Pokémon · XY
Barboach
Primal Clash · #39 · Common · 2015
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Market reference
$0.20
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 39 / 164
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Whiscash
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Pokédex #
- 339
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- 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.
- Its main attack (Rain Splash) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Barboach
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Building around Barboach?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its whiskers make a superb radar. They are used to locate prey, even in the murkiest of water."
WCRain Splash — 30
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Barboach was legal.
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.03 | $0.23 | $1,000.00 | $0.20 | $0.16 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.15 | $0.41 | $19.98 | $0.41 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/24| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.18 |
| 30-day average | €0.12 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.13 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.19 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.60 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.78 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.44 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.42 |
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 $0.20; 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 "Primal Clash" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Barboach?
Barboach is a Common card in the Primal Clash set.
Other Barboach printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
