#0400 · Sinnoh · Generation 4

Bibarel

Beaver Pokémon · Normal/Water-type

Bibarel is a Normal/Water-type Pokémon, the Beaver Pokémon, number 400 (#0400) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 31.5 kg.

Bibarel is a hard-working beaver that builds dams, and the Pokédex says a river it dams never overflows its banks, which the neighbours appreciate. It moves slowly on land but swims as fast as any Feebas, the Pokédex claims.

How to pronounce Bibarel

Bibarel is pronounced BY-buh-rel. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Bibarel said out loud:

In Japanese it is ビーダル (Beadaru).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Bibarel is 1.0 m tall and weighs 31.5 kg. It is a bulky, upright beaver with brown fur, a tan bib on its chest, a tan face mask and a large, flat black tail with a wavy tan marking. A Legends: Arceus entry says its fur repels water and is also excellent at keeping heat in.

Behaviour

Bibarel is known as an industrious worker. It cuts up branches and roots with its sharp incisors, then stacks them with bark and mud to dam streams and build its nest. On land it is slow and awkward, but people living nearby are glad of the dams.

Habitat

The Pokédex says it dams rivers and streams to live in. In the Sinnoh games it is found by lakes and wetlands such as Lake Valor and the Great Marsh, and in Legends: Arceus around Tidewater Dam and other watery spots.

Powers

Bibarel shares Bidoof's Abilities: Simple and Unaware, with Moody hidden. Its Water-type side shows in Water Gun and Aqua Jet, while Crunch, Hyper Fang and Superpower cover its Normal side. With 85 base Attack and 79 HP it is a sturdy physical attacker.

Name origin

Bibarel may combine 'beaver' or the German Biber with 'barrel'. The Japanese name is Beadaru (ビーダル), perhaps from 'beaver' and taru, meaning barrel.

Design inspiration

Bibarel appears to be modelled on a beaver.

Evolution notes

Bibarel evolves from Bidoof at level 15.

In the games

In Legends: Arceus an Alpha Bibarel can be found near Tidewater Dam, and the species debuted in Diamond and Pearl. It is unobtainable in both Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Multiple Bibarel debuted in 'Following A Maiden's Voyage!'. In 'Bibarel Gnaws Best!', a stonecutter's Bibarel, being trained by Isis, refuses to help build a bridge, and the episode reveals it knew the bridge was unstable.

Fun facts

• No other Pokémon shares Bibarel's Normal and Water typing.
• In 'Lost Leader Strategy!', Reggie's female Bibarel batters Ash's Turtwig with Secret Power before she is defeated.
• In the Pokémon Adventures chapter 'Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas', a Bibarel and a Hippowdon take on Diamond's Torterra and Pearl's Infernape at the Seven Stars Restaurant, in a two-on-two Tag Battle.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Bibarel (Pokémon) · Serebii: Bibarel (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 79
• Attack: 85
• Defense: 60
• Sp. Atk: 55
• Sp. Def: 60
• Speed: 71

Bibarel’s base stat total is 410. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Bibarel weak to?

Bibarel takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×), Fighting (2×) moves.

It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Steel (½×).

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

What does Bibarel evolve from?

Bibarel evolves from Bidoof at level 15.

Bibarel is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Bidoof, Bibarel.

Abilities

• Simple: Doubles the Pokémon's stat modifiers. These doubled modifiers are still capped at -6 or 6 stages.
• Unaware: Ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.
• Moody (hidden ability): Raises a random stat two stages and lowers another one stage after each turn.

Moves

Moves Bibarel learns by level up in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon

“Evo” means Bibarel learns the move the moment it evolves: Water Gun.

TM moves (36)

Bibarel can learn 36 moves from TMs in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon: Work Up, Toxic, Hidden Power, Sunny Day, Taunt, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Hyper Beam, Protect, Rain Dance, Frustration, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Return, Shadow Ball, Double Team, Facade, Rest, Attract, Thief, Round, Echoed Voice, Scald, Fling, Charge Beam, Giga Impact, Thunder Wave, Swords Dance, Bulldoze, Grass Knot, Swagger, Sleep Talk, Substitute, Surf, Waterfall, Confide.

Egg moves (13), which Bidoof can hatch knowing:Aqua Tail, Defense Curl, Double-Edge, Endure, Fury Swipes, Mud Sport, Odor Sleuth, Quick Attack, Rock Climb, Rollout, Skull Bash, Sleep Talk, Water Sport.

Move tutor moves (14): Aqua Tail, Covet, Focus Punch, Icy Wind, Iron Tail, Last Resort, Liquidation, Shock Wave, Snore, Stealth Rock, Stomping Tantrum, Super Fang, Superpower, Water Pulse.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Water 1, Field.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 127 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 144.

Pokédex entries

Bibarel fur repels water and is also a fantastic material for heat retention. These Pokémon create dams on rivers to live in. (Legends: Arceus)

It makes its nest by damming streams with bark and mud. It is known as an industrious worker. (Diamond, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

It busily makes its nest with stacks of branches and roots it has cut up with its sharp incisors. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, X, Omega Ruby)

A river dammed by Bibarel will never overflow its banks, which is appreciated by people nearby. (Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)

While its movements out of water are sluggish, it can swim as fast as any Feebas. (Pearl)

Names around the world

Trivia

• The only Pokémon with the Normal/Water typing.
• Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
• Heavier than 54% of all Pokémon (31.5 kg).
• Base stat total 410, ranked #590 of 1,025.
• One of 1 Pokémon that are both Normal and Water.
• One of 147 brown Pokémon.
• Number 14 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 73 different moves in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon.
• Catch rate 127: about 16.6% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 5 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Bibarel (Pokémon), Serebii: Bibarel (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (BY-buh-rel): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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