#688 · Generation 6

Binacle

rock water

Max CP (L40 / L50): 946 / 1,069
Raid catch CP (L20 / L25): 540 / 675
Research CP (L15): 405
Buddy distance: 3 km
2nd charged move: 50,000 dust · 50 candy

Shiny
Shadow
Tradable
Mega
Dynamax

Situational

Binacle has a niche: B-tier Little Cup. Keep one with the right IVs and transfer the rest.

Battle roles

B
Little Cup#15 of 168 · score 85.8
It is ranked #15 in Little Cup on PvPoke with Mud Slap / Ancient Power / Cross Chop.

Collection value

Nothing special: keep one for the Pokedex.

Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.

Base stats

Attack96

Defense120

Stamina123

Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.

Weak to

grass×2.56
electric×1.6
fighting×1.6
ground×1.6

Resists

fire×0.391
flying×0.625
ice×0.625
normal×0.625
poison×0.625

Evolution line

Binacle
→50 candyBarbaracle

→ Barbaracle: 50 candy

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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)

League	Tier	Rank	Score	Recommended moves	Typical build
Little Cup	B	#15 / 168	85.8	Mud Slap · Ancient Power · Cross Chop	L20.5 · 5/15/13

Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.

Raid attacker rankings

Attacking type	Tier	Rank	DPS	TDO	Best moves
ground	–	#267 / 299	4.3	38	Scratch · Dig
fighting	–	#271 / 279	4.5	39	Scratch · Cross Chop
rock	–	#273 / 291	4.6	40	Scratch · Ancient Power

Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.

Moves

Fast move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	DPS	PvP power	PvP energy	Speed
Scratch	normal	6	+4	0.5s	12.0	3	+4	1 turn
Mud-Slap	ground	19	+13	1.5s	12.7	11	+10	3 turns

Charged move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	Dmg/energy	PvP power	PvP energy	Effects
Ancient PowerSTAB	rock	70	-33	3.5s	2.12	60	-45	10% chance: +1 own Atk, +1 own Def
Cross Chop	fighting	50	-50	1.5s	1.00	55	-35
Dig	ground	100	-50	4.5s	2.00	70	-50

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