Is Basculin Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Water with AbilityAdaptability doubling same-type damage. 92 Attack and 98 Speed are decent, but Hoenn's Water roster is too deep for Basculin to stand out. Not worth importing.
Basculin resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Basculin resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Basculin has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Basculin resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Basculin has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Basculin trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Basculin has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Basculin trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Basculin trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Basculin has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Basculin has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Basculin trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Basculin has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Basculin cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Basculin in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Basculin in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. It's available in Black & White and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Basculin is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Basculin Weakness
Type-wise, Basculin takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Basculin leans offensive (base 92 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Basculin Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Basculin
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Basculin View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x158-186%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Basculin View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x162-191%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Rotom can KO Basculin with Volt Switch (106-126%).
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Basculin View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x106-126%KO Shadow Ball61-72% | ||
Basculin Evolutions
Basculin doesn't evolve, so breeding's where the action is. You'll find a decent partner pool across one egg group, and eggs are takes forever to hatch. It's got 9 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
ORAS Basculin Best Moveset
Water at 92 Attack and 98 Speed. AbilityAdaptability doubles Water TermStab to 2x. AbilityReckless boosts recoil moves. AbilityMold Breaker as a hidden ability ignores abilities. The moveset fires fast Adaptability Water attacks but can't compete against Azumarill or Mega Swampert for the physical Water slot.
Best Build
Basculin best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Aqua Tail
- Aqua Jet
- Superpower
- Crunch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Agility and Brine give Basculin options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Aqua Tail and Surf. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Red- and blue-striped Basculin are very violent and always fighting. They are also remarkably tasty.
Red and blue Basculin usually do not get along, but sometimes members of one school mingle with the other’s school.
Basculin Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
Basculin is meant to evolve into Basculegion. At 460 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Adaptability is what you want on Basculin. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Reckless, Mold Breaker) work on paper but Adaptability is what makes Basculin worth using.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Mold Breaker is the hidden ability. It bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move. Worth hunting for if you want Basculin to compete at a higher level.
Base 98 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Basculin is a physical attacker with base 92 Attack.
Game Availability
Basculin joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 9 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves