Bastiodon
RockSteel
Best attacking moveset: Iron Tail and Stone Edge, worth 6.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Bastiodon can learn 6 combinations. Iron Tail with Stone Edge does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Tail | Steel | 14 | 1.0s | +6 |
| Smack Down | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Bastiodon has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,741 at level 50, 1,539 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 879 CP at level 20, or 1,100 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 820 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 94 attack · 286 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 1.3 m and 149.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Bastiodon does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ice, Rock, Fairy.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ice | Iron Tail + Stone Edge | 8.6 |
| Rock | Iron Tail + Flash Cannon | 8.5 |
| Fairy | Iron Tail + Flash Cannon | 8.5 |
| Smack Down + Stone Edge | 8.0 | |
| Bug | Smack Down + Stone Edge | 8.0 |
| Fire | Smack Down + Stone Edge | 8.0 |
| Grass | Iron Tail + Flamethrower | 6.5 |
| Normal | Iron Tail + Stone Edge | 6.0 |
| Poison | Iron Tail + Stone Edge | 6.0 |
| Ghost | Iron Tail + Stone Edge | 6.0 |
| Psychic | Iron Tail + Stone Edge | 6.0 |
| Dragon | Iron Tail + Stone Edge | 6.0 |
| Dark | Iron Tail + Stone Edge | 6.0 |
| Fighting | Iron Tail + Flash Cannon | 5.9 |
| Ground | Iron Tail + Flash Cannon | 5.9 |
| Water | Smack Down + Stone Edge | 5.3 |
| Electric | Smack Down + Stone Edge | 5.3 |
| Steel | Smack Down + Flamethrower | 5.1 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Bastiodon is actually for.
Counters: what beats Bastiodon
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 32.8 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 30.0 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 29.9 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 29.7 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 27.6 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 27.3 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 27.1 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 27.0 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 26.8 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 26.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Bastiodon's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.