The Essentials on Binacle
- Weaknesses
- ×4 Grass · ×2 Electric, Fighting, Ground Table
- Resistances
- ×¼ Fire · ×½ Normal, Ice, Poison, Flying
- Evolution
- Binacle → Barbaracle (Lv. 39)
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 306 · top stat: Defense (67) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 34 in the Lumiose Pokédex, 2 and 6 Wild Zones
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny
- Other Names
- Opermine in French · カメテテ, Kametete in Japanese · Bithora in German All Languages
Overview
Binacle is a Water and Rock-type Pokémon, No. 688 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 6. Category: Two-Handed Pokémon.
Binacle evolves into Barbaracle (Lv. 39).
Abilities: Tough Claws and Sniper. Hidden Ability: Pickpocket. Binacle is weak to Electric, Fighting and Ground-type moves (×2 damage). Binacle is very weak to Grass-type moves (×4 damage).
Generation
Generation 6
X / Y
National No.
#688
National Pokédex
Category
Two-Handed Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
42
255
Attack
52
255
Defense
67
255
Special Attack
39
255
Special Defense
56
255
Speed
50
255
Total
306
Min HP (Lv. 100)
194
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
288
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Water / Rock). See the type chart
Very weak (×4) — 1 type
Grass
×4
Weak (×2) — 3 types
Electric
×2
Fighting
×2
Ground
×2
Normal (×1) — 9 types
Water
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Normal
×½
Ice
×½
Poison
×½
Flying
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Fire
×¼
Abilities
Ability 1
Powers up moves that make direct contact.
Ability 2
If the Pokémon's attack lands a critical hit, the attack is powered up even further.
The Pokémon steals the held item from attackers that made direct contact with it.
Binacle Evolution
Binacle Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Water · Rock
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Binacle Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Mud-Slap
Ground
Spec.
100%
20
10
1
Scratch
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Sand Attack
Ground
Stat
100%
—
15
4
Withdraw
Water
Stat
—
—
40
8
Water Gun
Water
Spec.
100%
40
25
12
Fury Cutter
Bug
Phys.
95%
40
20
16
Fury Swipes
Normal
Phys.
80%
18
15
20
Clamp
Water
Phys.
85%
35
15
20
Ancient Power
Rock
Spec.
100%
60
5
24
Rock Polish
Rock
Stat
—
—
20
28
Slash
Normal
Phys.
100%
70
20
32
Hone Claws
Dark
Stat
—
—
15
36
Razor Shell
Water
Phys.
95%
75
10
40
Shell Smash
Normal
Stat
—
—
15
41
Night Slash
Dark
Phys.
100%
70
15
44
Cross Chop
Fighting
Phys.
80%
100
5
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Water 3
Gender
♂ 100.0 / ♀ 0.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Defense
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Binacle
Available in 6 games, 24 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby
X
Y
Shield
Sword
Generation VI
Alpha Sapphire 2 encounters
Available
▼
Rock Smash
(2)
Mirage Island
Lv. 37 15%
Mirage Island
Lv. 37 15%
Omega Ruby 2 encounters
Available
▼
Rock Smash
(2)
Mirage Island
Lv. 37 15%
Mirage Island
Lv. 37 15%
X 8 encounters
Available
▼
Rock Smash
(8)
Ambrette Town
Lv. 18 30%
Route 8
Lv. 18 30%
Ambrette Town
Lv. 20 4%
Route 8
Lv. 20 4%
Route 12
Lv. 23 30%
Azure Bay
Lv. 23 30%
Route 12
Lv. 25 4%
Azure Bay
Lv. 25 4%
Y 10 encounters
Available
▼
Rock Smash
(10)
Cyllage City
Lv. 13 30%
Route 8
Lv. 13 30%
Ambrette Town
Lv. 13 30%
Cyllage City
Lv. 15 4%
Route 8
Lv. 15 4%
Ambrette Town
Lv. 15 4%
Route 12
Lv. 23 30%
Azure Bay
Lv. 23 30%
Route 12
Lv. 25 4%
Azure Bay
Lv. 25 4%
Generation VIII
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
X
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Y
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Omega Ruby
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Alpha Sapphire
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Binacle in Pokémon GO
- 946Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 540Perfect CP in Raids
- 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 50 🍬to evolve into Barbaracle
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
X
“Two Binacle live together on one rock. When they fight, one of them will move to a different rock.”
Y
“They stretch and then contract, yanking their rocks along with them in bold hops. They eat seaweed that washes up on the shoreline.”
Omega Ruby
“Two Binacle live together on one rock. When they fight, one of them will move to a different rock.”
Alpha Sapphire
“They stretch and then contract, yanking their rocks along with them in bold hops. They eat seaweed that washes up on the shoreline.”
Sword
“After two Binacle find a suitably sized rock, they adhere themselves to it and live together. They cooperate to gather food during high tide.”
Shield
“If the two don’t work well together, both their offense and defense fall apart. Without good teamwork, they won’t survive.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Opermine
🇬🇧 English
Binacle
🇯🇵 漢字
カメテテ
🇯🇵 Kana
カメテテ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Kametete
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Bithora
🇪🇸 Español
Binacle
🇮🇹 Italiano
Binacle
🇰🇷 한국어
거북손손
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
龟脚脚
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
龜腳腳
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Bimane
🇬🇧 EN
Two-Handed Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ふたてポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Krallenduo-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Binacle
What type is Binacle?
Binacle is a Water and Rock-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Binacle?
Binacle evolves into Barbaracle (Lv. 39).
What are Binacle's weaknesses?
Binacle is weak to Electric, Fighting and Ground-type moves (×2 damage). Binacle is very weak to Grass-type moves (×4 damage).
What is Binacle's Hidden Ability?
Binacle's Hidden Ability is Pickpocket. Its regular Abilities are Tough Claws and Sniper.
Where to find Binacle in Pokémon Legends: Z-A?
In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Binacle appears in the wild in Wild Zones 2 (Lv. 5-8) and 6 (Lv. 19-20). Lumiose Pokédex number: 34. All Wild Zones
Can you get a Shiny Binacle in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Binacle is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
