Barraskewda - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Barraskewda can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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.

Barraskewda artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
8
9

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Barraskewda learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
18	Agility	Psychic	—	—
24	Dive	Water	80	100
32	Laser Focus	Normal	—	—
40	Crunch	Dark	80	100
48	Liquidation	Water	85	100
56	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100

Egg moves

Barraskewda learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acupressure	Normal	—	—
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Slash	Normal	70	100
Thrash	Normal	120	100

Move Tutor moves

Barraskewda can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Flip Turn	Water		60	100
Scale Shot	Dragon		25	90

Moves learnt by TM

Barraskewda is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
26	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
36	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
43	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
45	Dive	Water	80	100
52	Bounce	Flying	85	85
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
67	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
76	Round	Normal	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Barraskewda is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
04	Surf	Water	90	100
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
13	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
16	Waterfall	Water	80	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
53	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
57	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
84	Scald	Water	80	100
87	Drill Run	Ground	80	95
95	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
97	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	85	100
98	Liquidation	Water	85	100

Moves learnt by level up

Barraskewda does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Egg moves

Barraskewda does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by TM

Barraskewda cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by level up

Barraskewda does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Barraskewda egg move parents

In other generations
8
9

Barraskewda

Barraskewda's egg groups: Water 2

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

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

Acupressure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Qwilfish
Breeding	Goldeen Seaking Inkay Malamar Arrokuda Barraskewda

Night Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sharpedo Inkay Malamar
Breeding	Arrokuda Barraskewda

Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sharpedo Inkay Malamar
Breeding	Arrokuda Barraskewda
Evolution	Sharpedo

Thrash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gyarados Whiscash Basculin (Red-Striped Form)
Breeding	Carvanha Sharpedo Wailmer Wailord Barboach Whiscash Arrokuda Barraskewda
Evolution	Whiscash