Pokémon Legends Z-A Rogue Mega Barbaracle weaknesses

You’ll encounter Rogue Mega Barbaracle in Pokémon Legends: Z-A north-west of Wild Zone 12 in the south-west part of Lumoise City.

This Rock and Water-type Pokémon can prove tricky as they pack a serious (and very literal) punch. They can also spawn Binacles too! Luckily, like all battles in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, there are weaknesses you can target.

On that note, here are all Rogue Mega Barbaracle’s weaknesses and counters in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

On this page:

• Rogue Mega Barbaracle weaknesses
• Rogue Mega Barbaracle counters
• Rogue Mega Barbaracle recommended level
• Rogue Mega Barbaracle boss strategy

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Rogue Mega Barbaracle weaknesses

Here are Rogue Mega Barbaracle’s weaknesses:

• Rogue Mega Barbaracle type - Rock and Water-type.
• Rogue Mega Barbaracle is weak against - Grass, Electric, Fighting and Ground-types.
• Rogue Mega Barbaracle is resistant to - Normal, Flying, Poison, Fire and Ice-types.

Rogue Mega Barbaracle counters

The best Rogue Mega Barbaracle counters are Grass, Electric, Fighting and Ground-types as they are weak to all of them. Also, Barbaracle has quite a few resistances, so don’t waste a slot with any of these types for now!

Here are the Pokémon counters we recommend for each type:

Pokémon	Type
Chikorita	Grass
Bayleef	Grass
Meganium	Grass
Pansage	Grass
Simisage	Grass
Skiddo	Grass
Gogoat	Grass
Pikachu	Electric
Jolteon	Electric
Pichu	Electric
Mareep	Electric
Flaffy	Electric
Ampharos	Electric
Electrike	Electric
Manectric	Electric
Dedenne	Electric/Fairy
Machop	Fighting
Machoke	Fighting
Machamp	Fighting
Meditite	Fighting/Psychic
Medicham	Fighting/Psychic
Riolu	Fighting
Lucario	Fighting
Pancham	Fighting
Pangoro	Fighting/Dark
Hippopotas	Ground
Hippowdon	Ground

Rogue Mega Barbaracle recommended level

Rogue Mega Barbaracle Level is 48, therefore we recommend being between Level 46 and 53 to take them on. If you’re below this level it is possible to take them on, but try to build your team around their weaknesses instead.

Rogue Mega Barbaracle boss strategy

To prepare for this battle you’ll ideally want to build your team around Rogue Mega Barbaracle’s weaknesses, which are Grass, Electric, Fighting and Ground-types. Be careful when building your team as Barbaracle has a few resistances.

As with most other Rogue Mega battles, the key to this one is to keep moving and don’t stay in one place for too long. Remember, you are a target as well as your Pokémon. Also, if you know you can’t get away from an attack in time, you can return your Pokémon to their Poké Ball and take the hit yourself. Keep in mind though that you can only take a limited amount of hits yourself.

Also, don’t forget that you can use your Mega Ring to Mega Evolve once it’s full. If you’re at a lower level than Rogue Mega Barbaracle then we recommend waiting for your Mega Evolution and don’t use Plus Moves before this. However, if you’re at an equal level to or higher than them, then you can use a bit of your Mega Ring’s charge to use Plus Moves.

• Rock Slide - Barbaracle will cause debris and rocks to fall from the sky when they use this, and it will typically land wherever you are standing when Barbaracle starts the attack. The easiest way to avoid this is to keep moving once you see the attack start.
• Power-Up Punch - Barbaracle will charge up its fist very (very) briefly and then swing it out at its target in a powerful punch. Once you see the fist starting to charge, it's best to get as far away as you can
• Slash - They will pull energy in towards itself and start to glow with a bright light. Ideally, you want to attack Barbaracle during this charging up period to stun them and get your own hits in. Be careful! When they recover, they will dash forwards to you and repeatedly punch you in a flurry of high-damage hits.
• Binacle Spawns - Barbarnacle can also spawn Binacles around the battle area. You don't want to ignore these, in fact you really should get rid of them as fast as you can or they'll become a problem. However, never ever take your eyes off Barbaracle!
• Waterfall - Barbaracle will get a large pool of water around its feet then slide towards you during this attack. Again, simply get out of the way!

When you defeat Rogue Mega Barbaracle you’ll be rewarded with Barbaracite. This is the Mega Stone you need to Mega Evolve a Barbaracle during battle.

Good luck battling Rogue Mega Barbaracle in Pokémon Legends: Z-A!