Bastiodon

#411 (Sinnoh)

#412 Burmy ›

Pokémon type

Rock

Steel

Boosted in Partly Cloudy and Snow weather

Bastiodon weaknesses

Bastiodon is weak to Water-type moves, and doubly weak to Fighting and Ground-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Bastiodon is resistant to Rock, Bug, Psychic, Ice, Dragon and Fairy-type moves, doubly resistant to Normal and Flying-type moves, and triply resistant to Poison-type moves.

63%

39%

24%

Best moveset for Bastiodon

The best moves for Bastiodon are Iron Tail and Stone Edge when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Smack Down and Stone Edge deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Iron Tail

16.8DPS

Stone Edge

50.4DPS

Defending

Iron Tail

16.8DPS

Stone Edge

50.4DPS

Trainer Battles

Smack Down

2.7EPT

Stone Edge

2.18DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Shieldon family. Bastiodon evolves from Shieldon for 50 Candy.

Shieldon

Bastiodon

Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Shieldon for 45 Candy.

Game images

Bastiodon, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Bastiodon is a Rock & Steel Pokémon which evolves from Shieldon. It is weak to Fighting, Ground and Water moves. Bastiodon's best moveset is Iron Tail & Stone Edge and it has a Max CP of 1,741.

About

"This Pokémon is from roughly 100 million years ago. Its terrifyingly tough face is harder than steel."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Iron Tail	14	6	16.8
Smack Down	13	7	15.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Flamethrower	65	2	1.3
Stone Edge	105	1	1.26
Flash Cannon	100	1	1.2
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Smack Down	11	3	4.4	2.7
Iron Tail	10	3	4	2.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Stone Edge	100	55	2.18
Flash Cannon	110	65	2.03
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Flamethrower	90	55	1.64
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Iron Tail 16.8 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	5.5	100%
Iron Tail 16.8 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	5.4	99%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	5.4	98%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	5.3	97%
Iron Tail 16.8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.2	95%
Iron Tail 16.8 DPS	Flamethrower 32.5 DPS	5.2	95%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.1	92%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 32.5 DPS	5.1	92%
Iron Tail 16.8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.5	82%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.2	77%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Iron Tail 16.8 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	1.9	100%
Iron Tail 16.8 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	1.9	99%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	1.9	98%
Iron Tail 16.8 DPS	Flamethrower 32.5 DPS	1.9	97%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Flash Cannon 48 DPS	1.9	97%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 32.5 DPS	1.8	95%
Iron Tail 16.8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.7	86%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.6	83%
Iron Tail 16.8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.4	71%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.3	66%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Smack Down 2.7 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	21	10.2	100%
Smack Down 2.7 EPT	Flash Cannon 2.03 DPE	27	9.8	96%
Smack Down 2.7 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	27	9.4	91%
Iron Tail 2.3 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	24	9.1	89%
Smack Down 2.7 EPT	Flamethrower 1.64 DPE	21	8.8	86%
Iron Tail 2.3 EPT	Flash Cannon 2.03 DPE	30	8.7	86%
Iron Tail 2.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	30	8.3	82%
Iron Tail 2.3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.64 DPE	24	7.8	77%
Smack Down 2.7 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	27	4.8	47%
Iron Tail 2.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	30	4.3	42%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Bastiodon counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Bastiodon Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.52
2
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.53
3
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.56
4
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.56
5
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.57

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

All Bastiodon counters »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		94
Defense		286
Stamina		155

Max HP

Level 40	134
Level 50	142

Average size

Height	1.3 m
Weight	149.5 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	75,000
Candy	75

Purification cost

Stardust	5,000
Candy	5

Other

Buddy walk distance

5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	660
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	879
Level 30 Max wild	1,320
Level 40	1,539
Level 50	1,741

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,100
Level 35 (wild)	1,430