Pokédex No.0550
Visual data
No.0550 · Hostile Pokémon
Basculin
バスラオ
Water
Height
1.0 m
Weight
18.0 kg
Color
Green
Shape
Fish
Abilities
Strengthens recoil moves to 1.2× their power.
Increases the same-type attack bonus from 1.5× to 2×.
Mold BreakerHidden
Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.
02 //Base stats
StatBase
HP70
250–344
Attack92
170–311
Defense65
121–251
Sp. Atk80
148–284
Sp. Def55
103–229
Speed98
180–324
Total460Higher than 52% of all Pokémon
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 49%
- Attacktop 31%
- Defensetop 57%
- Sp. Atktop 36%
- Sp. Deftop 71%
- Speedtop 16%
03 //Type matchups
Defensive multipliers
Takes 2× damage
ElectricGrass
Takes ½× damage
FireWaterIceSteel
Damage taken from every type
Normal1×
Fire½×
Water½×
Electric2×
Grass2×
Ice½×
Fighting1×
Poison1×
Ground1×
Flying1×
Psychic1×
Bug1×
Rock1×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel½×
Fairy1×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
FireGroundRock
04 //Evolution
Take 294 recoil damage without fainting
05 //Easily confused with
Most similar silhouettes
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
06 //Where to find it
By game
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
SV | East Province Area ThreeAtlas | Wild |
SV | East Province Area TwoAtlas | Wild |
SV | Glaseado MountainAtlas | Wild |
SV | South Province Area FiveAtlas | Wild |
SV | South Province Area FourAtlas | Wild |
SV | South Province Area OneAtlas | Wild |
SV | South Province Area SixAtlas | Wild |
SV | South Province Area ThreeAtlas | Wild |
SV | Tera Raid Battles 3★ | Tera Raid |
SV | Tera Raid Battles The Teal Mask · 3★ | Tera Raid |
SV | Timeless Woods The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | West Province Area OneAtlas | Wild |
SV | West Province Area ThreeAtlas | Wild |
SV | West Province Area TwoAtlas | Wild |
ZA | Not in this game | |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
07 //Moves
55 moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | 100 | 30 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Water | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| 4 | Page → | Normal | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| 8 | Page → | Normal | — | 100 | 15 | ||
| 12 | Page → | Water | 40 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 16 | Page → | Dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | ||
| 20 | Page → | Normal | — | 100 | 10 | ||
| 24 | Page → | Normal | 70 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 28 | Page → | Water | — | 100 | 20 | ||
| 32 | Page → | Dark | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 36 | Page → | Normal | 90 | 85 | 20 | ||
| 40 | Page → | Fighting | — | 100 | 5 | ||
| 44 | Page → | Water | 120 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 48 | Page → | Normal | 120 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 52 | Page → | Normal | 120 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 56 | Page → | Rock | 150 | 80 | 5 |
Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.
08 //Pokédex entries
8 unique entries
Though it differs from other Basculin in several respects, including demeanor—this one is gentle—I have categorized it as a regional form given the vast array of shared qualities.
In the past, it often appeared on the dinner table. The meat of red-striped Basculin is on the fatty side, and it’s more popular with the youth.
Anglers love the fight this Pokémon puts up on the hook. And there are always more to catch— many people release them into lakes illicitly.
When a school of Basculin appears in a lake, everything else disappears, except for Corphish and Crawdaunt. That’s how violent Basculin are.
Savage, violent Pokémon, red and blue Basculin are always fighting each other over territory.
Red- and blue-striped Basculin are very violent and always fighting. They are also remarkably tasty.
09 //Names in other languages
9 languages
- Japanese
- バスラオ
- Rōmaji
- Bassrao
- Korean
- 배쓰나이
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 野蛮鲈鱼
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 野蠻鱸魚
- French
- Bargantua
- German
- Barschuft
- Spanish
- Basculin
- Italian
- Basculin
10 //Training & breeding
Training
EV yield2 Speed
Catch rate25 (7.7% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship70
Base experience161
Growth rateMedium
Breeding
Egg groupsWater2
Egg cycles40
Gender50% ♂ · 50% ♀
Gender differencesNo
Habitat—
Other names
Japaneseバスラオ
Korean배쓰나이
GermanBarschuft
FrenchBargantua
SpanishBasculin
ItalianBasculin
Regional Pokédex numbers
Original Unova #56Updated Unova #104Kalos Mountain #60Updated Alola #188Updated Akala #89Updated Ulaula #80Updated Poni #75Galar #154Crown Tundra #64Hisui #166Paldea #138Kitakami #194
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