Is Basculegion viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Basculegion is ranked #45 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 1.94% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Basculegion in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Arceus has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 60.0% of 36.140410876773274 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.1 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Basculegion matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Basculegion was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Basculegion counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0902 Basculegion

WaterGhost

USAGE 1.9% #45

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 99.5% Aqua Jet 81.7% Wave Crash 75.7% Flip Turn 33.7% Agility 22.5% Tera Blast 21.8% Liquidation 20.4% Substitute 9.2%

Items

Choice Scarf 37.7% Focus Sash 27.5% Life Orb 21.3% Choice Band 7.7% Mystic Water 1.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.2% Spell Tag 0.8% Leftovers 0.5%

Abilities

Swift Swim59.2%Adaptability40.1%Mold Breaker0.7%

Tera Types

Water 25.7% Ghost 21.4% Fighting 21.1% Normal 18.1% Ground 9.8% Fairy 1.7% Dark 0.9% Grass 0.5%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Basculegion + Kyogre 68.6% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

36.14

27.4

60.0% Standard error 8.15 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Basculegion Wave Crash vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus: 124-147 (27.9 - 33.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

92.69

14.7

50.4% Standard error 8.90 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

64.256

11.6

46.6% Standard error 8.77 points

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 View matchup

61.949

11.2

47.0% Standard error 8.96 points

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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Ranked #45 with 1.94% usage. Sorted by conservative score.