Question

Dex: http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/basculin

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Likely tier: Neverused.

Answer 1

Reckless: Yay?
Nature: Adamant: Of Course.
EVs: 252 Attack, 128 Speed, 124 HP

Double Edge: Give It Some Leftovers, to recover the huge Recoil. But Hey, Your Doing Damage right?
Aqua Tail: Its Got power....
Life Gamble: All Right.
Flail: If Your Health is High, but you have a dissadvantage, Gamble Your Life. if Your Health is low, and your at a disadvantage, Flop Around on the ground and Flail to Destroy all.

Comments

Life Gamble causes fainting of user. This is just so people don't confuse this as a strategy involving Life Gamble making Flail powerful. The point is that you should do a lot of damage at the extremes of health.

Answer 2

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This guy might be able to set up with his Focus Sash provided the opponent doesn't carry priority moves. Aqua Jet, combined with Adaptability, makes for a priority-80-Base power water attack. Aqua Tail also doubles, dropping in at 180 base power. With no defenses but a sash to keep you in the mix to set up speed, Agility will double up your speed to ensure your choice of Flail or other moves might hit first. I personally haven't used it but I intend to breed such a fish.

Basculin @ (Focus Sash)

Trait: Adaptibility

EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP

IV's: Try for high attack and even speed if you can, "Fantastic" or "Can't be better" from the IV checker will be what it needs

Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

• Aqua Jet
• Aqua Tail
• Flail
• Agility

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Answer 3

The final moveset till we recieve some confirmation on a few things. The unfortunate thing is ending with this guy. I was going with the theory that every odd numbered generation we would get A gyarados/Milotic type evolution line. Unfortunately, we get this guy instead.

Ability: Rock head

EVs: Attack, Speed, HP Nature: Jolly

Waterfall: STAB.

Double-Edge: A powerful move with no recoil

Crunch: Type coverage.

Life Gamble: Just make this guy do 300 some damage right off the bat and take down plenty of Pokemon in Neverused.

Answer 4

Basculin (M) @ Choice Scarf

Trait: Mold Breaker

EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spd

Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)

• Final Gambit
• Aqua Jet
• Crunch
• Soak

Answer 5

Basculin-A (M) @ Life Orb

Trait: Adaptability

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd

Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

• Aqua Jet
• Crunch
• Return
• Agility

Answer 6

surf
double edge
flail
ice beam

Answer 7

Basculin (F) @ Mystic Water
Trait: Adaptability
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Waterfall
- Aqua Jet
- Crunch
- Taunt

Crunch is coverage and a back up move, mainly.
Taunt is kind of unpredictable on this guy, so it's a nice touch. It's mainly there if you use this guy as a lead ( like me ) to avoid having your opponent set up hazards.
Waterfall is standard STAB with Mystic Water and Adaptability behind it to super charge it's power. Aqua Jet is his priority move for foes who can out speed him.

Answer 8

B/W2
Item: Life-orb/Focus-sash
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 Hp

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Waterfall or Aqua-jet

Crunch

Bounce

Zen-headbutt or Super-power

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He got some useful move tutor moves this game. Waterfall is for powerful STAB, while Aqua-jet is good priority, both are boosted by his ability. Crunch is coverage. Bounce is coverage over grass types. Zen-headbutt is coverage while Super-power is very strong coverage though you can not use it repeatedly.

Answer 9

Basculin(F)
Ability: reckless
Item: life orb
Double-edge(DO THE DAMAGE)
Chip Away( isn't affected by stat changes)
aqua tail( KO the fire types)
Crunch(STAB, good damage, and might lower opponent's defense)
Wipes out battle subway with Raichu