
Resistance (source): Elektro -20

Printed card text — German

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

Es bedeckt seinen Körper mit einer schleimigen Substanz und kann sich so aus Umklammerungen winden.

Attacks

Lehmspucker

Cost: Kampf

Wirf 1 Münze. Bei „Kopf“ fügt dieser Angriff jedem Pokémon deines Gegners 10 Schadenspunkte zu. (Wende Schwäche und Resistenz bei Pokémon auf der Bank nicht an.)

Documented variants

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