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Basculegion-F

WaterGhost Legal in M-C

Basculegion-F is #62 on the ladder, on 1.7% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 120
Atk 92
Def 65
SpA 100
SpD 75
Spe 78

Base stat total 530

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

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130

Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 1 Def / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe · Modest Nature

Types and weaknesses

WaterGhost
Weak ×2
ElectricGrassGhostDark
Resists ×½
FireWaterIcePoisonBugSteel
Immune
NormalFighting

Abilities

Swift Swim
If Rain is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled. · used by 82%
Adaptability
This Pokemon's same-type attack bonus (STAB) is 2 instead of 1.5. · used by 18%
Mold Breaker
This Pokemon's moves and their effects ignore the Abilities of other Pokemon. · used by 0%

Speed tier

Most common
130 (Modest, 32 Spe SP, 77% of spreads)
With Choice Scarf
195 (held by 9%)
Fastest
143 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
98 (0 SP)
Slowest
88 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 130, it outspeeds 18 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Kommo-o 137
  2. Mega Tyranitar 135
  3. Venusaur 132
  4. Basculegion-F (this) 130
  5. Mega Blastoise 130
  6. Pelipper 128
  7. Mega Swampert 122
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #62 · on 1.7% of teams · 15,389 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Shadow Ball 98.5%
  2. Muddy Water 97.8%
  3. Ice Beam 96.0%
  4. Protect 90.3%
  5. Flip Turn 7.1%
  6. Hydro Pump 2.9%
  7. Last Respects 1.6%
  8. Icy Wind 1.6%
  9. Soak 1.1%
  10. Wave Crash 1.1%

Items

  1. Life Orb 61.4%
  2. Focus Sash 28.1%
  3. Choice Scarf 9.2%
  4. Rindo Berry 0.7%
  5. Mystic Water 0.3%
  6. Wide Lens 0.2%

Abilities

  1. Swift Swim 82.4%
  2. Adaptability 17.5%
  3. Mold Breaker 0.0%

Spreads

  1. Modest 0/0/1/32/1/32 · Spe 130 39.5%
  2. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 130 24.9%
  3. Timid 0/0/1/32/1/32 · Spe 143 14.2%
  4. Modest 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 130 6.4%
  5. Modest 9/0/16/19/3/19 · Spe 117 6.4%
  6. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 143 1.8%
  7. Modest 0/0/0/32/2/32 · Spe 130 1.5%
  8. Rash 0/0/4/30/0/32 · Spe 130 0.7%

Teammates

  1. Pelipper 78.3%
  2. Archaludon 73.9%
  3. Indeedee-F 46.3%
  4. Mega Gardevoir 44.6%
  5. Liepard 39.2%
  6. Mega Golisopod 22.4%
  7. Sneasler 15.2%
  8. Mega Swampert 15.0%
  9. Tsareena 12.3%
  10. Rillaboom 11.9%
  11. Mega Metagross 8.4%
  12. Mega Salamence 8.1%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #109 · on 0.5% of teams · 15,389 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Shadow Ball 92.6%
  2. Muddy Water 80.7%
  3. Ice Beam 78.8%
  4. Protect 63.6%
  5. Icy Wind 18.1%
  6. Flip Turn 16.8%
  7. Hydro Pump 15.6%
  8. Surf 8.1%
  9. Last Respects 6.8%
  10. Aqua Jet 5.0%

Items

  1. Life Orb 34.5%
  2. Choice Scarf 33.7%
  3. Focus Sash 22.4%
  4. Mystic Water 6.2%
  5. Wide Lens 0.9%
  6. Expert Belt 0.9%

Abilities

  1. Adaptability 55.3%
  2. Swift Swim 44.4%
  3. Mold Breaker 0.3%

Spreads

  1. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 130 30.2%
  2. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 143 21.1%
  3. Modest 0/0/1/32/1/32 · Spe 130 7.1%
  4. Modest 9/0/16/19/3/19 · Spe 117 5.6%
  5. Modest 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 130 3.6%
  6. Timid 0/0/1/32/1/32 · Spe 143 3.0%
  7. Timid 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 143 2.1%
  8. Modest 0/0/0/32/2/32 · Spe 130 1.8%

Teammates

  1. Pelipper 44.5%
  2. Archaludon 30.0%
  3. Rillaboom 29.2%
  4. Mega Golisopod 26.8%
  5. Mega Salamence 21.7%
  6. Sneasler 18.9%
  7. Farigiraf 16.4%
  8. Indeedee-F 15.9%
  9. Kingambit 13.7%
  10. Mega Swampert 10.3%
  11. Incineroar 9.5%
  12. Mega Gardevoir 9.0%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #141 · on 0.4% of teams · 15,389 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Shadow Ball 86.8%
  2. Muddy Water 70.2%
  3. Ice Beam 69.5%
  4. Protect 60.0%
  5. Flip Turn 22.3%
  6. Hydro Pump 19.5%
  7. Icy Wind 15.8%
  8. Surf 12.8%
  9. Last Respects 12.7%
  10. Aqua Jet 9.0%

Items

  1. Choice Scarf 36.4%
  2. Life Orb 32.5%
  3. Focus Sash 16.4%
  4. Mystic Water 9.0%
  5. Expert Belt 1.4%
  6. Wide Lens 1.2%

Abilities

  1. Adaptability 61.1%
  2. Swift Swim 37.4%
  3. Mold Breaker 1.5%

Spreads

  1. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 130 26.3%
  2. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 143 21.7%
  3. Modest 0/0/1/32/1/32 · Spe 130 4.9%
  4. Modest 9/0/16/19/3/19 · Spe 117 3.5%
  5. Modest 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 130 3.0%
  6. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 143 2.3%
  7. Timid 0/0/1/32/1/32 · Spe 143 2.1%
  8. Timid 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 143 1.5%

Teammates

  1. Pelipper 40.4%
  2. Rillaboom 26.0%
  3. Mega Golisopod 24.3%
  4. Archaludon 23.1%
  5. Sneasler 19.8%
  6. Mega Salamence 17.4%
  7. Indeedee-F 14.6%
  8. Farigiraf 14.3%
  9. Kingambit 13.3%
  10. Incineroar 10.8%
  11. Whimsicott 9.7%
  12. Garchomp 8.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 56 of 4,641 teams (1.2%) · win rate 53.5% (95% interval 47.6%–59.4%, n = 270 games) · 4 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

  1. Mega Raichu Y +1.5 pp n = 112 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Mega Raichu Y beat teams bringing Basculegion-F more often than expected+1.5 pp · n = 112 · Showdown replays

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Strong against (replays)

Teams with it beat teams bringing these more often than expected.

  1. Sneasler +4.4 pp n = 106 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Sneasler more often than expected+4.4 pp · n = 106 · Showdown replays
  2. Incineroar +3.4 pp n = 73 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Incineroar more often than expected+3.4 pp · n = 73 · Showdown replays
  3. Basculegion +2.8 pp n = 66 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Basculegion more often than expected+2.8 pp · n = 66 · Showdown replays
  4. Kingambit +2.5 pp n = 68 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Kingambit more often than expected+2.5 pp · n = 68 · Showdown replays
  5. Rillaboom +2.3 pp n = 138 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Rillaboom more often than expected+2.3 pp · n = 138 · Showdown replays
  6. Gholdengo +2.0 pp n = 102 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Gholdengo more often than expected+2.0 pp · n = 102 · Showdown replays

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

  1. Pelipper +2.4 pp n = 286 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatWins more often when brought together with Pelipper+2.4 pp · n = 286 · Showdown replays
  2. Mega Golisopod +1.5 pp n = 210 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatWins more often when brought together with Mega Golisopod+1.5 pp · n = 210 · Showdown replays

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Liepard +38.4 pp n = 6,031 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 39% of Basculegion-F teams; Liepard is on 1% of all teams (52.64× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Tsareena +11.4 pp n = 1,890 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Basculegion-F teams; Tsareena is on 1% of all teams (14.48× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Pelipper +63.5 pp n = 12,054 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 78% of Basculegion-F teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (5.28× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Gardevoir +35.1 pp n = 6,857 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 45% of Basculegion-F teams; Mega Gardevoir is on 9% of all teams (4.72× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Archaludon +56.7 pp n = 11,368 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 74% of Basculegion-F teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (4.30× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Swampert +9.7 pp n = 2,311 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Basculegion-F teams; Mega Swampert is on 5% of all teams (2.84× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Indeedee-F +26.0 pp n = 7,119 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 46% of Basculegion-F teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (2.28× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Golisopod +6.7 pp n = 3,441 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Basculegion-F teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (1.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Mega Metagross +2.2 pp n = 1,299 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Basculegion-F teams; Mega Metagross is on 6% of all teams (1.35× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Sneasler -21.9 pp n = 2,335 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Basculegion-F teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.41× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Salamence -20.0 pp n = 1,240 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Basculegion-F teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.29× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -34.6 pp n = 1,839 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Basculegion-F teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.26× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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