Base Stats

Bastiodon's defenses are extreme — 168 Defense and 138 Special Defense make it one of the hardest Pokemon in the format to break with a single hit. The trade-off is everywhere else: 60 HP keeps its effective bulk lower than the raw numbers suggest, the offenses (52 Attack / 47 Special Attack) are negligible, and 30 Speed is rock-bottom. It is a pure support body, and a natural Trick Room sitter.

Form	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Bastiodon	60	52	168	47	138	30	495

Type Matchups

Abilities

• Sturdy — guarantees Bastiodon survives any single hit from full HP at 1 HP. On a wall this good it effectively grants a free turn against would-be one-shots, letting it set hazards or screens before going down.
• Soundproof — immunity to sound-based moves such as Hyper Voice, Snarl, Bug Buzz and Disarming Voice; a useful niche against spread special attackers and Snarl spam in doubles.

Best Moveset

Bastiodon's job is to absorb hits and enable the team. For Regulation M-A doubles:

Support wall

• Stealth Rock — chip every grounded switch-in, valuable in a 6-pick-4 format full of pivoting.
• Wide Guard — blocks spread moves for the turn, protecting a fragile partner from Rock Slide, Earthquake and the like.
• Reflect — set a physical screen behind its own enormous Defense.
• Roar or Protect — phaze setup or stall safely.

Coverage filler

• Flash Cannon — Steel STAB so it is not completely passive.
• Iron Head / Rock Slide — physical STAB options.
• Foul Play — turns an attacker's own Attack against it, a smart pick on something with such low offenses.

It also has Iron Defense, Taunt, Scorching Sands, Earth Power and Tera Blast.

Suggested SP Spread

With the Champions SP system (66 points, max 32 per stat), Bastiodon's best return is HP — its defenses are already so high that padding the low 60 HP raises effective bulk the most. A defensive Stat Alignment that boosts a defense while lowering its useless Attack costs nothing. Confirm the Level 50 numbers in the team builder.

Competitive Role in Regulation M-A

Bastiodon is a dedicated support wall whose value is utility, not damage. Sturdy plus colossal two-sided bulk means it almost always lives a turn to do its job — Stealth Rock, Wide Guard, Reflect or a phaze — even against the format's heaviest hitters, and Soundproof gives it a free pass against sound-based spread attacks. Its dead-low 30 Speed makes it a comfortable Trick Room occupant, where it can wall and support while slow partners attack first. The catch is its passivity: Taunt shuts it down and it can be a momentum sink, so it is best on bulky teams that want a near-unbreakable body to anchor hazards and screens.

Evolution Line

Shieldon → Bastiodon (Level 30). Bastiodon does not Mega Evolve.

How to Get Bastiodon in Pokemon Champions

• Evolve Shieldon — raise Shieldon to Level 30.
• Roster Ranch recruitment — available during the Regulation M-A season (around April–June 2026); permanently recruitable with Teammate Tickets.
• Transfer via Pokemon HOME — move a Bastiodon from another title into Pokemon Champions.

Obtaining details via Game8.