Pokédex · VIII (Galar)

Basculegion#902

Strong point: HP — higher than 96% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 4 weaknesses, 6 resistances and 2 full immunities. Normal and Fighting-type moves do nothing to it at all.

Shiny Basculegion
Regular version
Water Ghost
Height: 3.0 m (9′10″) Weight: 110.0 kg (242.5 lbs)

Base stats

HP
120
96%
Atk
112
85%
Def
65
42%
SpA
80
64%
SpD
75
58%
Spe
78
64%
TOTAL
530
82%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: HP.

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

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (112) is 32 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 64% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
  • 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.
  • Swift Swim doubles Speed in rain. Calculate Speed benchmarks with the ability active — it may change the point of a +Spe or −Spe nature.

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

Regional numbers 3

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.

Hisui #167 Legends: Arceus
Kitakami #195 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask
Pokémon Champions #902 Champions

Abilities

  • Swift Swim Doubles Speed during rain.
  • Adaptability Increases the same-type attack bonus from 1.5× to 2×.
  • Mold Breaker Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.

Rank 146 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.17% of teams.

Tera Type Ghost 35.4% Water 34.1% Rock 12.7% Dragon 11.7% Ground 2.5% Dark 1.8%
EV spreads Jolly · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 SpD 34.2% Adamant · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP 15.6% Adamant · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 SpD 14.8% Adamant · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 Def 14% Adamant · 252 Atk / 236 Spe / 20 HP 8.3%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

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.

Egg Group: Water 2 Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: easy (135/255) Base friendship: 50/255 Base EXP: 265

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

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

Weak to Electric ×2 Grass ×2 Ghost ×2 Dark ×2
Resistant to Fire ×½ Water ×½ Ice ×½ Poison ×½ Bug ×½ Steel ×½
Immune to Normal ×0 Fighting ×0

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.

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

Offspring can come from 33 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 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 (41 via TM/TR, 2 via Egg) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 90 100% 10
1 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100% 15
1 Tail Whip Normal Status — 100% 30
1 Water Gun Water Special 40 100% 25
4 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
8 Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15
11 Hex Ghost Special 65 100% 10
12 Aqua Jet Water Physical 40 100% 20
16 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25
18 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15
20 Scary Face Normal Status — 100% 10
24 Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15
28 Soak Water Status — 100% 20
32 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100% 15
36 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20
40 Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10
44 Wave Crash Water Physical 120 100% 10
48 Thrash Normal Physical 120 100% 10
52 Double Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15
56 Head Smash Rock Physical 150 80% 5