Pokemon Guide
Whiscash is a Water and Ground-type Pokemon known for its catfish-like design, strong HP, useful Electric immunity and evolution from Barboach. This guide covers Whiscash’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and general Pokemon game information.
Normal Form
Shiny Form
Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Whiscash guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.
| Description | Quick Facts |
| Stats | Best Moves |
| All Moves | Weaknesses |
| Evolution | Locations |
| Abilities | FAQ |
Whiscash is the evolved form of Barboach. It is a Water and Ground-type Pokemon known for its whiskers, earthquake-like behavior, good HP and useful immunity to Electric-type moves.
Competitive Overview
Whiscash is usually a niche competitive Pokemon. Its Water and Ground typing gives it only one weakness and an important Electric immunity, while its high HP helps it take hits better than its defensive stats may suggest.
Whiscash can use moves like Dragon Dance, Earthquake, Liquidation and Stone Edge, but it must avoid Grass-type attacks because its typing creates a major Grass weakness.
Here are the key facts to know about Whiscash, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.
Name
Whiscash
National Dex
#0340
Type
Water / Ground
Species
Whiskers Pokemon
Height
2’11” / 0.9 m
90 cm
Weight
52.0 lbs / 23.6 kg
23.6 kg
Abilities
Oblivious, Anticipation, Hydration
Whiscash has high HP and balanced attacking stats. Its overall stat spread supports bulky utility roles, mixed attacking options and setup sets in formats where it can find room to boost.
Whiscash has useful Water, Ground, Ice, Rock and setup options across Pokemon games. These are some of Whiscash’s most useful and recognizable moves.
A powerful Ground-type attack that gives Whiscash reliable damage and strong coverage.
A Water-type attack that fits Whiscash’s theme and can pressure opponents while threatening accuracy drops.
A strong physical Water-type move for sets that want direct damage from Whiscash’s Attack stat.
A classic Water-type physical attack that Whiscash can use for solid same-type damage.
A setup move that boosts Attack and Speed, giving Whiscash a way to become more threatening.
Useful coverage against Grass, Dragon, Flying and Ground-type Pokemon.
Rock-type coverage that helps Whiscash hit Flying, Bug, Fire and Ice-type Pokemon.
A reliable Water-type physical move that has been useful across several Pokemon games.
Whiscash can learn a useful move pool across different Pokemon games, including Water, Ground, Ice, Rock, Normal and setup moves. Use the section below to view Whiscash’s move list by learn method.
Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Whiscash is a Water and Ground-type Pokemon. This gives it an Electric immunity and several useful resistances, but it also creates a major weakness to Grass-type moves.
Type
Water / Ground
Weaknesses
Grass
Resistances
Poison, Rock, Steel and Fire
Immunity
Electric
Whiscash’s abilities help it ignore attraction-style disruption, sense dangerous attacks or benefit from rain depending on the game and format.
Prevents Whiscash from becoming infatuated and can also help it ignore certain disruption effects in modern games.
Alerts Whiscash when an opposing Pokemon has a dangerous move, which can help identify major threats like Grass-type coverage.
Whiscash’s hidden ability heals status conditions in rain, giving it extra utility on rain-focused teams.
Whiscash evolves from Barboach. The full Whiscash evolution line is Barboach and Whiscash.
Stage 1
Starting form
Stage 2
Evolves from Barboach at Level 30
Whiscash’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Whiscash is obtained by catching or receiving Barboach and evolving it at Level 30, while some games allow Whiscash to be found directly by fishing or in watery areas.
| Game | Where to Find Whiscash |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Red |
Not available because Whiscash had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon Blue |
Not available because Whiscash had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon Yellow |
Not available because Whiscash had not been introduced yet. |
| Game | Where to Find Whiscash |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Gold |
Not available because Whiscash had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon Silver |
Not available because Whiscash had not been introduced yet. |
 Pokemon Crystal |
Not available because Whiscash had not been introduced yet. |
| Game | Where to Find Whiscash |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Ruby |
Evolve Barboach at Level 30. Whiscash can also be found in select fishing locations in Hoenn. |
 Pokemon Sapphire |
Evolve Barboach at Level 30. Whiscash can also be found in select fishing locations in Hoenn. |
 Pokemon Emerald |
Evolve Barboach at Level 30. Whiscash can also be found in select fishing locations in Hoenn. |
 Pokemon FireRed |
Trade or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon LeafGreen |
Trade or migrate from another game. |
| Game | Where to Find Whiscash |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Diamond |
Evolve Barboach at Level 30 or fish for Whiscash in select Sinnoh locations with a Super Rod. |
 Pokemon Pearl |
Evolve Barboach at Level 30 or fish for Whiscash in select Sinnoh locations with a Super Rod. |
 Pokemon Platinum |
Evolve Barboach at Level 30 or fish for Whiscash in select Sinnoh locations with a Super Rod. |
 Pokemon HeartGold |
Fish for Whiscash in select Johto locations or trade from another game. |
 Pokemon SoulSilver |
Fish for Whiscash in select Johto locations or trade from another game. |
| Game | Where to Find Whiscash |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Black |
Not available in this game. |
 Pokemon White |
Not available in this game. |
 Pokemon Black 2 |
Trade or transfer from another game. |
 Pokemon White 2 |
Trade or transfer from another game. |
| Game | Where to Find Whiscash |
|---|---|
 Pokemon X |
Fish for Whiscash with the Super Rod on select Kalos routes, or evolve Barboach at Level 30. |
 Pokemon Y |
Fish for Whiscash with the Super Rod on select Kalos routes, or evolve Barboach at Level 30. |
 Pokemon Omega Ruby |
Evolve Barboach at Level 30. Whiscash can also be found in select Hoenn fishing locations. |
 Pokemon Alpha Sapphire |
Evolve Barboach at Level 30. Whiscash can also be found in select Hoenn fishing locations. |
| Game | Where to Find Whiscash |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Sun |
Trade, transfer or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon Moon |
Trade, transfer or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon Ultra Sun |
Trade, transfer or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon Ultra Moon |
Trade, transfer or migrate from another game. |
 Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu |
Not available in this game. |
 Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee |
Not available in this game. |
| Game | Where to Find Whiscash |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Sword |
Found in the Wild Area and Max Raid Battles. Whiscash can also be obtained by evolving Barboach at Level 30. |
 Pokemon Shield |
Found in the Wild Area and Max Raid Battles. Whiscash can also be obtained by evolving Barboach at Level 30. |
 Pokemon Brilliant Diamond |
Evolve Barboach at Level 30 or fish for Whiscash in select Sinnoh locations with a Super Rod. |
 Pokemon Shining Pearl |
Evolve Barboach at Level 30 or fish for Whiscash in select Sinnoh locations with a Super Rod. |
 Pokemon Legends: Arceus |
Not available in this game. |
| Game | Where to Find Whiscash |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Scarlet |
Found in Casseroya Lake and other Paldea water areas. Whiscash can also be obtained by evolving Barboach at Level 30. |
 Pokemon Violet |
Found in Casseroya Lake and other Paldea water areas. Whiscash can also be obtained by evolving Barboach at Level 30. |
 Pokemon Legends Z-A |
Not available in this game. |
| Game | Where to Find Whiscash |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Winds and Waves |
Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed. |
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Here are quick answers to common questions about Whiscash. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.
Whiscash is a Water and Ground-type Pokemon.
Whiscash is weak to Grass-type moves. Grass is especially dangerous because Whiscash has a major weakness to it.
Whiscash evolves from Barboach at Level 30.
Whiscash’s abilities are Oblivious, Anticipation and Hydration. Hydration is its hidden ability.
Whiscash’s best moves often include Earthquake, Muddy Water, Liquidation, Aqua Tail, Dragon Dance, Ice Beam, Stone Edge and Waterfall.
Yes, Whiscash can be useful in some Pokemon games because of its Water and Ground typing, high HP, Electric immunity and access to strong Ground-type moves.
The most common way to get Whiscash is to evolve Barboach at Level 30. In some games, Whiscash can also be found directly by fishing or in water areas.
Whiscash is listed as not available in Pokemon Legends Z-A on this page. This can be updated if future DLC or official location data changes its availability.
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