Basculin

Hostile Pokémon

In the past, it often appeared on the dinner table. The meat of red-striped Basculin is on the fatty side, and it’s more popular with the youth.
Pokédex entry · Shield

3 forms

Profile

Height: 1.0 m · 3′03″
Weight: 18.0 kg · 39.7 lb
Abilities: Reckless Adaptability Mold Breakerhidden
Gender: 50% male · 50% female
Catch rate: 25 (9.8% with a Poké Ball at full HP)
Base friendship: 70
Egg groups: Water2
Hatch time: 40 cycles
Growth rate: Medium
Base experience: 161
Habitat: —
Colour · shape: Green · Fish

Base stats

HP: 70
Attack: 92
Defense: 65
Sp. Atk: 80
Sp. Def: 55
Speed: 98
Total: 460

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

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Weak to: Electric ×2, Grass ×2
Resists: Fire ×½, Water ×½, Ice ×½, Steel ×½

Evolution

#0550Basculin

Take 294 recoil damage without fainting (male) or Take 294 recoil damage without fainting (female)

#0902Basculegion

Moves

Learnset from Scarlet and Violet

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
1	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100%	25
4	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
8	Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
12	Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100%	20
16	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
20	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
24	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15
28	Soak	Water	Status	—	100%	20
32	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
36	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
40	Final Gambit	Fighting	Special	—	100%	5
44	Wave Crash	Water	Physical	120	100%	10
48	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100%	10
52	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
56	Head Smash	Rock	Physical	150	80%	5

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100%	20
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100%	5
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Flip Turn	Water	Physical	60	100%	20
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80%	5
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95%	15
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100%	10
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95%	15
Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85%	10
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100%	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	15
Scale Shot	Dragon	Physical	25	90%	20
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Snowscape	Ice	Status	0	—	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Surf	Water	Special	90	100%	15
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20
Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100%	15
Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85%	15
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Bubble Beam	Water	Special	65	100%	20
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100%	5

Profile

Height: 1.0 m · 3′03″
Weight: 18.0 kg · 39.7 lb
Abilities: Rattled Adaptability Mold Breakerhidden
Gender: 50% male · 50% female
Catch rate: 25 (9.8% with a Poké Ball at full HP)
Base friendship: 70
Egg groups: Water2
Hatch time: 40 cycles
Growth rate: Medium
Base experience: 161
Habitat: —
Colour · shape: Green · Fish

Base stats

HP: 70
Attack: 92
Defense: 65
Sp. Atk: 80
Sp. Def: 55
Speed: 98
Total: 460

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

nor fir½ wat½ ele2 gra2 ice½ fig poi gro fly psy bug roc gho dra dar ste½ fai

Weak to: Electric ×2, Grass ×2
Resists: Fire ×½, Water ×½, Ice ×½, Steel ×½

Moves

Learnset from Scarlet and Violet

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
1	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100%	25
4	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
8	Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
12	Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100%	20
16	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
20	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
24	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15
28	Soak	Water	Status	—	100%	20
32	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
36	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
40	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
44	Wave Crash	Water	Physical	120	100%	10
48	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100%	10
52	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
56	Head Smash	Rock	Physical	150	80%	5

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100%	20
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100%	5
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Flip Turn	Water	Physical	60	100%	20
Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80%	5
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95%	15
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100%	10
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95%	15
Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85%	10
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100%	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Scale Shot	Dragon	Physical	25	90%	20
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Snowscape	Ice	Status	0	—	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Surf	Water	Special	90	100%	15
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20
Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100%	15
Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85%	15
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15