Basculegion (Male) Movesets and Best Builds

This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Basculegion (Male) in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Basculegion (Male), as well as its strengths and weaknesses.

Basculegion (Male) Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Kitakami #195		Type
Basculegion (Male)
		Abilities
		Swift Swim Adaptability Mold Breaker (Hidden)
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)
Immune to:	(0x)

What is Type Effectiveness?

Base Stats

Best Nature for Basculegion (Male)

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Basculegion (Male)

Adaptability Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk)
EV Spread	252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values	195 HP / 180 Atk / 86 Def / 95 Sp. Def / 130 Spe
Ability	Adaptability
Tera Type
Held Item	Focus Sash
Moveset	・ Wave Crash ・ Aqua Jet ・ Last Respects ・ Agility

Summary

Good coverage in Water and Ghost. Can operate outside of Rain teams. Last Respects can clear out games.

Ability and Held Item

Ability	Held Item
Adaptability	Focus Sash

Adaptability is chosen for this build to increase the extra damage from Basculegion's STAB attacks from 1.5x to 2x.

Focus Sash is used to ensure that Basculegion can survive one hit and setup an Agility boost or get a knockout in return.

Moves Breakdown

Wave Crash is Basculegion's most powerful Water-type STAB option, but it comes at the cost of some recoil damage.

Aqua Jet is a priority Water-type STAB move, which Basculegion can use to threaten a knockout if an opposing Pokemon outspeeds it.

Last Respects is a reliable closer for games, which deals higher damage the more teammates are knocked out.

Agility allows Basculegion to boost its Speed by two stages, and outspeed most non-Speed boosted Pokemon.

Best Tera Type: Water

Water Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)

Water is the best Tera Type for this build because it will further boost the power of its Water-type STAB moves.

Best Water Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle

EV Spread and Nature

A full 252 EVs are put into its Attack and Speed to allow Basculegion to hit as hard and fast as possible. The extra 4 EVs are placed into its Defense to help round out its bulk.

An Adamant nature is used to further increase Basculegion's damage output.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Basculegion (Male)
80HP｜84 Def No Defensive EV Investment (Jolly) Item: Hearthflame Mask	Wave Crash 158-186 (101.9 - 120%) Guaranteed OHKO
113 HP｜120 Def Defensive EV Investment: 252 HP (Modest) Item: Assault Vest	Wave Crash 212-252 (96.3 - 114.5%) 81.3% Chance to OHKO
87 HP｜95 Def Defensive EV Investment: 252 HP | 252 Def (Bold) Item: Leftovers	Last Respects (1 Ally KO'd) 172-204 (88.6 - 105.1%) 25% Chance to OHKO Guaranteed if Both Allies KO'd

Game8's Competitive Damage Calculator

Choice Scarf Basculegion (Male) Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Jolly (+Spe, -Sp. Atk)
EV Spread	252 Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values	195 HP / 164 Atk / 85 Def / 96 Sp. Def / 143 Spe
Ability	Swift Swim
Tera Type
Held Item	Choice Scarf
Moveset	・ Wave Crash ・ Flip Turn ・ Last Respects ・ Head Smash

Summary

Good offensive STAB coverage in Water and Ghost. Can outspeed threats with Swift Swim and Choice Scarf. Last Respects can close out games after its allies are KO'd.

Ability and Held Item

Ability	Held Item
Swift Swim	Choice Scarf

The Ability chosen for Basculegion (Male) is Swift Swim, which increases Basculegion (Male) Speed while it is raining. Choice Scarf is chosen so that Basculegion (Male) can outspeed unprepared opponents.

Moves Breakdown

Wave Crash is Basculegion (Male)'s most powerful STAB option, but it comes at the cost of some recoil damage.

Flip Turn lets Basculegion (Male) pivot out into one of its allies and get a potentially better matchup.

Last Respects is a reliable closer for games, which deals higher damage with more teammates knocked out.

And lastly, Head Smash is a Rock-type Move that can be useful against Rock-weak Pokemon, like Flying or Ice-types.

Best Tera Type: Water

Water Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)

Water is the best Tera Type for this build because Basculegion (Male) can shed its weaknesses from its Ghost typing while boosting the power of its Water-type Moves.

Alternatively, it could use a Stellar Tera to boost the damage of whatever move it chooses to use. Just make sure not to accidentaly waste the Water boost it gets on Flip Turn and save it for Wave Crash instead.

Best Water Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle

EV Spread and Nature

An Adamant nature and full Attack and Speed EV investment is necessary so that Basculegion (Male) can hit hard and as fast as possible, with the remaining 4 EVs in Defense to round off its bulk.

Adamant is chosen over Jolly, to ensure that Basculegion (Male) has the maximum stat possible for Attack.

Other Viable Moves

Doubles Movesets for Basculegion (Male)

Swift Swim Attacker

Nature	Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk)
EV Spread	252 Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values	195 HP / 180 Atk / 85 Def / 96 Sp. Def / 130 Spe
Ability	Swift Swim
Tera Type
Held Item	Life Orb
Moveset	・ Wave Crash ・ Aqua Jet ・ Last Respects ・ Protect

Summary

Good coverage in Water and Ghost. Hits decently hard with Water STAB. Last Respects can clear out games.

Ability and Held Item

Ability	Held Item
Swift Swim	Life Orb

The Ability chosen for Basculegion (Male) is Swift Swim. This allows it to double its Speed in Rain, allowing it to take cheeky knockouts on unsuspecting opponents.

Moves Breakdown

Wave Crash is Basculegion (Male)'s most powerful STAB option, but it comes at the cost of some recoil damage.

Aqua Jet is a priority STAB move, which Basculegion (Male) can use if an opposing Pokemon can still outspeed it.

Last Respects is a reliable closer for games, which deals higher damage with more teammates knocked out.

And lastly, Protect is in this set to give Basculegion (Male) an option for scouting and stalling out turns of Tailwind or Trick Room.

Best Tera Type: Water

Water Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)

Water is the best Tera Type for this build because Basculegion (Male) can shed its weaknesses from its Ghost typing while boosting the power of its Water-type Moves.

Best Water Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle

EV Spread and Nature

An Adamant nature and full Attack and Speed EV investment is necessary so that Basculegion (Male) can hit hard and as fast as possible, with the remaining 4 EVs in Defense to round off its bulk.

Adamant is chosen over Jolly, to ensure that Basculegion (Male) has the maximum stat possible for Attack.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Basculegion (Male)
55 HP｜55 Def No Defensive EV Investment Item: Choice Specs	Wave Crash 198 ~ 234 (152.3 ~ 180%) Guaranteed OHKO
87 HP｜95 Def Defensive EV Investment: 4 HP Item: Life Orb	Wave Crash 146 ~ 173 (89.5 ~ 106.1%) 37.5% Chance to OHKO
55 HP｜80 Def Defensive EV Investment: 4 HP Item: Choice Scarf	Jet Punch 152 ~ 180 (116 ~ 137.4%) Guaranteed OHKO

Game8's Competitive Damage Calculator

How to Use Basculegion (Male) Effectively

Use It To Clear Out Games

Basculegion (Male) is best utilized in Singles after all of the Pokemon that can wall it have been KOd. Late into a game, it can use boosted Last Respects to clear out low HP Pokemon and win you the game.

Use It In Rain Teams

Because Basculegion (Male) has a mediocre Speed stat, it appreciates the Speed boost brought about by its Swift Swim in Rain. Rain can also boost the damage output of its Water-type Attacks.

How to Build a Team with Basculegion (Male)

Have a team that can deal with Basculegion (Male)'s checks. These include bulky Dark-types and faster Ghost-types.

Sample Singles Team

Offensive Lead	Physical Attacker	Late-Game Sweeper
Urshifu Single-Strike Style	Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask)	Basculegion (Male)

Single-Strike Urshifu can lead off matches and immediately apply offensive pressure with STAB Wicked Blows or by setting up free Swords Dances.

Hearthflame Ogerpon can also come in to deal with Basculegion's difficult matchups by applying immense pressure with its Ivy Cudgel, which can be further boosted by an Attack boost from Embody Aspect when it Terastallizes.

The offensive pressure from these to Pokemon will clear the way for a late game Basculegion to come in and easily sweep.

Sample Doubles Team

Rain Setter	Physical Attacker
Politoed	Basculegion (Male)
Physical Attacker	Special Attacker
Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)	Gholdengo

Though this team has many shared weaknesses, its main strength is hyper-offense, which aims to take out as many of the opponent's Pokemon as possible, before they can take out yours.

Politoed boosts the offensive power of both Basculegion and Wellspring Ogerpon's Water-type Attacks by setting up Rain with its ability Drizzle. Gholdengo also benefits from this because Fire-type attacks that it's normally weak to are weakened under the Rain.

Counters for Basculegion (Male)

Use Fast Attackers to Knock it Out

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Regieleki	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Naturally outspeeds Basculegion with Timid and max Speed EVs. ・Only non-Electric weak Tera Basculegions can survive a Thunderbolt. ▶️ Regieleki Best Movesets
Flutter Mane	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Booster Energy sets will always outspeed Basculegion. ・Can threaten an OHKO with Shadow Ball. ▶️ Flutter Mane Best Movesets
Urshifu Single-Strike Style	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Survives a Wave Crash from Basculegion, even without Focus Sash. ・Dark Tera Wicked Blow is an OHKO, even after Basculegion Terastallizes. ・Sucker Punch has priority over Aqua Jet unless Basculegion boosts its Speed. ▶️ Urshifu Single-Strike Best Movesets

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