Is Basculegion viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Basculegion is ranked #42 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 2.03% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Basculegion in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

The best counter for Basculegion in Gen 9 Anything Goes is Calyrex-Shadow with a 52.5% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Basculegion include Calyrex-Shadow, Arceus, Ditto, Miraidon, Koraidon.

What is the best counter for Basculegion in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Calyrex-Shadow is the best counter for Basculegion in Gen 9 Anything Goes, KOing or forcing it out in 52.5% of their encounters.

Basculegion counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0902 Basculegion

WaterGhost

USAGE 2.0% #42

ABILITYSwift Swim

BASE STATS

HP 120

ATK 112

DEF 65

SPA 80

SPD 75

SPE 78

BST530

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

ElectricGrassGhostDark

½×

FireWaterIcePoisonBugSteel

0×

NormalFighting

Moves

Last Respects 99.6% Aqua Jet 85.1% Wave Crash 71.2% Agility 30.6% Flip Turn 30.0% Tera Blast 27.5% Liquidation 16.4% Waterfall 14.1%

Items

Choice Scarf 33.9% Focus Sash 31.6% Life Orb 19.5% Choice Band 6.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 5.3% Mystic Water 1.0% Spell Tag 0.6% Leftovers 0.4%

Abilities

Swift Swim53.7%Adaptability45.9%Mold Breaker0.4%

Tera Types

Ghost 28.3% Fighting 26.8% Normal 15.8% Water 14.9% Ground 6.8% Dark 5.1% Fairy 1.8% Grass 0.2%

Common Teammates

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK

114.758

52.5% checker faints 8.00%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Astral Barrage vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 444-524 (100 - 118%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Calyrex-Shadow counters → Teams with Calyrex-Shadow →

Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK

70.833

51.1% checker faints 8.26%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Arceus Shadow Claw vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 226-266 (50.9 - 59.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Arceus counters → Teams with Arceus →

Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK

25.562

47.8% checker faints 9.88%

DAMAGE CALC

Ditto vs. Basculegion: 0-0 (0 - 0%)

View Ditto counters → Teams with Ditto →

Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK

102.039

44.9% checker faints 8.49%

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Electro Drift (133.3251953125 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion in Electric Terrain: 734-866 (165.3 - 195%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK

84.653

44.4% checker faints 9.28%

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 418-493 (94.1 - 111%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO

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