Basculin (Unified Minds 43)

Basculin   バスラオ Bassrao

Unified Minds print Illus. SATOSHI NAKAI

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Basculin Type Water HP 80 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Unified Minds Rarity English card no. 43/236 Japanese expansion Miracle Twin Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 015/094 Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 354/SM-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Basculin.

Basculin (Japanese: バスラオ Bassrao) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Unified Minds expansion.

Card text

Swarming Bites むれでむさぼる

This attack does 20 damage for each Basculin you have in play to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Tackle たいあたり 20

Pokédex data

Basculin - Hostile Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
550	3'03" (1.0 m)	39.7 lbs. (18.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
Savage, violent Pokémon, red and blue Basculin are always fighting each other over territory.
乱暴かつ 獰猛な ポケモン。 赤と 青の バスラオは 縄張りを 巡って いつも ケンカしている。

Release information

This card was included in the Unified Minds expansion with artwork by SATOSHI NAKAI, first released in the Japanese Miracle Twin expansion. It was reprinted as one of the Japanese SM-P Promotional cards with different artwork by Hasuno, made available as 1 of 7 possible cards included in promotional packs awarded to participants of Pokémon Card Gym tournaments during June, July, and August 2019. This print features the Pokémon Card Gym logo.

Gallery

Unified Minds print Illus. SATOSHI NAKAI	SM-P Promotional print Illus. Hasuno	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

The Unified Minds print features the Blue-Striped Form of Basculin, while the SM-P Promotional print features the Red-Striped Form. Tackle is a move in the Pokémon games that Basculin can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from the Red-Striped Form Basculin in Pokémon Ultra Sun.

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