Basculin in Pokémon GO

Type	Water
Pokédex number	#550
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	189 / 129 / 172
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,090 / 2,363 / 2,391
Max HP, level 50	157
Buddy distance	1 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	1 m / 18 kg

Basculin evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Basculin does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Basculin

Basculin CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	896	847	96	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,194	1,129	111	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,493	1,412	124	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,792	1,694	136	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,941	1,835	142
40	2,090	1,976	147
45	2,225	2,103	152
50	2,363	2,234	157
51	2,391	2,261	158	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Basculin best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Basculin at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Basculin gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Tackle	Aqua Tail	8.7
Water Gun	Aqua Tail	8.7
Tackle	Muddy Water	8.4
Water Gun	Muddy Water	8.4
Tackle	Aqua Jet	7.7

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Tackle	Normal	5	5	0.5 s	10.0
Water Gun	Water	5	5	0.5 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Aqua Jet	Water	45	33	2.5 s	18.0	same type, ×1.2
Aqua Tail	Water	50	33	2 s	25.0	same type, ×1.2
Muddy Water	Water	45	33	2 s	22.5	same type, ×1.2

Basculin weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Water. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Electric	×1.6
Grass	×1.6
Fire	×0.625
Ice	×0.625
Steel	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Basculin CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,090 · HP 147

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.