Basculin

Water

Base stats

HP70

Atk92

Def65

SpA80

SpD55

Spe98

BST460

Abilities

Primary: Reckless
Secondary: Adaptability
Hidden: Mold Breaker

Singles analysis

What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on National Dex role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.

Base 98 Speed sits in the middle tier: neither a natural revenge killer nor a slow pivot.

Pivoting

Pivot (U-turn / Volt Switch / Flip Turn / Parting Shot / Chilly Reception): Flip Turn

Recovery

Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk): Rest

Setup

Speed setup (Agility / Rock Polish / Autotomize): Agility

Priority

Priority: Aqua Jet

Status

Toxic
Status chance riders (minor): Scald

Stallbreak / utility

Taunt
Substitute (near-universal): Substitute

Offense abilities

Offensive ability: Adaptability

Moves — National Dex

Type

74 of 74 moves


Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30	Raises the user's Speed by 2.
Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100	20	Usually goes first.
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90	10	No additional effect.
Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100	10	Power doubles if target was damaged this turn.
Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15	A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated.
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	30% chance to make the target flinch.
Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70	5	10% chance to freeze foe(s). Can't miss in Snow.
Bounce	Flying	Physical	85	85	5	Bounces turn 1. Hits turn 2. 30% paralyze.
Brine	Water	Special	65	100	10	Power doubles if the target's HP is 50% or less.
Bubble Beam	Water	Special	65	100	20	10% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1.
Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100	20	100% chance to lower the target's Attack by 1.
Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Ignores the target's stat stage changes.
Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20	Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1.
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15	20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1.
Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30	No additional effect.
Dive	Water	Physical	80	100	10	Dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2.
Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15	Raises the user's evasiveness by 1.
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15	Has 33% recoil.
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100	5	Lowers the target's HP to the user's HP.
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP.
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed.
Final Gambit	Fighting	Special	—	100	5	Does damage equal to the user's HP. User faints.
Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100	15	More power the less HP the user has left.
Flip Turn	Water	Physical	60	100	20	User switches out after damaging the target.
Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100	20	Max 102 power at minimum Happiness.