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bastiodon
#411

Bastiodon

Shield Pokémon

RockSteel

While it can guard against any sort of attack from the front, it is left without recourse when attacked from behind.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 52
Defense 168
Sp. Atk 47
Sp. Def 138
Speed 30
Total 495

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Shield Pokémon
Height 1.3 m
Weight 149.5 kg
Base Exp 173
Growth Rate Slow Then Very Fast
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Monster

Sprites

bastiodon Front Front
bastiodon Back Back
bastiodon Front Shiny Front Shiny
bastiodon Back Shiny Back Shiny
bastiodon Official Art Official Art
bastiodon Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 0.2%
Special Wall
Moves
Rock Slide / Metal Burst
Metal Burst / Magic Coat / Roar
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Bastiodon may appear to be a decent choice on bulkier builds due to its humongous defensive stats, but its awful defensive typing leaves it massively susceptible to the Fighting-types in the tier. A lot of strong physical wallbreakers in the tier currently carry Fighting coverage too, which doesn't do Bastiodon any favors. Pokemon that share Bastiodon's typing like Aggron and Probopass have ways to mitigate their typing's flaws, as Aggron is a strong wallbreaker and Probopass can trap Steel-types, has a decent offensive presence, and can pivot. Bastiodon is also very passive, which leaves it shut down by every Taunt user in the tier.

Most Used Moves

Toxic
81.0%
Roar
56.6%
Protect
17.8%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
71.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc