Binacle (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
← #0687: Malamar	Pokémon	#0689: Barbaracle →

Binacle Two-Handed Pokémon カメテテ Kametete #0688 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Rock Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Tough Claws or Sniper Cacophony Cacophony Pickpocket Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 120 (24.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Water 3 Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Binacle 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 68.3 lbs. 31.0 kg Binacle 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 61	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Binacle 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Binacle (Japanese: カメテテ Kametete) is a dual-type Rock/Water Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves into Barbaracle starting at level 39.

Biology

Binacle is a Pokémon that resembles a goose barnacle. It also has the appearance of a hand and arm; the “hand” serves as its head. Its head is brown with puffy orange cheeks and an orange marking where a nose would be located. On top of its head are three long claws. Its body is orange with a white band around the middle.

Binacle is always found as a pair living in a single gray rock and needed to cooperate with each other in order to survive. It moves by stretching and contracting its bodies and yanking the rock along in a hopping motion. The pair has a tendency of squabbling with one another. When they do, one of them will move and find a different rock with a different Binacle to live alongside with. Binacle eats seaweed that washes up on the shoreline.

In the anime

Binacle in the anime

Major appearances

Binacle made its main series debut in Unlocking Some Respect!, with each of Binacle's two bodies being under the ownership of two people. Locke owns one half, which he calls "Lefty", and his mentor Ed owns the other half, which he calls "Righty".

A Binacle appeared in A Festival Reunion!, where it was among the Pokémon caught by Goh while in Kalos. It has since made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

Minor appearances

Binacle debuted in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Binacle in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

A Youngster's Binacle appeared at the Mini-game Corner in Sylveon Enchants.

In Glittering Diancie, the thief that attempted to steal Diancie used three Binacle to keep Korrina, Gurkinn, and Diantha at bay.

In the TCG

Main article: Binacle (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds Base HP: 46 Base Attack: 68 Base Defense: 51 Base Speed: 60

Pokémon Battle Trozei Rock Attack Power: ★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle Rock Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #515 Hitting Streak Increases damage when it is triggered in a row.

Pokémon GO Base HP: 123 Base Attack: 96 Base Defense: 120 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Scratch, Mud-Slap Charged Attacks: Ancient Power, Dig, Cross Chop

Evolution

Unevolved Binacle  Rock  Water

Level 39 →

First evolution Barbaracle  Rock  Water

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Binacle images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Binacle is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 306.
• Binacle is the favorite Pokémon of Tomoaki Imakuni.^[1]

Origin

Binacle seems to be based on the goose barnacle, due to their general shape and use of a connective "stalk" to cling to rocks. Considering it survives together with a second Binacle, it may possibly be a reference to the rarer, same species symbiosis. Considering its hand-like body, and its eyes within its "palms", Binacle may have also been based on the hamsa.

Name origin

Binacle may be a combination of bi- (prefix for two) and barnacle, knuckle, and possibly binnacle (housing for a ship's compass).

Kametete may be a combination of 亀の手 kame-no-te (Japanese goose barnacle), tête (French for head), and 手 te (hand).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese カメテテ Kametete From 亀の手 kame-no-te, tête, and 手 te French Opermine From opercule and vermine Spanish Binacle Same as English name German Bithora From bi- and Thoracica Italian Binacle Same as English name Korean 거북손손 Geoboksonson From 거북손 geobokson and 손 son Mandarin Chinese 龜腳腳 / 龟脚脚 Guījiǎojiǎo From 龜足 / 龟足 guīzú with 足 zú replaced with 腳 / 脚 jiǎo Cantonese Chinese 龜腳腳 Gwāigeukgeuk From 龜足 gwāijūk with 足 jūk replaced with 腳 geuk

More languages Hindi बीनेकल Binacle Transcription of English name Russian Байнакл Baynakl Transcription of English name Thai คาเมเทเทะ Khamethethe Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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Pokémon

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