Poison · Physical move · Gen 8
Barb Barrage
Barb Barrage is a Poison-type physical move introduced in Generation 8. It has 60 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 3 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Poison
Category
Physical
Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
50% psn. 2× power if target already poisoned. Has a 50% chance to poison the target. Power doubles if the target is already poisoned.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (3 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (2 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (3 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Poison attack
2× vsGrassFairy
½× vsPoisonGroundRockGhost
0× vsSteel
Pokémon that learn Barb Barrage
3 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Qwilfish | Water/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Hisuian Qwilfish | Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Overqwil | Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
Barb Barrage FAQ
What does Barb Barrage do?
Barb Barrage is a Poison-type physical move with 60 power. Has a 50% chance to poison the target. Power doubles if the target is already poisoned.
Which Pokémon can learn Barb Barrage?
3 Pokémon and forms can learn Barb Barrage in at least one game: 3 in Scarlet & Violet, 2 in Pokémon Champions and 3 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Qwilfish, Hisuian Qwilfish and Overqwil.
Is Barb Barrage in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 2 Pokémon can use Barb Barrage in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Barb Barrage super effective against?
As a Poison-type attack, Barb Barrage is super effective against Grass and Fairy, not very effective against Poison, Ground, Rock and Ghost and has no effect on Steel (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.