Binacle (Pokémon)

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Binacle カメテテ Kametete #688 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Rock Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Tough Claws or Sniper Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown	Catch rate 0 (0%)
Breeding Egg Groups Water 3 and Water 1 Hatch time Unknown cycles
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Binacle 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 68.3 lbs. 31.0 kg Binacle 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV ?	Leveling rate Unknown
EV yield Total: Unknown Binacle 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F688.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship ?
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Binacle (Japanese: カメテテ Kametete) is a dual-type Rock/Water Pokémon.

It evolves into Barbaracle starting at level 39.

In the anime

In the TCG

Binacle has not yet been featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI 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.

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 42		102 - 149	194 - 288
Attack: 52		51 - 114	98 - 223
Defense: 67		64 - 130	125 - 256
Sp. Atk: 39		39 - 100	74 - 194
Sp. Def: 56		54 - 118	105 - 232
Speed: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Total: 306	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ¼× Water 1× Grass 4× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ¼× Water 1× Grass 4× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ¼× Water 1× Grass 4× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ¼× Water 1× Grass 4× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Evolution

Unevolved Binacle  Rock  Water

Level 39 →

First evolution Barbaracle  Rock  Water

Trivia

Origin

Binacle appears to be based on barnacles.

Name origin

Binacle may be a combination of bi- (meaning two) and barnacle.

Kametete may be a combination of 亀の手 kame no te (barnacle) and 手 te (hand).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese カメテテ Kametete From 亀の手 kame no te and 手 te. French Opermine From opercule and vermine Spanish Binacle Same as English name German Bithora From bi- and Thoracica Italian Binacle Same as English name Korean 거북손손 Geoboksonson From 거북손 geobokson and 손 son Mandarin Chinese Cantonese Chinese

More languages

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