Pokemon Legends Arceus Hisuian Basculin

Pokedex

Regular

Shiny

Hisuian Basculin

Hisuian Pokedex: #166

Pokemon Legends Arceus Hisuian Basculin is a Water Type with a growth rate and a EV Yield. Hisuian Basculin can be found with Rattled, Adaptability and Mold Breaker as an Ability; we recommend the Naive Nature, based on 460 total combined Base Stats in PLA.

Navigate this Hisuian Basculin Guide using the links below.

Hisuian Basculin Stats and Abilities

Based on Hisuian Basculin Base IVs we consider this pokemon C-Tier choice. Hisuian Basculin Highest IV Stat is Speed (98) and the Lowest being Special Defense (55).

Hisuian Basculin Stats
Rank	Stat	Value
F	HP	70
C	Attack	92
E	Defense	65
C	Special Attack	80
F	Special Defense	55
D	Speed	98
C	Total	460

Hisuian Basculin Details
Hisuian Basculin	Detail
Best Nature	Naive ↑ +10% Speed ↓ -10% Special Defense
Liked Foods	Hearty Grains Plump Beans
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	15% Ball of Mud 35% Pop Pod

Hisuian Basculin Abilities
Abilities	Description
Ability 1	Rattled When a Pokémon with Rattled is hit by a Bug, Ghost or Dark type move, its Speed is raised one stage (up to the usual maximum of +6 stages).
Ability 2	Adaptability Adaptability increases the effectiveness of STAB moves from the usual 1.5x to 2x.
Hidden Ability	Mold Breaker Mold Breaker prevents a target's ability from affecting moves that the Mold Breaker Pokémon uses. It only affects abilities that change the power, accuracy or other effects of moves.

How To Evolve Hisuian Basculin in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Hisuian Basculin requires 300 Recoil Damage using Agile Wave Crash [Strong Style if Male] [Agile if Female] to evolve into Basculegion.

Hisuian Basculin Evolutions
Base Form		Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Hisuian Basculin		300 Recoil Damage using Agile Wave Crash [Strong Style if Male] [Agile if Female] →	Basculegion

Hisuian Basculin Evolution Stat Changes
Evolutions	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
Hisuian Basculin	460	70	92	80	65	55	98
Stat Change	+70	+50	+20	+0	+0	+20	+20
Basculegion	530	120	112	80	65	75	78

Where To Find Hisuian Basculin Locations in Pokemon Legends Arceus

List of Locations where you can find and catch Hisuian Basculin in PLA.

Hisuian Basculin has 2 spawn locations in Pokemon Legends Arceus. You can find the Unevolved form Lv. 53 - 56 Hisuian Basculin, within the Lake Acuity location via In Water.

Coronet Highlands Hisuian Basculin Locations
Pokemon Spawns	Location	How To Catch
Hisuian Basculin Lv. 43 - 46	Coronet Highlands Fabled Spring	In Water Very Common

Alabaster Icelands Hisuian Basculin Locations
Pokemon Spawns	Location	How To Catch
Hisuian Basculin Lv. 49 - 52	Alabaster Icelands Heart's Crag	In Water Very Common
Hisuian Basculin Lv. 53 - 56	Alabaster Icelands Lake Acuity	In Water Very Common

Pokemon LA Hisuian Basculin Weakness

Hisuian Basculin is a Water Type pokemon. This will cause Hisuian Basculin to take More Damage from Grass, Electric Type Moves, and Less Damage from Steel, Fire, Water, Ice Type moves.

You can Click/Tap the Type Icons to view the best pokemon to use for Hisuian Basculin Weaknesses

Hisuian Basculin Type Weakness
Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Grass Electric
0.5x Less Damage	Steel Fire Water Ice
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage

What pokemon is Hisuian Basculin Weak Against?

Hisuian Basculin Weak Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Shaymin Sky
S	Shaymin Land
S	Thundurus
S	Thundurus Therian
A	Electivire

What pokemon is Hisuian Basculin Strong Against?

Hisuian Basculin Strong Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Dialga
S	Palkia
S	Origin Dialga
S	Origin Palkia
S	Heatran

How To Complete Hisuian Basculin Research Tasks in PLA


Research Task	Task 1	Task 2	Task 3	Task 4	Task 5
Number caught	1	2	4	10	15
Number of large specimens caught	1	2	3	5	7
Times you have seen it use Wave Crash	1	3	8	20	40
Times you have seen it use Double-Edge	1	3	8	20	40
Number you've evolved	1

Best Hisuian Basculin Moves in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Best Moveset for Hisuian Basculin Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Hisuian Basculin Best Moves
Level	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
43	Double-Edge	Physical	120	100	15	User receives recoil damage.
25	Crunch	Physical	80	100	15	May lower opponent's Defense.
18	Zen Headbutt	Physical	80	90	15	May cause flinching.
34	Wave Crash	Physical	112.5	100	10	The user shrouds itself in water and slams into the target with its whole body to inflict damage. This also damages the user and raises the user’s action speed.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in Bold

Red Text

Hisuian Basculin Level Up Moves in PLA

List of Moves Hisuian Basculin can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Legends Arceus. Level Requirements within (#) are the Level you (Master) the move at; this allows you to use the move in Agile and Strong Stance.

Hisuian Basculin Level Up Moves
Level	Move	Description
1 (10)	Tackle	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
6 (15)	Aqua Jet	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical User attacks first.
11 (20)	Bite	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical May cause flinching.
18 (28)	Zen Headbutt	Power: 80 Acc: 90 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching.
25 (35)	Crunch	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
34 (45)	Wave Crash	Power: 112.5 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical The user shrouds itself in water and slams into the target with its whole body to inflict damage. This also damages the user and raises the user’s action speed.
43 (54)	Double-Edge	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical User receives recoil damage.

Hisuian Basculin Move Shop Attacks in PLA

List of Moves Hisuian Basculin can learn from the Move Shop.

Hisuian Basculin Move Shop Moves
Move Shop	Description
Ice Fang	Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching and/or freeze opponent.
Swift	Power: 60 Acc: — PP: 20 Special Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
Zen Headbutt	Power: 80 Acc: 90 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching.
Icy Wind	Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Lowers opponent's Speed.
Aqua Tail	Power: 135 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Ice Beam	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May freeze opponent.

Pokemon similar to Hisuian Basculin based on

Water Type

Similar Water Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
S	Origin Palkia	680	90	100	150	100	120	120
S	Palkia	680	90	120	150	100	120	100
S	Manaphy	600	100	100	100	100	100	100
A	Gyarados	540	95	125	60	79	100	81
A	Empoleon	530	84	86	111	88	101	60

List of Pokemon based on Type

Pokemon List

Last updated 3 weeks ago on April 27, 2022 by RankedBoost