Basculin counters

Gen 9 Mix and Mega · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Basculin
#0550 Basculin
Water
USAGE 4.0% #35
ABILITYRattled
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 92
DEF 65
SPA 80
SPD 55
SPE 98
BST460
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Last Respects 100.0% Flip Turn 92.9% Liquidation 58.1% Substitute 44.9% Aqua Jet 38.2% Wave Crash 37.9% Psychic Fangs 12.4% Agility 6.2%
Items
Absolite Z 100.0% Scolipite 0.0% nothing 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Absolite 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Loaded Dice 0.0%
Abilities
Rattled59.6%Adaptability31.2%Mold Breaker9.2%
Common Teammates
Dragonite61.9%Regieleki48.7%Dragapult45.7%Zamazenta45.5%Arceus-Fairy37.3%Deoxys-Speed25.6%Magearna21.2%Great Tusk19.7%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #35 with 4.02% usage. Sorted by reliability score.