#550
Basculin
Its temperament is vicious and aggressive. This Pokémon is also full of vitality and can multiply rapidly before anyone notices.
- Height
- 1 m
- Weight
- 18 kg
- Generation
- 5
- EV yield
- +2 Speed
Base stats
Abilities
This Pokemon's attacks with recoil or crash damage have their power multiplied by 1.2. Does not affect Struggle.
This Pokemon's moves that match one of its types have a same-type attack bonus (STAB) of 2 instead of 1.5.
This Pokemon's moves and their effects ignore certain Abilities of other Pokemon. The Abilities that can be negated are Armor Tail, Aroma Veil, Aura Break, Battle Armor, Big Pecks, Bulletproof, Clear Body, Contrary, Damp, Dazzling, Disguise, Dry Skin, Earth Eater, Filter, Flash Fire, Flower Gift, Flower Veil, Fluffy, Friend Guard, Fur Coat, Good as Gold, Grass Pelt, Guard Dog, Heatproof, Heavy Metal, Hyper Cutter, Ice Face, Ice Scales, Illuminate, Immunity, Inner Focus, Insomnia, Keen Eye, Leaf Guard, Levitate, Light Metal, Lightning Rod, Limber, Magic Bounce, Magma Armor, Marvel Scale, Mind's Eye, Mirror Armor, Motor Drive, Multiscale, Oblivious, Overcoat, Own Tempo, Pastel Veil, Punk Rock, Purifying Salt, Queenly Majesty, Sand Veil, Sap Sipper, Shell Armor, Shield Dust, Simple, Snow Cloak, Solid Rock, Soundproof, Sticky Hold, Storm Drain, Sturdy, Suction Cups, Sweet Veil, Tangled Feet, Telepathy, Tera Shell, Thermal Exchange, Thick Fat, Unaware, Vital Spirit, Volt Absorb, Water Absorb, Water Bubble, Water Veil, Well-Baked Body, White Smoke, Wind Rider, Wonder Guard, and Wonder Skin. This affects every other Pokemon on the field, whether or not it is a target of this Pokemon's move, and whether or not their Ability is beneficial to this Pokemon.
Recommended natures Smogon Gen 8
View the full set on Smogon
Weaknesses & resistances
Evolution line
BasculinWhere to catch
No information yet on how to obtain this Pokémon.
Moves
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water GunNo additional effect. | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | |
| 1 | Tail WhipLowers the foe(s) Defense by 1. | Status | — | 100 | 30 | |
| 4 | TackleNo additional effect. | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 8 | FlailMore power the less HP the user has left. | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | |
| 12 | Aqua JetUsually goes first. | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | |
| 16 | Bite30% chance to flinch the target. | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| 20 | Scary FaceLowers the target's Speed by 2. | Status | — | 100 | 10 | |
| 24 | Headbutt30% chance to flinch the target. | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | |
| 28 | SoakChanges the target's type to Water. | Status | — | 100 | 20 | |
| 32 | Crunch20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1. | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| 36 | Take DownHas 1/4 recoil. | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | |
| 40 | Final GambitDoes damage equal to the user's HP. User faints. | Special | — | 100 | 5 | |
| 44 | Wave CrashHas 33% recoil. | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| 48 | ThrashLasts 2-3 turns. Confuses the user afterwards. | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| 52 | Double-EdgeHas 33% recoil. | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | |
| 56 | Head SmashHas 1/2 recoil. | Physical | 150 | 80 | 5 |

