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Barboach ドジョッチ Dojoach
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Type	Water / Ground
Species	Whiskers Pokémon
Height	1′04″ (0.4m)
Weight	4.2 lbs. (1.9kg)
Abilities	Oblivious
	Anticipation
Egg group	Water 2
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 HP
Exp. yield	92 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Gray
Catch rate	190
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Barboach (Japanese: ドジョッチ Dojoach) is a Water/Ground-type Pokémon.

Barboach evolves into Whiscash at level 30.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the TCG 4 Game data 4.1 Pokédex entries 4.2 Game locations 4.2.1 In side games 4.3 Base stats 4.4 Type effectiveness 4.5 Learnset 4.5.1 By leveling up 4.5.2 By TM/HM 4.5.3 By breeding 4.5.4 By tutoring 4.6 Side game data 4.7 Evolution 4.8 Sprites 4.9 Trivia 4.9.1 Origin 4.9.1.1 Name origin 4.10 In other languages 5 External links

Biology

Physiology

Barboach are small, catfish-like Pokémon that are covered in a slimy film at all times. They have an innate sense of seismic activity that is more present in their evolved form, Whiscash. Barboach have blue whiskers that work as a superb radar in even the murkiest of water, as well as rounded pectoral fins and a tail fin. Judging by this, it is suggested that they aren't fast swimmers, but are hardy fish Pokémon. The main body of a Barboach is a soft gray color with a jagged black line running the length of their body - this might represent a fissure crack or fault line, reflecting Barboach's dual types - Ground and Water.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Being Ground- and Water-typed gives Barboach the rare ability to wield ground-type moves such as Magnitude. Barboach can either have the ability Oblivious, which prevents attraction, or Anticipation, which lets its owner know if the foe knows super-effective or one-hit knockout moves. Though they may be small, Barboach are able to learn Earthquake and Fissure at later levels. It can also learn a few Psychic-type moves.

Behavior

Barboach are clever hunters and are known to hide in mud with only their two whiskers exposed, waiting for prey to come by. They also probe muddy riverbeds with these whiskers, hoping to flush out some prey.

Habitat

Much like a real loach, it can be found on muddy river bottoms.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Because of their habitat and behavior, it's likely that they eat small bugs and fish that live in mud at the bottom of lakes. They also probably eat rotting plant matter and berries that find their way to the bottom. Barboach appears to be an omnivore, and it is not known whether they prey on other fish Pokémon.

In the anime

Barboach was going to be featured in an episode between Solid as a Solrock and Vanity Affair, but it was postponed due to a earthquake that occurred sometime before its scheduled airdate.

Barboach was one of the Pokémon that Juan used for his performance at the beginning of The Great Eight Fate.

In the TCG

Main article: Barboach (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Barboach's sensitive whiskers serve as a superb radar system. This Pokémon hides in mud, leaving only its two whiskers exposed while it waits for prey to come along.
	Sapphire	Barboach's body is covered with a slimy film. If a foe grabs it, this Pokémon just slips out of the enemy's grip. This Pokémon grows weak if the slimy coating dries up.
	Emerald	Its body is covered with a slimy film. The film acts as a barrier to prevent germs in muddy water from entering the Barboach's body.
	FireRed	It probes muddy riverbeds with its two long whiskers. A slimy film protects its body.
	LeafGreen	It probes muddy riverbeds with its two long whiskers. A slimy film protects its body.
IV	Diamond	It coats its entire body with a slimy fluid so it can squirm and slip away if grabbed.
	Pearl	Its whiskers make a superb radar. They are used to locate prey, even in the murkiest of water.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Uncommon (Good Rod) Common (Super Rod)	Routes 111, 114, 120, Meteor Falls, Victory Road
	Pokémon Emerald	Uncommon (Good Rod) Common (Super Rod)	Routes 111, 114, 120, Meteor Falls, Victory Road
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Common	Routes 205, 208, 210, 212, 227, 228, Celestic Town, Eterna City, Great Marsh, Mt. Coronet, Oreburgh Gate, Ravaged Path (Good Rod)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Pond

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Lake (Sapphire Field)
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 10 Endless Level 14 Forever Level 9 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Waterfall Pond (1F-5F)

Base stats

HP:	50
Attack:	48
Defense:	43
SpAtk:	46
SpDef:	41
Speed:	60

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Grass: 4×	Poison: ½× Rock: ½× Steel: ½× Fire: ½× Electric: 0×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Flying: 1× Ground: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Water: 1× Psychic: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

By leveling up

Level	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Mud Slap	Mud Slap
6	Mud Sport Water Sport
10		Water Gun
11	Water Gun
14		Mud Bomb
16	Magnitude
18		Amnesia
21	Amnesia
22		Water Pulse
26	Rest Snore	Magnitude
31	Earthquake	Rest Snore
35		Aqua Tail
36	Future Sight
39		Earthquake
41	Fissure
43		Future Sight
47		Fissure

By TM/HM

#	Generation III	Generation IV
TM03	Water Pulse	Water Pulse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic
TM07	Hail	Hail
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice Beam
TM14	Blizzard	Blizzard
TM17	Protect	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM21	Frustration	Frustration
TM26	Earthquake	Earthquake
TM27	Return	Return
TM32	Double Team	Double Team
TM37	Sandstorm	Sandstorm
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock Tomb
TM42	Facade	Facade
TM43	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract
TM58		Endure
TM78		Captivate
TM82		Sleep Talk
TM83		Natural Gift
TM87		Swagger
TM90		Substitute
HM03	Surf	Surf
HM07	Waterfall	Waterfall
HM08	Dive

By breeding

• Flail
• Hydro Pump
• Spark
• Take Down
• Thrash
• Whirlpool

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.3%	Friend Area: Peanut Swamp
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I can slip, squirm, and slime my way out of any trouble!
26%-50% HP	Uh-oh! I only have half my HP left!
1%-25% HP	Oh, no... Even my slime is drying up...
Level Up	I went up a level! I turned slimier, too! Feeling good!

Evolution

Basic Barboach

Level 30 Whiscash

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 339.png			Image:Spr 3f 339.png
	Image:Spr 3r 339 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 339 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 339 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 339 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 339.png		Image:Spr 4p 339.png
			Image:Spr 4p 339 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 339 s.png

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

Trivia

Origin

Barboach seems to be based off of the loach, however it is suspected to share characteristics with hagfish.

Name origin

Barboach's name is a combination of barb, referring to the barbs around its mouth, and loach, referring to the species of fish that is similar to Barboach. Its Japanese name is a contraction of dojo loach, or just a combination of 泥鰌 dojō, Japanese for loach, and loach or 土 tsuchi, ground. It is also worth noting that 泥 doru means mud.

In other languages

• German: Schmerbe
• French: Barloche
• Korean: 미꾸리 Mikkuri

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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