Pokédex · IV (Sinnoh)

Bastiodon#411

Its greatest asset is Defense — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. Weak point: Speed — lower than 93% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. Defensively it can rely on 3 weaknesses, 8 resistances and 1 full immunity. Watch out for the Fighting, Ground types — damage from them is quadrupled.

Bastiodon
Shiny version
Rock Steel
Height: 1.3 m (4′03″) Weight: 149.5 kg (329.6 lbs)

Base stats

HP
60
34%
Atk
52
21%
Def
168
99%
SpA
47
26%
SpD
138
99%
Spe
30
7%
TOTAL
495
68%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense; weak point: Speed.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

The stats describe a physical wall — it hits weakly on both sides, but its Defense stays high. A nature does not touch HP, so extra bulk can only be added on this side.

  • Impish +Def · −SpA Raises what this species uses to absorb hits, at the cost of Sp. Atk — a stat it does not use anyway.
  • Relaxed +Def · −Spe The same defensive gain, paid for with Speed it does not have anyway. Under Trick Room the drop becomes an advantage.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 7

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Sinnoh #039 Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Pokémon Conquest #164 —
Alola #191 Sun / Moon
Alola #238 Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Hisui #211 Legends: Arceus
Blueberry Academy #110 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk
Pokémon Champions #411 Champions

Abilities

  • Sturdy Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.
  • Soundproof Protects against sound-based moves.

Pokédex entry

Any frontal attack is repulsed. It is a docile Pokémon that feeds on grass and berries.

Egg Group: Monster Gender: 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 173

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Bastiodon takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Fighting ×4 Ground ×4 Water ×2
Resistant to Normal ×¼ Flying ×¼ Ice ×½ Psychic ×½ Bug ×½ Rock ×½ Dragon ×½ Fairy ×½
Immune to Poison ×0

How it was drawn

2006–2019

The sprites come straight from the games in which Bastiodon appeared — one from each release.

Gen 4 2006
Bastiodon in Diamond / Pearl
Diamond / Pearl
Bastiodon in Platinum
Platinum
Bastiodon in HeartGold / SoulSilver
HeartGold / SoulSilver
Gen 5 2010
Bastiodon in Black / White
Black / White
Gen 6 2013
Bastiodon in X / Y
X / Y
Bastiodon in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Bastiodon in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Gen 8 2019
Bastiodon in Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Bastiodon — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Bastiodon — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Bastiodon — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (7)

All Bastiodon cards →

Bastiodon has 7 cards in 7 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 80 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 30 cycles, which is roughly 7,900 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (74 via TM/TR, 7 via Egg, 16 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Metal Sound Steel Status — 85% 40
1 Protect Normal Status — — 10
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
1 Taunt Dark Status — 100% 20
15 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10
15 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20
19 Iron Defense Steel Status — — 15
24 Swagger Normal Status — 85% 15
28 Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100% 5
29 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10
30 Block Normal Status — — 5
36 Endure Normal Status — — 10
37 Stealth Rock Rock Status — — 20
43 Metal Burst Steel Physical — 100% 10
47 Double Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15
51 Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100% 15
58 Heavy Slam Steel Physical — 100% 10