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No.0847

Barraskewda

Skewer Pokémon

Water
Height: 1.3mWeight: 30kg(Power of Low Kick against it: 60)Egg Groups: Water 2Smogon Singles: RURegional Dex: Paldea #137 / Kitakami #91

Description

It spins its tail fins to propel itself, surging forward at speeds of over 100 knots before ramming prey and spearing into them.

Raising data

Catch rate
60 / 255
Base friendship
50
Egg steps
2,688 steps
Gender ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Growth rate
Slow (1,250,000)

Base StatsTotal 490

HP61
Atk123
Def60
SpA60
SpD50
Spe136

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP168168136136
Atk192175143128
Def1231128072
SpA1231128072
SpD1121027063
Spe206188156140

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

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Abilities

  • Swift Swim

    Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.

  • Propeller TailHidden

    Ignores the effects of opposing Pokémon's Abilities and moves that draw in moves.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

OU (Singles)0.3%#103 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Liquidation100%
  • Flip Turn99.6%
  • Aqua Jet92%
  • Close Combat54.2%
  • Poison Jab47.4%
  • Psychic Fangs5.8%
  • Crunch0.4%
  • Drill Run0.3%
  • Ice Fang0.2%
  • Scale Shot0%

Items

  • Choice Band70.5%
  • Life Orb27.6%
  • Mystic Water1.6%
  • Choice Scarf0.2%
  • Heavy-Duty Boots0.1%
  • Focus Sash0%

Abilities

  • Swift Swim100%
  • Propeller Tail0%

Tera types

  • water54.3%
  • ghost42.8%
  • fighting1.3%
  • ground1.2%
  • poison0.5%
  • grass0%

EV spreads

  • Adamant Atk252 / SpD4 / Spe25258%→ Calc
  • Adamant Atk252 / Def4 / Spe25227.5%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP4 / Atk252 / Spe25212.9%→ Calc
  • Adamant Atk252 / Def32 / Spe2241%→ Calc

Teammates

PelipperPelipper98.9%ToxicroakToxicroak56.8%KilowattrelKilowattrel44.9%TentacruelTentacruel43.5%Iron TreadsIron Treads43.1%FrosmothFrosmoth42.9%Raging BoltRaging Bolt30.2%KingambitKingambit19.3%
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Source: Smogon (OU)

Doubles OU0.1%#131 · 2026-09

Moves

  • Close Combat95.9%
  • Flip Turn87.8%
  • Liquidation68.6%
  • Aqua Jet53.6%
  • Protect39.8%
  • Waterfall31.2%
  • Poison Jab6.9%
  • Drill Run4.8%
  • Psychic Fangs4.5%
  • Scale Shot2.4%

Items

  • Choice Band57.3%
  • Focus Sash36.9%
  • Life Orb3.2%
  • Choice Scarf2.1%
  • Mystic Water0.4%
  • Heavy-Duty Boots0%

Abilities

  • Swift Swim99.7%
  • Propeller Tail0.3%

Tera types

  • water92.6%
  • fighting6%
  • poison0.9%
  • ground0.5%
  • grass0%
  • stellar0%

EV spreads

  • Adamant Atk252 / SpD4 / Spe25279.5%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP4 / Atk252 / Spe25211.1%→ Calc
  • Jolly Atk252 / SpD4 / Spe2524.1%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP252 / Atk204 / SpD48 / Spe42.4%→ Calc

Teammates

PelipperPelipper61.6%LandorusLandorus48.8%TornadusTornadus35.5%PolitoedPolitoed34.3%Iron CrownIron Crown33.4%Indeedee (Female)Indeedee (Female)33.3%Iron TreadsIron Treads30.4%ThundurusThundurus30.3%
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Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Power taken from Heavy Slam

Evolution

Arrokuda#0846ArrokudaWater
Level 26→
Barraskewda#0847BarraskewdaWater

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
ElectricGrass
Resists×½ / ×¼
FireWaterIceSteel
Immune to×0

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Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
FireGroundRock

Moves

Level up

Lv1WaterAqua JetPhysical 40
Lv1DarkBitePhysical 60
Lv1NormalFury AttackPhysical 15
Lv1FlyingPeckPhysical 35
Lv1DarkThroat ChopPhysical 80
Lv18PsychicAgilityStatus
Lv24WaterDivePhysical 80
Lv32NormalFocus EnergyStatus
Lv40DarkCrunchPhysical 80
Lv48WaterLiquidationPhysical 85
Lv56NormalDouble-EdgePhysical 120
TM (29)
BlizzardBrick BreakChilling WaterClose CombatDrill RunEndureFacadeFlip TurnGiga ImpactHydro PumpHyper BeamIce BeamIce FangPoison JabProtectPsychic FangsRain DanceRestScale ShotScary FaceSleep TalkSubstituteSurfSwiftTake DownTera BlastWater PulseWaterfallWhirlpool
Moves carried over from pre-evolutions (4)
AcupressureNight SlashSlashThrash

Same-type Pokémon

Water-type list
WaterSquirtleWaterWartortleWaterBlastoiseWaterPsyduckWaterGolduckWaterPoliwagWaterPoliwhirlWaterFightingPoliwrathWaterPoisonTentacoolWaterPoisonTentacruelWaterPsychicSlowpokeWaterPsychicSlowbroWaterSeelWaterIceDewgongWaterShellderWaterIceCloysterWaterHorseaWaterSeadra

FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Barraskewda?

Skewer Pokémon It spins its tail fins to propel itself, surging forward at speeds of over 100 knots before ramming prey and spearing into them.

What type is Barraskewda?

Barraskewda is a Water-type Pokémon.

What is Barraskewda weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Electric / Grass-type moves.

What are Barraskewda's base stats?

HP61 / Atk123 / Def60 / SpA60 / SpD50 / Spe136 (total 490)

What are Barraskewda's abilities?

Swift Swim, Propeller Tail

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