Basculegion: Evolution, Shiny, Weaknesses and Abilities

⚡The Essentials on Basculegion

Types: Water Ghost
Weaknesses: ×2 Electric, Grass, Ghost, Dark Table
Resistances: ×½ Fire, Water, Ice, Poison, Bug, Steel · immune: Normal, Fighting
Evolution: Basculin → Basculegion
Shiny: Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Stats: Total 530 · top stat: HP (120) Detail
In Current Games: Scarlet and Violet: No. 195 in the Kitakami Pokédex
Pokémon Champions: playable
Competitive: Champions · Doubles: tier S, No. 6 · Champions · Singles: tier A, No. 14
Other Names: Paragruel in French · イダイトウ, Idaitou in Japanese · Salmagnis in German All Languages

📋Overview

Basculegion is a Water and Ghost-type Pokémon, No. 902 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 8. Category: Big Fish Pokémon. Height: 3 m, weight: 110 kg.

Basculegion evolves from Basculin and does not evolve further.

Abilities: Swift Swim and Adaptability. Hidden Ability: Mold Breaker. Basculegion is weak to Electric, Grass, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Basculegion takes no damage from Normal and Fighting-type moves.

Generation

Generation 8

Sword / Shield

National No.

#902

National Pokédex

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP

120

255

Attack

112

255

Defense

65

255

Special Attack

80

255

Special Defense

75

255

Speed

78

255

Total

530

Min HP (Lv. 100)

350

0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature

Max HP (Lv. 100)

444

31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature

Gen Changes

Stable

Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Water / Ghost). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 4 types

Electric

×2

Grass

×2

Ghost

×2

Dark

×2

Normal (×1) — 6 types

Ground

×1

Flying

×1

Psychic

×1

Rock

×1

Dragon

×1

Fairy

×1

Resistant (×0.5) — 6 types

Fire

×½

Water

×½

Ice

×½

Poison

×½

Bug

×½

Steel

×½

Immune (×0) — 2 types

Normal

×0

Fighting

×0

✨Abilities

Swift Swim

Ability 1

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.

Adaptability

Ability 2

Powers up moves of the same type as the Pokémon.

Mold Breaker

The Pokémon's moves are unimpeded by the Ability of the target.

🌱Basculegion Evolution

Level 294 →

🔮Basculegion Forms and Shiny

Standard Form

Water · Ghost

Female Basculegion

Water · Ghost

Shiny Availability

Shiny form available

Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Basculegion Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

1

Shadow Ball

Ghost Spec.

100%

80

15

1

Phantom Force

Ghost Phys.

100%

90

10

1

Tail Whip

Normal Stat

100%

—

30

1

Water Gun

Water Spec.

100%

40

25

4

Tackle

Normal Phys.

100%

40

35

8

Flail

Normal Phys.

100%

—

15

11

Hex

Ghost Spec.

100%

65

10

12

Aqua Jet

Water Phys.

100%

40

20

16

Bite

Dark Phys.

100%

60

25

18

Zen Headbutt

Psychic Phys.

90%

80

15

20

Scary Face

Normal Stat

100%

—

10

24

Headbutt

Normal Phys.

100%

70

15

28

Soak

Water Stat

100%

—

20

32

Crunch

Dark Phys.

100%

80

15

36

Take Down

Normal Phys.

85%

90

20

40

Uproar

Normal Spec.

100%

90

10

44

Wave Crash

Water Phys.

100%

120

10

48

Thrash

Normal Phys.

100%

120

10

52

Double-Edge

Normal Phys.

100%

120

15

56

Head Smash

Rock Phys.

80%

150

5

TM/HM

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

TM01

Protect

Normal Stat

—

10

TM02

Liquidation

Water Phys.

100%

85

10

TM03

Pain Split

Normal Stat

—

20

TM04

Shadow Ball

Ghost Spec.

100%

80

15

TM05

Take Down

Normal Phys.

85%

90

20

TM06

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

TM07

Blizzard

Ice Spec.

70%

110

5

TM08

Uproar

Normal Spec.

100%

90

10

TM09

Waterfall

Water Phys.

100%

80

15

TM10

Hex

Ghost Spec.

100%

65

10

TM11

Snowscape

Ice Stat

—

10

TM12

Substitute

Normal Stat

—

10

TM13

Outrage

Dragon Phys.

100%

120

10

TM14

Ice Fang

Ice Phys.

95%

65

15

TM15

Double-Edge

Normal Phys.

100%

120

15

TM16

Rain Dance

Water Stat

—

5

TM17

Spite

Ghost Stat

100%

—

10

TM18

Chilling Water

Water Spec.

100%

50

20

TM19

Flip Turn

Water Phys.

100%

60

20

TM20

Endeavor

Normal Phys.

100%

—

5

TM21

Facade

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM22

Giga Impact

Normal Phys.

90%

150

5

TM23

Scary Face

Normal Stat

100%

—

10

TM24

Phantom Force

Ghost Phys.

100%

90

10

TM25

Agility

Psychic Stat

—

30

TM26

Hydro Pump

Water Spec.

80%

110

5

TM27

Ice Beam

Ice Spec.

100%

90

10

TM28

Crunch

Dark Phys.

100%

80

15

TM29

Muddy Water

Water Spec.

85%

90

10

TM30

Night Shade

Ghost Spec.

100%

—

15

TM31

Confuse Ray

Ghost Stat

100%

—

10

TM32

Psychic Fangs

Psychic Phys.

100%

85

10

TM33

Scale Shot

Dragon Phys.

90%

25

20

TM34

Rest

Psychic Stat

—

5

TM35

Whirlpool

Water Spec.

85%

35

15

TM36

Surf

Water Spec.

100%

90

15

TM37

Tera Blast

Normal Spec.

100%

80

10

TM38

Mud Shot

Ground Spec.

95%

55

15

TM39

Hyper Beam

Normal Spec.

90%

150

5

TM40

Icy Wind

Ice Spec.

95%

55

15

TM41

Water Pulse

Water Spec.

100%

60

20

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Endeavor

Normal Phys.

100%

—

5

—

Last Respects

Ghost Phys.

100%

50

10

No data available for this category.

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups

Water 2

Egg Cycles

20 cycles

≈ 5,140 steps

Gender

♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%

Ditto Compatibility

✓ Yes

Pokérus

Susceptible

EV ×2 if infected

Max Characteristic

HP

Highest base stat

Hyper Training & Mints

Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Basculegion

Available in 3 games, 3 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Pokémon Legends: Arceus Scarlet Violet

Generation VIII

🏔️

Pokémon Legends: Arceus 1 encounter

Available ▼

Wild Area (1)

Hisui Region

Generation IX

🔴

Scarlet 1 encounter

Available ▼

Picnic (1)

Kitakami (The Teal Mask)

🟣

Violet 1 encounter

Available ▼

Picnic (1)

Kitakami (The Teal Mask)

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Scarlet

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Violet

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

In Our Tier Lists

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Legends: Arceus

“Clads itself in the souls of comrades that perished before fulfilling their goals of journeying upstream. No other species throughout all Hisui's rivers is Basculegion's equal.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français

Paragruel

🇬🇧 English

Basculegion

🇯🇵 漢字

イダイトウ

🇯🇵 Kana

イダイトウ

🇯🇵 Romaji

Idaitou

🇩🇪 Deutsch

Salmagnis

🇪🇸 Español

Basculegion

🇮🇹 Italiano

Basculegion

🇰🇷 한국어

대쓰여너

🇨🇳 ZH-Hans

幽尾玄鱼

🇹🇼 ZH-Hant

幽尾玄魚

Category (Genus)

🇫🇷 FR

Pokémon Poissigrand

🇬🇧 EN

Big Fish Pokémon

🇯🇵 JP

おおうおポケモン

🇩🇪 DE

Großfisch-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Basculegion

What type is Basculegion?

Basculegion is a Water and Ghost-type Pokémon.

Can Basculegion still evolve?

Basculegion is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Basculin, it does not evolve further.

What are Basculegion's weaknesses?

Basculegion is weak to Electric, Grass, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Basculegion takes no damage from Normal and Fighting-type moves.

What is Basculegion's Hidden Ability?

Basculegion's Hidden Ability is Mold Breaker. Its regular Abilities are Swift Swim and Adaptability.

Is Basculegion available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Basculegion is playable in Pokémon Champions. In our Champions · Doubles tier list, Basculegion is ranked tier S (No. 6).