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Basculegion, a Water and Ghost type Pokémon, official artwork

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Basculegion: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

WaterGhostNU

Basculegion is a straightforward attacker, led by its HP (120) and Attack (112), with a base stat total of 530. Competitively it is competitive in the NeverUsed tier. In the VGC ladder it sits at 30.2% usage.

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What is Basculegion weak to?

How much damage Basculegion takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkElectricGhostGrass
0.5×ResistsBugFireIcePoisonSteelWater
0×Immune toFightingNormal

Basculegion takes super-effective damage from Dark, Electric, Ghost, Grass. It resists Bug, Fire, Ice, Poison, Steel, Water and is immune to Fighting, Normal.

Best moveset for Basculegion

The most-used moves on Basculegion in VGC (official doubles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Last RespectsGhost5025.2%
  • Aqua JetWater4024.4%
  • Wave CrashWater12022.2%
  • ProtectNormal-15.1%
  • Flip TurnWater609.5%
  • LiquidationWater853%

Best nature for Basculegion

Jolly. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Jolly with 2/32/0/0/0/32 EVs (32.8% of sets).

Abilities

  • Swift SwimIf Rain Dance is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.
  • AdaptabilityThis Pokemon's same-type attack bonus (STAB) is 2 instead of 1.5.
  • Mold BreakerThis Pokemon's moves and their effects ignore the Abilities of other Pokemon.

Evolution line

Basculin-White-Striped
Basculegion

Best teammates for Basculegion

Pokémon most often paired with Basculegion on successful VGC (official doubles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (56 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Head SmashRock15080%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
ThrashNormal120100%Physical
Wave CrashWater120100%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
Muddy WaterWater9085%Special
Phantom ForceGhost90100%Physical
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
UproarNormal90100%Special
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Psychic FangsPsychic85100%Physical
CrunchDark80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
Ice FangIce6595%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
Flip TurnWater60100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Last RespectsGhost50100%Physical
Aqua JetWater40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Scale ShotDragon2590%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FlailNormal?100%Physical
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SnowscapeIce--Status
SoakWater-100%Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Tail WhipNormal-100%Status