How to defeat Rogue Mega Barbaracle in Pokemon Legends Z-A

The Rogue Mega Barbaracle in Pokemon Legends Z-A is another strong opponent that you must defeat. It has various moves fit for battle, alongside a powerful set of punches. However, there are several weaknesses to this Pokemon, meaning you can secure victory by carefully selecting your fighter.

This article will highlight the best method to defeat Rogue Mega Barbaracle in Pokemon Legends Z-A.

Note: Parts of this article are subjective and reflect the author’s opinion.

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How to beat Rogue Mega Barbaracle in Pokemon Legends Z-A

The Rogue Mega Barbaracle in Pokemon Legends Z-A can be found in the Southern part of Lumiose City. Head to the Wild Zone 12 and navigate toward the North; keep moving left. Inside, you can find the waterway canal with stone wall edges that block the territory.

Here is a quick overview of the Rogue Mega Barbaracle, its abilities, and attack strategy:

Weaknesses

• Ground
• Fighting
• Electric
• Grass

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Resistance

• Normal
• Flying
• Poison
• Fire
• Ice

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Attacks

• Rock Slide: Summons rocks to fall into the arena at your location.
• Power-Up Punch: Mega Barbaracle shortly charges up a punch and swings at the target.
• Slash: This ability has a long wind-up time and enables Barbaracle to move toward you to launch a barrage of punches.
• Binacles: This Pokemon can call out smaller mobs in the arena to join in the fight.
• Waterfall: Mega Barbaracle can create a wave to ride and use it to close the distance between itself and the target.

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Beating Rogue Mega Barbaracle in Pokemon Legends Z-A

Mega Barbaracle has different attacks for the battle (Image via YouTube/@Mixeli)

Chikorita can be a good pick for this battle as a Grass-type Pokemon, as is its evolved form, Bayleef. The latter is not weak to the Rock and Water categories, making it quite resilient against the Rogue Mega Barbaracle.

Mega Barbaracle's continuous punches deal a lot of damage (Image via YouTube/@Mixeli)

Start your battle with Razor Leaf to deal Grass-type and physical damage. Follow it up with Leech Seed to preserve your health while dealing damage to Mega Barbaracle. You can then launch a Solar Beam, but note that it takes a bit of time to deploy.

Leaf Storm is another good ability from the Special category that can be used during this fight. However, it is unlocked only when Bayleef reaches level 56 and may not be available to everyone.

Mega Barbaracle can launch a powerful and large energy beam (Image via YouTube/@Mixeli)

Maintain distance during battle to avoid taking unnecessary damage. Once Mega Barbaracle launches its moves, you can start spamming attacks. When the critter's HP starts dropping, it will start a long charging animation, drawing in golden energy to launch a massive attack. This is where you must constantly run around the arena to avoid a flurry of high-damage punches.

You will also need to dodge the powerful beam that follows the punches. The beam flows in a straight trajectory, so it is easy to dodge as long as you are far away. The animation delays of Barbaracle will help you throughout the fight.

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Rewards

Reward for defeating Rogue Mega Barbaracle in Pokemon Legends Z-A (Image via YouTube/@Mixeli)

For defeating the Rogue Mega Barbaracle in Pokemon Legends Z-A, you will gain the Barbaracite item. This can be used to help your own Barbaracle undergo Mega Evolution in future battles.

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