Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Barboach
Mysterious Treasures · #72 · Common · 2007
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Market reference
$0.27
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 72 / 124
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Whiscash
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 339
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Barboach plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — note its own type is Water, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Barboach
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Barboach?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It coats its entire body with a slimy fluid so it can squirm and slip away if grabbed."
FMud Spit
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:G+10
Resistance:L-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.28 | $19.50 | $0.27 | $0.25 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.50 | $1.40 | $25.40 | $1.20 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €0.23 |
| 30-day average | €0.17 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.24 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.45 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.93 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.97 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.71 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.27 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Barboach is real?
Barboach is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Barboach worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Barboach is $0.27; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Barboach from?
Barboach is from the Pokémon set "Mysterious Treasures" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Barboach?
Barboach is a Common card in the Mysterious Treasures set.
Other Barboach printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
