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Barbaracle Build & Best Moveset

RockWater　Role: Slow Attacker

A slow attacker build put together from Barbaracle's base stats. It will not move first, so the natural shape is to take a hit and answer back. Stat points go to Attack 32, HP 32, Defense 2 with a Adamant nature. Base stats & learnset / How to counter Barbaracle

Stat point spread (66 total, max 32 per stat)

Stat	Base	Points	Nature	Actual (Lv50)
HP	72	32	—	179
Attack	105	32	↑1.1	172
Defense	115	2	—	137
Sp. Atk	54	0	↓0.9	66
Sp. Def	86	0	—	106
Speed	68	0	—	88

Nature: Adamant (Attack ↑ / Sp. Atk ↓). Few opponents can be outsped anyway, so take the damage over the Speed.

Best moveset

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Role
Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	Same-type main attack.
Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100	Same-type secondary attack.
Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100	Coverage with a Fighting-type move.
Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	Set up and create a win condition in one turn.

Held item options

This build is generated mechanically from base stats and the learnset, so treat it as a starting point and shift the spread or a move to suit what you expect to face.