Barball

Barball is a dual-type Steel/Poison Pokémon.

It evolves into Barbviral when leveled up while knowing the move.

Physiology
Barball is a Pokémon that is a small poisonous metal ball. The main body is indigo, with dark gray metal around it that goes in a cross shape, four diagonal dark gray spikes, two small white eyes with pinprick black pupils, and many small pinkish-purple spikes on the top of the cross-shaped metal.

Gender Differences
None, because it's Gender-less.

Special Abilities
Barball shed their worn-out spikes for new, sharper ones every once in a while. The shed spikes are still incredibly venomous, and have been used as arrowheads in the past.

Behavior
Every once in a while, Barball will shed its worn-out spikes for new, sharper ones. These shed spikes have been used as arrowheads in the past. They must be avoided, because they're still incredibly venomous and very dangerous.

Habitat
Wild Barball are found in the grass on Routes 6 and 7.

Shiny Coloration Differences
For Shiny Barball, the indigo turns a fairly dark shade of pink, while the pinkish-purple spikes turn yellow.

Trivia

 * Prior to Version 1.0.1, Barball uses Ferrothorn's cry.
 * Barball and Barbviral have a Type combination that no official Pokémon currently have.


 * Barball has the lowest base Speed Stat of all of the Steel- and Poison-type Pokémon, and is tied with Iggle for the lowest base Speed Stat of all of the Pokémon currently available in Solar Light and Lunar Dark.

Origin
Barball is mainly based on the club of a mace used in medieval times. It also draws some inspiration from poison and wrecking balls.

Name Origin
Barball's name comes from the words Barb and ball.