Barboach 35/189 · Astral Radiance

Barboach is Pokédex #339, generation 3 (Hoenn). Barboach is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Whiscash, Whiscash (#340) under evolves to.

Barboach sits at 35/189 in Astral Radiance, position 35 of 216. Before it is 34 Mantine, and after it is 36 Whiscash. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on May 27, 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Rain Splash lists 40 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Makes its home in swamps with murky water. The poor visibility hides this Pokémon from predators, and the slime on its body makes grasping it difficult." The regulation mark is F.

Barboach (#339) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2024. The earliest other card is Barboach 51/97 in Dragon (2003). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Tomokazu Komiya illustrated that card, and Mizue illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Barboach list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mizue. I count 184 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Astral Radiance set binder is where a full Astral Radiance set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Barboach can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.