Barboach - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Barboach can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

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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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Barboach learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
6	Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
6	Water Sport	Water	—	—
10	Water Gun	Water	40	100
14	Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85
18	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
22	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
26	Magnitude	Ground	—	100
31	Rest	Psychic	—	—
31	Snore	Normal	40	100
35	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
39	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
43	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
47	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

Barboach learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Flail	Normal	—	100
Hydro Pump	Water	120	80
Spark	Electric	65	100
Take Down	Normal	90	85
Thrash	Normal	90	100
Whirlpool	Water	15	70

Moves learnt by HM

Barboach is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100
07	Waterfall	Water		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Barboach is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Barboach can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Barboach learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
6	Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
6	Water Sport	Water	—	—
10	Water Gun	Water	40	100
14	Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85
18	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
22	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
26	Magnitude	Ground	—	100
31	Rest	Psychic	—	—
31	Snore	Normal	40	100
35	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
39	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
43	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
47	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

Barboach learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Flail	Normal	—	100
Hydro Pump	Water	120	80
Spark	Electric	65	100
Take Down	Normal	90	85
Thrash	Normal	90	100
Whirlpool	Water	15	70

Move Tutor moves

Barboach can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Dive	Water	80	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Barboach is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100
07	Waterfall	Water		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Barboach is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Barboach can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Barboach learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
6	Mud Sport	Ground	—	—
6	Water Sport	Water	—	—
10	Water Gun	Water	40	100
14	Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85
18	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
22	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
26	Magnitude	Ground	—	100
31	Rest	Psychic	—	—
31	Snore	Normal	40	100
35	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
39	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
43	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
47	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

Barboach learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
Flail	Normal	—	100
Hydro Pump	Water	120	80
Spark	Electric	65	100
Take Down	Normal	90	85
Thrash	Normal	90	100
Whirlpool	Water	15	70

Move Tutor moves

Barboach can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Dive	Water	80	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Barboach is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
05	Whirlpool	Water	15	70
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Barboach is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Barboach can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

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 the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Barboach with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Dragon Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gyarados
Breeding	Barboach Whiscash

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Goldeen Seaking Magikarp Chinchou Lanturn Luvdisc
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish Remoraid Octillery Barboach Whiscash Finneon Lumineon
Pre-evolution Level up	Gyarados

Hydro Pump

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gyarados Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish Wailmer Wailord Relicanth
Breeding	Goldeen Seaking Carvanha Sharpedo Barboach Whiscash

Spark

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Chinchou Lanturn
Breeding	Barboach Whiscash

Take Down

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish Carvanha Relicanth Luvdisc
Breeding	Barboach Whiscash
Pre-evolution Level up	Sharpedo

Thrash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gyarados
Breeding	Carvanha Sharpedo Wailmer Wailord Barboach Whiscash

Whirlpool

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wailmer Wailord Finneon Lumineon
HM	Goldeen Seaking Gyarados Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish Remoraid Octillery Carvanha Sharpedo Wailmer Wailord Barboach Whiscash Relicanth Luvdisc Finneon Lumineon
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Barboach Whiscash