Forms

#0902

Basculegion

Big Fish Pokémon

Clads itself in the souls of comrades that perished before fulfilling their goals of journeying upstream. No other species throughout all Hisui's rivers is Basculegion's equal.

Details

Height3.0 m

Weight110.0 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate135(27.2%)Moderate

Base friendship50Low

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP265

Abilities

Swift Swim

Doubles Speed during rain.

Adaptability

Increases the same-type attack bonus from 1.5× to 2×.

Mold BreakerHidden

Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.

Egg groups: Water 2

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

120

Attack

112

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

530

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ghost2×

Grass2×

Electric2×

Dark2×

Resistant to

Poison½×

Bug½×

Steel½×

Fire½×

Water½×

Ice½×

Immune to

Normal0×

Fighting0×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Choice Band

Moves

Item

Choice Band

Ability{"Adaptability","Swift Swim"}

NatureNaughty+Atk/−SpD

TeraWaterGhost

EV spread

Atk▲252

SpD▼4

Spe252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Evolution

#0550Basculin

recoil damage

#0902Basculegion

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Basculegion can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Phantom Force User vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect.	Ghost	Physical	90	100	10
1	Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
1	Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	40	100	25
4	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
8	Flail Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Normal	Physical	—	100	15
11	Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.	Ghost	Special	65	100	10
12	Aqua Jet Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Physical	40	100	20
16	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
18	Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Psychic	Physical	80	90	15
20	Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100	10
24	Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
28	Soak Changes the target’s type to Water.	Water	Status	—	100	20
32	Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
36	Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
40	Uproar Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time.	Normal	Special	90	100	10
44	Wave Crash	Water	Physical	120	100	10
48	Thrash Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.	Normal	Physical	120	100	10
52	Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
56	Head Smash User receives 1/2 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Rock	Physical	150	80	5