Basculin counters

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

Basculin
#0550 Basculin
Water
USAGE 15.2% #12
ABILITYAdaptability
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 92
DEF 65
SPA 80
SPD 55
SPE 98
BST460
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Flip Turn 99.9% Wave Crash 94.7% Psychic Fangs 79.0% Aqua Jet 54.1% Double-Edge 51.2% Liquidation 4.9% Ice Beam 3.9% Hydro Pump 3.9%
Items
Choice Scarf 89.3% Choice Band 6.0% Life Orb 3.5% Mystic Water 0.8% Choice Specs 0.2% Eviolite 0.2% Loaded Dice 0.0% Normal Gem 0.0%
Abilities
Adaptability96.8%Reckless2.2%Rattled0.8%Rock Head0.2%Mold Breaker0.0%
Tera Types
Water 46.7% Normal 41.3% Psychic 8.2% Dragon 3.3% Steel 0.3% Rock 0.1% Ground 0.0% Ice 0.0%
Common Teammates
Mesprit66.5%Skuntank43.1%Whimsicott29.7%Eelektross24.1%Jolteon22.1%Regirock21.4%Sandslash20.4%Froslass18.3%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #12 with 15.25% usage. Sorted by reliability score.