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Basculin, a Water type Pokémon, official artwork

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Basculin: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

WaterZU

Basculin is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Speed (98) and Attack (92), with a base stat total of 460. Competitively it is a lower-tier option.

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What is Basculin weak to?

How much damage Basculin takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricGrass
0.5×ResistsFireIceSteelWater

Basculin takes super-effective damage from Electric, Grass. It resists Fire, Ice, Steel, Water.

Best moveset for Basculin

Basculin has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Head SmashRock150
  • Wave CrashWater120
  • BlizzardIce110

Best nature for Basculin

Careful or Bold. Basculin's mixed stats mean the best nature depends on the set: boost whichever defense or attacking stat your build leans on.

Abilities

  • RecklessThis Pokemon's attacks with recoil or crash damage have 1.2x power; not Struggle.
  • 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.
Full learnset (50 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Head SmashRock15080%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
ThrashNormal120100%Physical
Wave CrashWater120100%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
Muddy WaterWater9085%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Psychic FangsPsychic85100%Physical
CrunchDark80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Bubble BeamWater65100%Special
Ice FangIce6595%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
Flip TurnWater60100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Aqua JetWater40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Scale ShotDragon2590%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
Final GambitFighting?100%Special
FlailNormal?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
EndureNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SnowscapeIce--Status
SoakWater-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Tail WhipNormal-100%Status
TauntDark-100%Status