Binacle#688

Compared with other species it is not impressive; its strongest stat is Defense. On the other hand, Sp. Atk — lower than 87% of species. This is not the final form yet — it evolves once more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. In defense it has 4 weaknesses and 5 resistances at its disposal. Watch out for the Grass type — damage from it is quadrupled.

✦ Regular version

Rock Water

Height: 0.5 m (1′08″) Weight: 31.0 kg (68.3 lbs)

Base stats

HP

42

12%

Atk

52

21%

Def

67

48%

SpA

39

13%

SpD

56

35%

Spe

50

29%

TOTAL

306

19%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: HP.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (52) is 13 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.

• Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
• Brave +Atk · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.

• Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 3

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Kalos	#021	X / Y
Galar	#234	Sword / Shield
Lumiose City	#034	Legends: Z-A

Abilities

• Tough Claws Strengthens moves that make contact to 1.33× their power.
• Sniper Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.
• Pickpocket Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.

Pokédex entry

Two Binacle live together on one rock. When they fight, one of them will move to a different rock.

Egg Group: Water 3 Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: easy (120/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 61

Evolution line Full line →

#688 Binacle #689 Barbaracle Level 39

How much damage Binacle takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

The sprites come straight from the games in which Binacle appeared — one from each release.

Gen 6 2013

Gen 7 2016

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Binacle has 5 cards in 5 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Flashfire Roaring Skies Fates Collide Forbidden Light Rebel Clash

Offspring can come from 34 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

#072

Tentacool

#073

Tentacruel

#090

Shellder

#091

Cloyster

#098

Krabby

#099

Kingler

#138

Omanyte

#139

Omastar

#140

Kabuto

#141

Kabutops

#222

Corsola

#341

Corphish

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Galar

Hoenn

Kalos