PU Basculin (revamp) (QC: 2/2) (GP: 1/1)

[Hera]

[OVERVIEW]
With a solid Speed tier, Adaptability, and a STAB pivoting move in Flip Turn, Basculin secures its niche as a decent pivot in the tier. A Choice Scarf Basculin can outspeed the entire unboosted metagame, as well as some boosted Pokemon like Choice Scarf Mesprit and +1 Silvally-Ghost. Its decent offensive stats allow it to hit hard physically while packing a solid Ice Beam for a few physical walls, like Tangela. However, Basculin lacks ways around common Water-resistant foes like Jellicent and Eldegoss, forcing it to pivot out most times. It is also frail, limiting its ability to come in on Pokemon it would otherwise force out, like Charizard and Gigalith. Since it pivots so much, it is prone to racking up chip damage from entry hazards, Iron Barbs, and Rocky Helmet. Finally, despite having a good Speed tier, it cannot deal with Unburden + Grassy Seed users like Thievul and Hitmonlee, so it pales in comparison to Choice Scarf Ribombee on that front.

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Liquidation
move 2: Flip Turn
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Superpower / Ice Beam / Aqua Jet
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Adaptability
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Crunch lets Basculin hit Jellicent super effectively, which is especially useful against Water Absorb variants, since they keep it from simply pivoting out. Superpower hits Ferroseed harder than anything else Basculin has, Ice Beam outdamages the recovery from Tangela's Regenerator—even with a Jolly nature—and Aqua Jet picks off faster foes like +1 Ninjask. Basculin struggles heavily with Water-resistant Pokemon and physically defensive walls, but it preys upon common special walls like Audino and Gigalith: partners like Galarian Articuno and Vikavolt pair well with Basculin, as they can come in on Basculin's checks, and Basculin can force out the special walls that check them. They also appreciate Basculin bringing them in with Flip Turn, forming a solid offensive pivoting core with it. Entry hazard setters like Sandslash can help Basculin wear down switch-ins like Tangela and Ferroseed, as they do not run Heavy-Duty Boots; this also helps Basculin clean late-game. Entry hazard removers like Eldegoss and the aforementioned Sandslash are equally important, as Basculin is constantly taking damage from entry hazards otherwise.

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[Hera]

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[asa]

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[asa]

[OVERVIEW]
With a solid Speed tier, Adaptability-boosted STAB, and a pivoting move in Flip Turn, Basculin secures its niche as one of the few Choice Scarf users in the tier. Its decent offensive stats allow it to hit hard from its physical side while giving it the option to use special coverage to hit a few physically defensive walls like Tangela. A Choice Scarf Basculin is also able to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame, as well as some other Choice Scarf users like Mesprit (state a non-scarfer matchup where this is useful, too, if possible.) (also, this sentence would sound better coming after the first one imo; putting it there instead + rewording it a little further solidifies why basc is a good scarfer.). However, Basculin lacks ways around common Water-type resists like Jellicent and Eldegoss, forcing it to pivot out every time. It is also frail, limiting its ability to come in on Pokemon it would otherwise force out, like Charizard and Gigalith. Finally, despite having a good Speed tier, it cannot deal with Unburden Grassy Seed users like Thievul and Hitmonlee, making it pale in comparison to Choice Scarf Ribombee on that front.

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Liquidation
move 2: Flip Turn
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Ice Beam / Aqua Jet
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Adaptability
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Crunch lets Basculin hit Jellicent super effectively, which is especially useful against Water Absorb variants that keep it from simply pivoting out. Ice Beam hits Tangela and outdamages Regenerator recovery even with negative investment, while Aqua Jet is used to pick off faster foes like +1 Ninjask. Basculin struggles heavily with Water-type resists and physically defensive walls, but preys upon common special walls like Audino and Gigalith, so partners like Galarian Articuno and Vikavolt pair well with Basculin as they can come in on Basculin's checks and Basculin can threaten out their checks. (they also get pretty good mileage out of not having to hard switch into stuff like sleep powder eldegoss.) Entry hazard setters like Sandslash can help Basculin wear down switch-ins like Tangela and Ferroseed, as they do not run Heavy-Duty Boots. (hazards also make cleaning late-game easier; with the lack of a boosting item here, i can imagine this thing sometimes falls short of a crucial KO.)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Heracross2.0, 414072]]
- Quality checked by: [[asa, 400292], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

it is now not 4 am but 9 am, qc 1/2

 

[Hera]

it is now not 4 am but 9 am, qc 1/2
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[MZ]

[OVERVIEW]
With a solid Speed tier, Adaptability-boosted STAB, and a pivoting move in Flip Turn, Basculin secures its niche as one of the few Choice Scarf users in the tier i dont think there are that few. maybe "strongest pivots"? idk, that's not great either, but few scarfers seems off. A Choice Scarf Basculin is able to outspeed the entire unboosted metagame, as well as some other fast Pokemon like Choice Scarf Mesprit and +1 Silvally-Ghost. Its decent offensive stats allow it to hit hard from its physical side while giving it the option to use special coverage to hit a few physically defensive walls like Tangela. However, Basculin lacks ways around common Water-type resists like Jellicent and Eldegoss, forcing it to pivot out every time. It is also frail, limiting its ability to come in on Pokemon it would otherwise force out, like Charizard and Gigalith. Finally, despite having a good Speed tier, it cannot deal with Unburden Grassy Seed users like Thievul and Hitmonlee, making it pale in comparison to Choice Scarf Ribombee on that front.
i think something about how it pivots so much that it's prone to being chipped by rocks/sand/spikes/tspikes/helmet real fast is worthwhile

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Liquidation
move 2: Flip Turn
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Superpower / Ice Beam / Aqua Jet
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Adaptability
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Crunch lets Basculin hit Jellicent super effectively, which is especially useful against Water Absorb variants that keep it from simply pivoting out. Superpower hits Ferroseed harder than anything else Basculin has, Ice Beam hits Tangela and outdamages Regenerator recovery even with negative investment, while Aqua Jet is used to pick off faster foes like +1 Ninjask. Basculin struggles heavily with Water-type resists and physically defensive walls, but preys upon common special walls like Audino and Gigalith, so partners like Galarian Articuno and Vikavolt pair well with Basculin as they can come in on Basculin's checks and Basculin can threaten out their checks. They also appreciate Basculin bringing them in with Flip Turn and they can flipturn with it, uturn/volt on the gigalith, etc.. Entry hazard setters like Sandslash can help Basculin wear down switch-ins like Tangela and Ferroseed, as they do not run Heavy-Duty Boots; this also helps Basculin clean late-game. i think this is one of the few cases where you really do need to mention removers due to the aforementioned chip damage it's always getting

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Heracross2.0, 414072]]
- Quality checked by: [[asa, 400292], [username2, userid2]] MZ 202117
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

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[OVERVIEW]
With a solid Speed tier, Adaptability-boosted STAB, and a STAB pivoting move in Flip Turn, Basculin secures its niche as a decent pivot in the tier. A Choice Scarf Basculin is able to can outspeed the entire unboosted metagame, as well as some other fast boosted Pokemon like Choice Scarf Mesprit and +1 Silvally-Ghost. Its decent offensive stats allow it to hit hard from its physical side while giving it the option to use special coverage to hit a few physically defensive walls physically while packing a solid Ice Beam for a few physical walls, like Tangela. However, Basculin lacks ways around common Water-type resists Water-resistant foes like Jellicent and Eldegoss, forcing it to pivot out every time. most times. (I mean, you can hit them w crunch / ice beam sometimes, no?) It is also frail, limiting its ability to come in on Pokemon it would otherwise force out, like Charizard and Gigalith. Since it pivots so much, it is prone to racking up chip damage from entry hazards, Iron Barbs, and Rocky Helmet. Finally, despite having a good Speed tier, it cannot deal with Unburden + (added +) Grassy Seed users like Thievul and Hitmonlee, making it pale so it pales in comparison to Choice Scarf Ribombee on that front.

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Liquidation
move 2: Flip Turn
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Superpower / Ice Beam / Aqua Jet
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Adaptability
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Crunch lets Basculin hit Jellicent super effectively, which is especially useful against Water Absorb variants that variants, since they keep it from simply pivoting out. Superpower hits Ferroseed harder than anything else Basculin has, Ice Beam hits Tangela and outdamages Regenerator recovery even with negative investment, while Aqua Jet is used to pick outdamages the recovery from Tangela's Regenerator—even with a Jolly nature—and Aqua Jet picks off faster foes like +1 Ninjask. Basculin struggles heavily with Water-type resists Water-resistant Pokemon and physically defensive walls, but it preys upon common special walls like Audino and Gigalith, so partners Gigalith: partners like Galarian Articuno and Vikavolt pair well with Basculin, (AC) as they can come in on Basculin's checks, (AC) and Basculin can threaten out their checks. force out the special walls that check them. They also appreciate Basculin bringing them in with Flip Turn, forming a solid offensive pivoting core with it. Entry hazard setters like Sandslash can help Basculin wear down switch-ins like Tangela and Ferroseed, as they do not run Heavy-Duty Boots; this also helps Basculin clean late-game. Entry hazard removers like Eldegoss and the aforementioned Sandslash are equally important, as Basculin is constantly taking damage from entry hazards otherwise. (new credits format is below)

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[OVERVIEW]
With a solid Speed tier, Adaptability-boosted STAB, and a STAB pivoting move in Flip Turn, Basculin secures its niche as a decent pivot in the tier. A Choice Scarf Basculin is able to can outspeed the entire unboosted metagame, as well as some other fast boosted Pokemon like Choice Scarf Mesprit and +1 Silvally-Ghost. Its decent offensive stats allow it to hit hard from its physical side while giving it the option to use special coverage to hit a few physically defensive walls physically while packing a solid Ice Beam for a few physical walls, like Tangela. However, Basculin lacks ways around common Water-type resists Water-resistant foes like Jellicent and Eldegoss, forcing it to pivot out every time. most times. (I mean, you can hit them w crunch / ice beam sometimes, no?) It is also frail, limiting its ability to come in on Pokemon it would otherwise force out, like Charizard and Gigalith. Since it pivots so much, it is prone to racking up chip damage from entry hazards, Iron Barbs, and Rocky Helmet. Finally, despite having a good Speed tier, it cannot deal with Unburden + (added +) Grassy Seed users like Thievul and Hitmonlee, making it pale so it pales in comparison to Choice Scarf Ribombee on that front.

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Liquidation
move 2: Flip Turn
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Superpower / Ice Beam / Aqua Jet
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Adaptability
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Crunch lets Basculin hit Jellicent super effectively, which is especially useful against Water Absorb variants that variants, since they keep it from simply pivoting out. Superpower hits Ferroseed harder than anything else Basculin has, Ice Beam hits Tangela and outdamages Regenerator recovery even with negative investment, while Aqua Jet is used to pick outdamages the recovery from Tangela's Regenerator—even with a Jolly nature—and Aqua Jet picks off faster foes like +1 Ninjask. Basculin struggles heavily with Water-type resists Water-resistant Pokemon and physically defensive walls, but it preys upon common special walls like Audino and Gigalith, so partners Gigalith: partners like Galarian Articuno and Vikavolt pair well with Basculin, (AC) as they can come in on Basculin's checks, (AC) and Basculin can threaten out their checks. force out the special walls that check them. They also appreciate Basculin bringing them in with Flip Turn, forming a solid offensive pivoting core with it. Entry hazard setters like Sandslash can help Basculin wear down switch-ins like Tangela and Ferroseed, as they do not run Heavy-Duty Boots; this also helps Basculin clean late-game. Entry hazard removers like Eldegoss and the aforementioned Sandslash are equally important, as Basculin is constantly taking damage from entry hazards otherwise. (new credits format is below)

Written by:
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