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Barboach

Primal Clash / #39/160

Barboach

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Primal Clash
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
Kyoko Umemoto
Source reference
xy5-39

CARDEX BACKGROUND

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)
Water
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
339
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Grass ×2

Printed card text — English

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Description from the source

Its whiskers make a superb radar. They are used to locate prey, even in the murkiest of water.

Attacks

Rain Splash

Cost: Water · Colorless

Damage: 30

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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