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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 they need 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.
Evolution
Binacle evolves into Barbaracle.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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Generation VI
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Kalos Coastal #021
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Hoenn #—
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Two Binacle live together on one rock. When they fight, one of them will move to a different rock.
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They stretch and then contract, yanking their rocks along with them in bold hops. They eat seaweed that washes up on the shoreline.
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Omega Ruby
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Two Binacle live together on one rock. When they fight, one of them will move to a different rock.
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Alpha Sapphire
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They stretch and then contract, yanking their rocks along with them in bold hops. They eat seaweed that washes up on the shoreline.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #234
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Sinnoh #—
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Hisui #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
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Sword
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After two Binacle find a suitably sized rock, they adhere themselves to it and live together. They cooperate to gather food during high tide.
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Shield
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If the two don't work well together, both their offense and defense fall apart. Without good teamwork, they won't survive.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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Generation VIII
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
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Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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42
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102 - 149
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194 - 288
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52
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51 - 114
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98 - 223
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67
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64 - 130
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125 - 256
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39
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39 - 100
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74 - 194
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56
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54 - 118
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105 - 232
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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Total: 306
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Binacle is available in Sword and Shield.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Binacle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Binacle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Binacle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Binacle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Binacle in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Binacle in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Binacle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Binacle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Binacle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Binacle
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
Generation VIII
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Other generations:
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VII - IX
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- Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Binacle
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Binacle
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds
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Base HP: 46
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Base Attack: 68
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Base Defense: 51
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Base Speed: 60
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Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
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In animation
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
Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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XY111
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Binacle
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Ash's Pokédex
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Binacle, the Two-Handed Pokémon. Binacle live in pairs, two on the same rock. If they fight, one of them finds a new rock.
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Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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JN025
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Binacle
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Goh's Rotom Phone
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Binacle, the Two-Handed Pokémon. A Rock and Water type. Binacle stretch and contract their bodies to pull their rocks along with them. They eat seaweed that they find washed up on shore.
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In the manga
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)
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
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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カメテテ Kametete
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From 亀の手 kame-no-te, tête, and 手 te
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French
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Opermine
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From opercule and vermine
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Spanish
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Binacle
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Same as English name
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German
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Bithora
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From bi- and Thoracica
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Italian
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Binacle
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Same as English name
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Korean
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거북손손 Geoboksonson
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From 거북손 geobokson and 손 son
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Mandarin Chinese
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龜腳腳 / 龟脚脚 Guījiǎojiǎo
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From 龜足 / 龟足 guīzú with 足 zú replaced with 腳 / 脚 jiǎo
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Cantonese Chinese
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龜腳腳 Gwāigeukgeuk
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From 龜足 gwāijūk with 足 jūk replaced with 腳 geuk
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More languages
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Hindi
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बायनेकल Binacle
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Transcription of English name
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Russian
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Байнакл Baynakl
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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คาเมเทเทะ Khamethethe
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Related articles
External links
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