Basculin

(Red-Striped Form)

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Lilligant

Sandile

#0550

Gen 5

Types

Water

Appearance

Category		Hostile Pokémon
Color		Green
Height		1m / 3'3"
Weight		18kg / 39.68lbs

Shape

Footprint

Cry

Size Comparison

Trainer1.8m

Pokémon1m

Regional Pokédex Numbers

Unova

#56

New Unova

#104

B2W2

Mountain Kalos

#60

Complete Alola

#188

USUM

Akala

#89

USUM

Poni

#75

USUM

Galar

#154

SWSH

#64

#166

#138

#194

Breeding

Egg Groups	Water 2
Hatch Time	40

Gender Ratio

Training

Base Friendship (Gen 3-7)	70
Base Friendship (Gen 8+)	50
Base Experience	161
Catch Rate	190
Leveling Rate	Medium Fast
Experience to 100	1,000,000

EV Yield: 2

HP0

ATK0

DEF0

SP.ATK0

SP.DEF0

SPE2

Abilities

PRIMARY	Reckless	Strengthens recoil moves to 1.2x their power.
SECONDARY	Adaptability	Increases the same-type attack bonus from 1.5x to 2x.
HIDDEN	Mold Breaker	Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.

Base Stats

HP	70		250 - 344
Attack	92		170 - 311
Defense	65		121 - 251
Special Attack	80		148 - 284
Special Defense	55		103 - 229
Speed	98		180 - 324
Total	460		min - max
		Lvl. 100 range

- Minimum values assume 0 IV, 0 EV and a hindering nature (→ -10%)- Maximum values assume 31 IV (→ +31), 252 EV (→ +63) and a helpful nature (→ +10%)

Type Weakness

Multiplier

× 0
× ¼
× ½	Fire Water Ice Steel
× 1	Normal Fighting Poison Ground Flying Psychic Bug Rock Ghost Dragon Dark Fairy
× 2	Electric Grass
× 4

Evolutions

BasculinRed-Striped Form

BasculinBlue-Striped Form

BasculinWhite-Striped Form

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Lv. Up

after losing at least 294 HP

from recoil damage without fainting
male

BasculegionMale Form

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Lv. Up

after losing at least 294 HP

from recoil damage without fainting
female

BasculegionFemale Form

Form Changes

BasculinRed-Striped Form

BasculinBlue-Striped Form

BasculinWhite-Striped Form

Basculin has three fixed forms: Red-Striped, Blue-Striped, and White-Striped (also considered Hisuian in some contexts).
It cannot change forms. Red and Blue are typically available in opposite games, or one is common while the other is rarer.
In Legends: Arceus, White-Striped is exclusive to Hisui, and in ScarletViolet, it's exclusive to Kitakami.
Breeding Basculin inherits the mother's form when bred with Ditto

.
White-Striped Basculin is not treated as a regional form for breeding and doesn't require an Everstone

to pass down its form.
Basculegion as the mother or bred with Ditto results in White-Striped Basculin offspring.

PokéDex Descriptions

SW	Anglers love the fight this Pokémon puts up on the hook. And there are always more to catch— many people release them into lakes illicitly.
SH	In the past, it often appeared on the dinner table. The meat of red-striped Basculin is on the fatty side, and it’s more popular with the youth.
B2 W2 X OR	Red- and blue-striped Basculin are very violent and always fighting. They are also remarkably tasty.
B	Red and blue Basculin get along so poorly, they’ll start fighting instantly. These Pokémon are very hostile.
W Y AS	Red and blue Basculin usually do not get along, but sometimes members of one school mingle with the other’s school.
US	Savage, violent Pokémon, red and blue Basculin are always fighting each other over territory.
LA	Though it differs from other Basculin in several respects, including demeanor—this one is gentle—I have categorized it as a regional form given the vast array of shared qualities.
UM	When a school of Basculin appears in a lake, everything else disappears, except for Corphish and Crawdaunt. That’s how violent Basculin are.