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Barbaracle
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EN Lost Origin · 9 Sep 2022 · 107/217

Barbaracle

ガメノデス Collective Pokémon
Fighting Rare Holo Stage 1
130HP
≈S$0est. to buy
1 / 7 Barbaracle cards owned 0 / 2 in Sword & Shield

Barbaracle collection

1 / 7 collected

14% complete
Owned1 Missing6 TrackedS$0.36 Missing est.≈S$2

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal Standard: Legal Expanded: Legal
Ability

Lost Block

Your opponent puts any Prize cards they would take in the Lost Zone instead of into their hand.

Attack

Dynamic Chop

100
Fighting • 2 Colorless

Evolution line

Versions & finishes

Barbaracle — Reverse Holo missing
Reverse Holo not owned ≈ S$0.31
Barbaracle — Holofoil missing
Holofoil not owned ≈ S$0.27

Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.

Story & meaning

Barbaracle is the evolved form of Binacle and is known as the Collective Pokémon, representing seven individual barnacle-like creatures (Binacles) that fuse together to act as a single body. With an eye on each palm, it can keep watch in…

“Seven Binacle come together to form one Barbaracle. The Binacle that serves as the head gives orders to those serving as the limbs.”

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History

Barbaracle is the evolved form of Binacle and is known as the Collective Pokémon, representing seven individual barnacle-like creatures (Binacles) that fuse together to act as a single body. With an eye on each palm, it can keep watch in all directions, and its limbs can move and act independently to overwhelm an opponent. It is a Rock/Water-type introduced in Generation VI (Kalos region), inspired by gooseneck barnacles and crabs clustered on rocks along the shore.

Name & meaning

The Japanese name ガメノデス (Gamenodesu) appears to combine 亀 (kame, 'turtle' or 'tortoise'), likely also evoking 'game' from a barnacle/marine creature, with possibly フジツボ-related crustacean imagery, capped by デス (desu, 'death'), suggesting a menacing tone. The romaji is commonly rendered 'Gamenodesu.' The English name 'Barbaracle' is a portmanteau of 'barnacle' (the clustering crustaceans it's based on) and 'barbaric' or 'tabernacle,' reflecting its menacing, collective nature.

Your Barbaracle cards

1 owned

The Barbaracle cards already in your collection.

All Barbaracle cards across sets

7 shown

Every Barbaracle print in the catalogue, including promos and cards from other series.