- Attack
- 96
- Defense
- 120
- HP
- 123
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 540
- min 497
- Weather boostLv25
- 675
- min 621
- MaxLv50
- 1,069
- Lv40 946
At a glance
Basics
Binacle is a Rock/Water-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 540 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 675 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,069 at level 50. It is most vulnerable to Grass attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Electric/Fighting/Ground attacks (1.6×). It resists Normal/Ice/Poison/Flying/Fire attacks. In raids, Scratch + Ancient Power is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Barbaracle with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Two-Handed Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 50,000 Stardust · 50 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,069 / 1,082
Two Binacle live together on one rock. When they fight, one of them will move to a different rock.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Scratch
Ancient PowerBest100% efficiency5.4TDO 70 - 2
Mud-SlapAncient Power95% efficiency5.1TDO 66 - 3Scratch
Cross Chop95% efficiency5.1TDO 66 - 4ScratchDig91% efficiency4.9TDO 64
- 5Mud-SlapCross Chop86% efficiency4.7TDO 60
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScratchBestNormal · 0.5s | 6 | +4 | 12 | 8 |
| Mud-SlapGround · 1.5s | 19 | +13 | 12.7 | 8.7 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient PowerBestRock · 3.5s · STAB | 70 | 33 | 24 | 2.55 |
| Cross ChopFighting · 1.5s | 50 | 50 | 33.3 | 1 |
| DigGround · 4.5s | 100 | 50 | 22.2 | 2 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Binacle's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 66.3
- Actual Defense
- 80.6
- Actual HP
- 82
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
ScratchCross ChopBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 90% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 946 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Binacle only reaches CP 1,069 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,069 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,065 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,065 | 99.3% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,061 | 99.3% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,062 | 99.1% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,060 | 99.1% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,056 | 99.1% |
| 8 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,061 | 98.5% |
| 9 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 1,057 | 98.5% |
| 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 1,058 | 98.4% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- BinacleViewingBest movesScratchAncient Power
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×2.56
Grass - ×1.6
ElectricFightingGround - ×0.625Normal
Ice
Poison
Flying - ×0.39
Fire
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.625
- Fire×0.39
Water×1- Electric×1.6
- Grass×2.56
- Ice×0.625
- Fighting×1.6
- Poison×0.625
- Ground×1.6
- Flying×0.625
Psychic×1
Bug×1- Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2024.07.16Spotlight Hour: Binacle · 2× Candy for transferring
- 2023.06.13Spotlight Hour: Binacle · 2× Candy for catches