Basculin
Red and blue Basculin get along so poorly, they’ll start fighting instantly. These Pokémon are very hostile.
Base Stats & EV Yield
Generic Info
- Height
- 1m
- Weight
- 18kg
- Catch Rate
- 190
- Base Friendship
- 50
- Experience Group
- medium_fast
- Base Experience
- 161
- Hitbox
- 1.18w x 0.95h - Fixed: No
- Status
- Implemented
Abilities
- #1
- reckless
- #3
- moldbreakerHidden
Drops
Basculin can drop Salmon, Bone Meal, and Deep Sea Tooth. The table uses 3 drop rolls; percentages are per roll, not guaranteed drops.
- Base drops
- Amount
- 3
- #1
- Salmon
- #2
- Bone Meal5%
- #3
- Deep Sea Tooth5%
Breeding
- Egg Groups
- Water_2
- Egg Cycles
- 40
- Gender Ratio
- 50.0% M / 50.0% F
Behavior
- Movement
- Avoids Land
- Yes
- Swim Speed
- 0.1
- Can Breathe Underwater
- Yes
- Herd
- Max Size
- 9
- Tolerated Leaders
- Basculin Striped=redTier 1ManaphyTier 2
- Combat
- Will Defend Self
- Yes
- Will Defend Owner
- Yes
- Will Flee
- No
- Resting
- Drowsy Chance
- 0.0333
- Rouse Chance
- 0.0042
Forms & Variants
Choose a Basculin form or feature-driven variant.
Active aspects
Where does Basculin spawn in Cobblemon?
Basculin has 24 spawn entries as a common spawn at levels 21-46 in freshwater-tagged biomes and cold ocean-tagged biomes. Some entries also include skylight requirements.
Basculin can be hooked with Poké Bait
Seasonings can change its odds against competing fishing encounters. Compare its strongest fishing habitats and calculated chances.
Habitat encounters
Basculin appears in 1 habitat. Open one to see its complete spawn pool, phases, and conditions.
What moves does Basculin learn?
Basculin has 99 listed moves: 30 level-up, 47 TM, 4 egg, 18 tutor.
As an Alpha
Full Alpha guideWhat Basculin becomes as a Cobblemon 1.8 Alpha
Size
≈ ×1.52 larger
Marks
Level vs your party
Guaranteed moves
Normal wild moveset plus two guaranteed TM moves (slots 3 & 4)
Drops if defeated
Base rewards scale with its level; its water typing adds bonus gems & berries.
Base drops Tier 4
- Exp Candy L×1–319%
- Exp Candy Xl×125%
- Rare Candy×16%
- Health Candy×1–38%
- Mighty Candy×1–38%
- Tough Candy×1–38%
- Smart Candy×1–38%
- Courage Candy×1–38%
- Quick Candy×1–38%
Type drops
- Water Gem×2–3
- Passho Berry×1–2