Basculin — the Hostile Pokémon, the Unova-region striped fish Water-type with two version-exclusive forms: Red-Striped (Pokémon Black) and Blue-Striped (Pokémon White). The two forms famously and aggressively dislike each other — Pokédex flavor specifically says they will attack each other on sight. The line gained massive lore weight in 2022 when Pokémon Legends: Arceus added the White-Striped form, which evolves into the ghostly Basculegion — one of the franchise's most memorable Hisuian additions.
Basculin is a single-chase list — the 2025 White Flare Illustration Rare leads by a 20× margin at $6.39, with everything behind it firmly in the sub-dollar bulk floor. The list mixes original Basculin reprints with several Hisuian Basculin prints from the 2022 Pokémon Legends: Arceus tie-in sets (Astral Radiance, Lost Origin, SWSH promo).
The chase. 2025 White Flare's Illustration Rare gives the angry striped fish a painterly modern showcase — by a 20× margin the priciest Basculin in the catalog. Where basically all modern interest in the line lives.
View full card data →Emerging Powers was the late-2011 first-real-expansion follow-up to Black & White. Basculin's reprint here is launch-era pack filler — one of two Basculins from the same set, tied for the strongest of the bulk-tier classics.
View full card data →A 2022 SWSH-era black-star promo Hisuian Basculin — distributed through prerelease channels around the launch of Astral Radiance. The White-Striped Hisuian form is the one that eventually evolves into Basculegion, which gives this promo a sentimental tug for the line's Hisuian fans.
View full card data →The original. 2011 Black & White Common — the very first English Basculin, the launch-set print that introduced the striped-fish line to a new generation. Sentimental cardboard with slow nostalgia lift.
View full card data →Next Destinies was the February-2012 set that brought Pokémon-EX back to the game. Basculin's reprint here is set-roster filler — Common slot, no thematic connection.
View full card data →Sister card to #25 — second Common Basculin in 2011's Emerging Powers. Same set, slightly different art, near-identical price tier.
View full card data →Unified Minds was the August-2019 SM-era set best known for the Reshiram & Charizard-GX Tag Team. Basculin is set-roster filler — pure pack bulk.
View full card data →Hisuian Basculin from 2022's Astral Radiance — the SWSH-era set built around Pokémon Legends: Arceus and the Hisuian forms. The White-Striped form's main-set Common, which became iconic as the gateway to Basculegion.
View full card data →Hisuian Basculin from 2022's Lost Origin — the SWSH-era set that introduced the Lost Zone mechanic. Another Hisuian Basculin reprint just months after Astral Radiance's debut of the form.
View full card data →Fusion Strike was the November-2021 SWSH set built around Mew V-MAX and the Fusion Strike battle style. Basculin is bulk filler — the cheapest verified Basculin in the catalog at five cents.
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