binacle

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Binacle is a dual-type Rock/Water Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

Type: Rock / Water

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Physical Characteristics:

Binacle resembles a pair of hands emerging from brown rock.
Each hand has a single eye in the center, surrounded by a white face with two dark stripes.
The arms are light brown with two black bands, and the fingers are long and pointed, resembling claws.

Behavior and Habitat:

Binacle is commonly found on rocky sea coasts and shorelines.
They attach themselves to rocks using their sharp claws and live in pairs.
These Pokémon often squabble with each other, but they must cooperate to move and find food.

In Battle:

Binacle can utilize its dual-type advantage effectively against Fire, Flying, Ice, and Bug types.
Known for using contact-based moves enhanced by its Tough Claws ability.
Notable moves include Razor Shell, Fury Swipes, and Shell Smash to increase its offensive capabilities.
It is vulnerable to Electric, Fighting, and Grass-type moves.

Evolution:

Interesting Facts:

Binacle's design is inspired by barnacles, specifically the acorn barnacle species.
Its evolution, Barbaracle, is known for combining multiple Binacle pairs to form a stronger organism.
It can serve as a metaphor for cooperation despite differences, as its two heads must work in unison to thrive.

Front Default

Back Default

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Binacle - 688

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Barbaracle - 689

Min. Lvl 39

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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.