Basculin - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Basculin can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Basculin (Red-Striped Form) artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Basculin learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Red-Striped Form Blue-Striped Form White-Striped Form

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
4	Tackle	Normal	40	100
8	Flail	Normal	—	100
12	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
16	Bite	Dark	60	100
20	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
24	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
28	Soak	Water	—	100
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
36	Take Down	Normal	90	85
40	Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100
44	Wave Crash	Water	120	100
48	Thrash	Normal	120	100
52	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
56	Head Smash	Rock	150	80

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
4	Tackle	Normal	40	100
8	Flail	Normal	—	100
12	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
16	Bite	Dark	60	100
20	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
24	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
28	Soak	Water	—	100
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
36	Take Down	Normal	90	85
40	Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100
44	Wave Crash	Water	120	100
48	Thrash	Normal	120	100
52	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
56	Head Smash	Rock	150	80

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
4	Tackle	Normal	40	100
8	Flail	Normal	—	100
12	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
16	Bite	Dark	60	100
20	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
24	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
28	Soak	Water	—	100
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
36	Take Down	Normal	90	85
40	Uproar	Normal	90	100
44	Wave Crash	Water	120	100
48	Thrash	Normal	120	100
52	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
56	Head Smash	Rock	150	80

Egg moves

Basculin learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Red-Striped Form Blue-Striped Form White-Striped Form

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Bubble Beam	Water		65	100
Endeavor	Normal		—	100

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Bubble Beam	Water		65	100
Endeavor	Normal		—	100

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Endeavor	Normal		—	100
Last Respects	Ghost		50	100

Moves learnt by TM

Basculin is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

Red-Striped Form Blue-Striped Form White-Striped Form

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
04	Agility	Psychic	—	—
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
10	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
11	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
22	Chilling Water	Water	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
52	Snowscape	Ice	—	—
59	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
63	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
77	Waterfall	Water	80	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
108	Crunch	Dark	80	100
110	Liquidation	Water	85	100
123	Surf	Water	90	100
134	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
135	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
142	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
143	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
04	Agility	Psychic	—	—
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
10	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
11	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
22	Chilling Water	Water	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
52	Snowscape	Ice	—	—
59	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
63	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
77	Waterfall	Water	80	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
108	Crunch	Dark	80	100
110	Liquidation	Water	85	100
123	Surf	Water	90	100
134	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
135	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
142	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
143	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
04	Agility	Psychic	—	—
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
10	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
11	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
22	Chilling Water	Water	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
52	Snowscape	Ice	—	—
59	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
63	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
77	Waterfall	Water	80	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
108	Crunch	Dark	80	100
110	Liquidation	Water	85	100
123	Surf	Water	90	100
135	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
142	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
143	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100

Basculin egg move parents

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Red-Striped Form Blue-Striped Form White-Striped Form

Basculin (Red-Striped Form)'s egg groups: Water 2

The egg moves for Basculin (Red-Striped Form) are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Basculin (Red-Striped Form) with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Basculin (Red-Striped Form) with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Bubble Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Chinchou Lanturn
Breeding	Qwilfish Hisuian Qwilfish Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Overqwil
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Bubble Beam

Endeavor

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Basculin (White-Striped Form) Basculegion (Male)
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Endeavor

Basculin (Blue-Striped Form)'s egg groups: Water 2

The egg moves for Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Bubble Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Chinchou Lanturn
Breeding	Qwilfish Hisuian Qwilfish Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Overqwil
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Bubble Beam

Endeavor

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Basculin (White-Striped Form) Basculegion (Male)
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Endeavor

Basculin (White-Striped Form)'s egg groups: Water 2

The egg moves for Basculin (White-Striped Form) are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Basculin (White-Striped Form) with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Basculin (White-Striped Form) with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Endeavor

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Basculin (White-Striped Form) Basculegion (Male)
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Endeavor

Last Respects

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Basculin (White-Striped Form) Basculegion (Male)
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Last Respects