Basculin

Basculin Water

Gen 9 ZU · Rank #9 · 12.97% usage

What beats Basculin in Gen 9 ZU? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, these Pokémon are the most effective checks and counters. The KO Rate (D) column shows how often Basculin is KO'd or forced out by each checker. Higher percentages mean stronger counters.

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Persian-Alola Persian-Alola 22 59.1% 10.48%
2 Smeargle Smeargle 22 59.1% 10.48%
3 Ariados Ariados 22 40.9% 10.48%
4 Morpeko Morpeko 23 47.8% 10.42%
5 Raichu-Alola Raichu-Alola 26 42.3% 9.69%
6 Golduck Golduck 27 51.9% 9.62%
7 Magcargo Magcargo 27 51.9% 9.62%
8 Dachsbun Dachsbun 27 51.9% 9.62%
9 Hattrem Hattrem 22 27.3% 9.50%
10 Dodrio Dodrio 27 37.0% 9.29%
11 Rampardos Rampardos 24 29.2% 9.28%
12 Piloswine Piloswine 29 41.4% 9.15%
13 Arbok Arbok 30 43.3% 9.05%
14 Trevenant Trevenant 24 75.0% 8.84%
15 Dugtrio Dugtrio 24 25.0% 8.84%
16 Granbull Granbull 23 78.3% 8.60%
17 Golem Golem 29 31.0% 8.59%
18 Glaceon Glaceon 35 48.6% 8.45%
19 Mabosstiff Mabosstiff 33 36.4% 8.37%
20 Indeedee-F Indeedee-F 30 30.0% 8.37%
21 Dugtrio-Alola Dugtrio-Alola 36 44.4% 8.28%
22 Regice Regice 36 58.3% 8.22%
23 Lurantis Lurantis 37 59.5% 8.07%
24 Zangoose Zangoose 36 33.3% 7.86%
25 Ditto Ditto 40 42.5% 7.82%
26 Klawf Klawf 30 23.3% 7.72%
27 Electivire Electivire 36 30.6% 7.68%
28 Sceptile Sceptile 42 40.5% 7.57%
29 Hitmonchan Hitmonchan 45 44.4% 7.41%
30 Exeggutor-Alola Exeggutor-Alola 25 84.0% 7.33%

KO Rate (D): % of Basculin's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Basculin. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.