Is Basculegion viable in Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-B Best of 3?

Basculegion is ranked #5 in Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-B Best of 3 with 37.37% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Basculegion in Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-B Best of 3?

Kingambit has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 47.2% of 603.8512275005514 relevant encounters. Standard error is 2.0 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Basculegion matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-B Best of 3?

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 Champions VGC 2026 Reg M-B Best of 3 · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0902 Basculegion

WaterGhost

USAGE 37.4% #5

ABILITYAdaptability

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 100.0% Aqua Jet 99.7% Wave Crash 97.7% Protect 78.8% Flip Turn 21.1% Liquidation 2.3% Soak 0.1% Ice Fang 0.0%

Items

Mystic Water 35.0% Life Orb 31.6% Choice Scarf 21.2% Sitrus Berry 6.8% Colbur Berry 2.4% Focus Sash 2.3% Spell Tag 0.4% Kasib Berry 0.2%

Abilities

Adaptability98.6%Swift Swim1.4%Mold Breaker0.0%

Common Teammates

Kingambit67.8%

Whimsicott63.4%

Charizard-Mega-Y63.0%

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Explore Basculegion + Kingambit teams 39 score Explore Basculegion + Farigiraf teams 34 score Explore Basculegion + Basculegion teams 31 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Basculegion + Kingambit 67.8% 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

Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

603.851

39.0

47.2% Standard error 2.03 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Kingambit Kowtow Cleave vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 304-359 (133.9 - 158.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Farigiraf

NormalPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

167.357

33.9

49.3% Standard error 3.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Farigiraf Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 88-104 (38.7 - 45.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Basculegion

WaterGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

297.533

30.9

42.3% Standard error 2.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Adaptability Basculegion Last Respects vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 160-192 (70.4 - 84.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Garchomp

DragonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

394.081

28.7

38.5% Standard error 2.45 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Garchomp Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 173-204 (76.2 - 89.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Venusaur

GrassPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

207.402

27.7

41.4% Standard error 3.42 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Venusaur Leaf Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 176-210 (77.5 - 92.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Charizard-Mega-Y

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

483.684

27.5

36.3% Standard error 2.19 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Solar Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 152-180 (66.9 - 79.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Sneasler

FightingPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

457.785

27.5

36.5% Standard error 2.25 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sneasler Gunk Shot vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 80-94 (35.2 - 41.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Whimsicott

GrassFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

330.227

26.8

37.5% Standard error 2.66 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Whimsicott Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 55-66 (24.2 - 29%) -- 98.9% chance to 4HKO

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Sylveon

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

221.403

24.6

37.6% Standard error 3.26 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Fairy Feather Pixilate Sylveon Hyper Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 156-184 (68.7 - 81%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Floette-Mega

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

247.184

23.2

35.4% Standard error 3.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Fairy Aura Floette-Mega Light of Ruin vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 171-202 (75.3 - 88.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Sinistcha

GrassGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

319.931

22.3

32.8% Standard error 2.63 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Sinistcha Leaf Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 204-240 (89.8 - 105.7%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

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Incineroar

FireDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

852.117

21.9

28.0% Standard error 1.54 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Incineroar Darkest Lariat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 206-246 (90.7 - 108.3%) -- 50% chance to OHKO

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Staraptor-Mega

FightingFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

158.973

21.6

36.9% Standard error 3.83 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Staraptor-Mega Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 169-199 (74.4 - 87.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Pelipper

WaterFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

140.52

20.8

37.1% Standard error 4.07 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Pelipper Hurricane vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 73-87 (32.1 - 38.3%) -- 95.7% chance to 3HKO

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Excadrill

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

71.348

19.8

43.3% Standard error 5.87 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 136-162 (59.9 - 71.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Archaludon

SteelDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

168.131

19.4

34.0% Standard error 3.65 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ SpA Archaludon Electro Shot vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 204-242 (89.8 - 106.6%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

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Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock SOFT CHECK View matchup

92.784

18.2

38.4% Standard error 5.05 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Arcanine-Hisui Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 183-216 (80.6 - 95.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Tyranitar-Mega

RockDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

98.229

16.0

35.2% Standard error 4.82 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Tyranitar-Mega Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 306-362 (134.8 - 159.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

74.075

15.4

38.0% Standard error 5.64 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 174-205 (76.6 - 90.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Lycanroc-Dusk

Rock SOFT CHECK View matchup

36.068

13.1

46.3% Standard error 8.30 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Lycanroc-Dusk Rock Blast (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 93-111 (40.9 - 48.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Gengar-Mega

GhostPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

86.128

11.8

31.9% Standard error 5.02 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gengar-Mega Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 158-188 (69.6 - 82.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Raichu-Mega-Y

Electric SOFT CHECK View matchup

49.213

10.6

38.3% Standard error 6.93 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Raichu-Mega-Y Zap Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 228-270 (100.4 - 118.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Delphox-Mega

FirePsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

98.005

9.5

27.6% Standard error 4.52 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Delphox-Mega Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 124-147 (54.6 - 64.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

104.582

9.4

26.7% Standard error 4.33 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Infestation vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 3-4 (1.3 - 1.7%) -- guaranteed 8HKO after trapping damage

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Politoed

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

50.925

8.3

35.0% Standard error 6.68 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Politoed Weather Ball (100 BP Water) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion in Rain: 48-57 (21.1 - 25.1%) -- 0.1% chance to 4HKO

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Maushold

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

46.353

8.3

36.6% Standard error 7.07 points

Torkoal

Fire SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.848

6.8

48.6% Standard error 10.46 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ SpA Torkoal Solar Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Basculegion: 98-116 (43.1 - 51.1%) -- 3.1% chance to 2HKO

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Swampert-Mega

WaterGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

65.317

6.0

28.3% Standard error 5.57 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Swampert-Mega Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 192-226 (84.5 - 99.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Dragonite

DragonFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

29.619

5.2

41.4% Standard error 9.05 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Dragonite Dragon Claw vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 142-168 (62.5 - 74%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Grimmsnarl

DarkFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

103.235

2.2

17.0% Standard error 3.70 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Grimmsnarl Sucker Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Basculegion: 176-210 (77.5 - 92.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ranked #5 with 37.37% usage. Sorted by conservative score.