This Pokémon inflicts twice as much damage with moves whose types match its own, rather than the usual same-type attack bonus of 1.5×.

Powers up moves of the same type as the Pokémon.

Adaptability

This Pokémon's moves completely ignore abilities that could hinder or prevent their effect on the target.

For example, this Pokémon's moves ignore abilities that would fully negate them, such as water absorb; abilities that would prevent any of their effects, such as clear body, shell armor, or sticky hold; and abilities that grant any general protective benefit, such as simple, snow cloak, or thick fat.  If an ability could either hinder or help this Pokémon's moves, e.g. dry skin or unaware, the ability is ignored either way.

Abilities that do not fit this description, even if they could hinder moves in some other way, are not affected.  For example, cursed body only affects potential future uses of the move, while liquid ooze and shadow tag can only hinder a move's effect on the user.  This ablity cannot ignore type or form changes granted by abilities, for example color change or forecast; nor effects that were caused by abilities but are no longer tied to an ability, such as the rain from drizzle.  This ability cannot ignore multitype at all.

An ability ignored by this ability is only nullified while the move is being used.  For example, this Pokémon's moves can paralyze a Pokémon with limber, but Limber will activate and heal the paralysis immediately thereafter, and this Pokémon's spikes are not affected by this ability after they have been placed.

When this Pokémon enters battle, all participating trainers are notified that it has this ability.

This ability functions identically to teravolt and turboblaze.

The Pokémon's moves are unimpeded by the Ability of the target.

Mold Breaker

This Pokémon's recoil moves and crash moves have 1.2× their base power.

struggle is unaffected.

The "crash moves" are the moves that damage the user upon missing: jump kick and high jump kick.

Reckless

attack

defense

special-attack

special-defense

speed

This Pokémon does not receive recoil damage from its recoil moves.

struggle's recoil is unaffected.  This ability does not prevent crash damage from missing with jump kick or high jump kick.

Protects the Pokémon from recoil damage.

Rock Head

This Pokémon's Speed rises one stage with each hit from a damaging dark-, ghost-, or bug-type move.

The Pokémon gets scared when hit by a Dark-, Ghost-, or Bug-type attack or if intimidated, which boosts its Speed stat.

Rattled

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White-Striped Form takes at least 294 HP of recoil damage without fainting

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adaptability

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Basculin

water

Though it differs from other Basculin in several respects,
including demeanor—this one is gentle—I have categorized
it as a regional form given the vast array of shared qualities.

legends-arceus

In the past, it often appeared on the dinner
table. The meat of red-striped Basculin is on the
fatty side, and it’s more popular with the youth.

shield

Anglers love the fight this Pokémon puts up on
the hook. And there are always more to catch—
many people release them into lakes illicitly.

sword

When a school of Basculin appears in a lake,
everything else disappears, except for Corphish
and Crawdaunt. That’s how violent Basculin are.

ultra-moon

Savage, violent Pokémon, red and blue Basculin
are always fighting each other over territory.

ultra-sun

Red and blue Basculin usually do not get along,
but sometimes members of one school mingle with
the other’s school.

alpha-sapphire

Red- and blue-striped Basculin are very violent and
always fighting. They are also remarkably tasty.

omega-ruby

Red- and blue-striped Basculin are
very violent and always fighting.
They are also remarkably tasty.

white-2

black-2

Red and blue Basculin usually do not
get along, but sometimes members of one
school mingle with the other’s school.

white

Red and blue Basculin get along so
poorly, they’ll start fighting instantly.
These Pokémon are very hostile.

	Base Stats			Stat
HP	70	—		145
Attack	92	—		112
Defense	65	—		85
Sp.Atk	80	—		100
Sp.Def	55	—		75
Speed	98	2		118
Total	460	2	0/510	635

Basculin

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