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| ** However, Blue-Striped Basculin with Rock Head instead of {{a|Reckless}} can be caught in the wild in {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}, meaning it may be a programming error. | | ** However, Blue-Striped Basculin with Rock Head instead of {{a|Reckless}} can be caught in the wild in {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}, meaning it may be a programming error. |
| * Basculin shares its [[species]] name with {{p|Zweilous}}. They are both known as Hostile Pokémon. | | * Basculin shares its [[species]] name with {{p|Zweilous}}. They are both known as Hostile Pokémon. |
| * Basculin's Pokédex entry in {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} describe the species as being very tasty, one of the rare instances that hint at Pokémon being used for food. | | * Basculin's Pokédex entry in {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} describe the species as being very tasty, one of the instances that hint at Pokémon being used for food. |
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Revision as of 00:05, 11 December 2012
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Height
3'03" Imperial
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1.0 m Metric
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3'03"/1.0 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
39.7 lbs. Imperial
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18.0 kg Metric
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39.7 lbs./18.0 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 0
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 2
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Base Exp.: 161
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Battle Exp.: 1611*
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Basculin (Japanese: バスラオ Bassrao) is a Water-type Pokémon.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, it does have two different appearances: Red-Striped, one has a red stripe and irises, with a round eye and spiky fins; Blue-Striped, the other has a blue stripe and irises, with a slit eye and smooth fins.
Biology
Physiology
Basculin has the look of a typical fish, with its bottom part being green and its top part being black, the two parts being separated by a bright red or blue stripe, the rarity of each depending on which game it is encountered in. Red-Striped Basculin has a round eye and spiky fins, while Blue-Striped Basculin has a thin eye and smooth fins. They both have a spiky dorsal fin and a big jaw.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Behavior
Basculin are violent in nature, and they have a particular dislike for differently colored Basculin. They often form schools of the same color. Red and blue Basculin tend to fight each other immediately upon meeting. Occasionally, opposite colors of these Pokémon will get mixed into the other's school.
Habitat
Basculin live primarily in fresh water throughout the Unova region.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
A Blue-Striped Basculin in the anime
Major appearances
Both forms of Basculin appeared in A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!. Cilan managed to capture a Blue-Striped one; however, a wild Frillish released it.
Minor appearances
A few other Basculin appeared during A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!. A Red-Striped and a Blue-Striped one were seen being reeled in by two unnamed Trainers. Iris managed to fish another Blue-Striped one with her bare hands but was penalized for it.
A photo of multiple Basculin appeared in The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!.
Multiple Basculin made an appearance in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 and Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2.
Multiple Red-Striped Basculin appeared in The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!.
Pokédex entries
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Source
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Entry
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BW037
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Basculin
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Ash's Pokédex
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Basculin, the Hostile Pokémon. Basculin can be very violent and red and blue Basculin do not get along well, frequently resulting in battles.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Master Black & White manga
In PBW02, Cheren uses a Basculin against Monta in a Triple Battle.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A member of the Shadow Triad used a Basculin to attack Lenora at Nacrene City.
In the TCG
- Main article: Basculin (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Black
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Red and blue Basculin get along so poorly, they'll start fighting instantly. These Pokémon are very hostile.
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White
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Red and blue Basculin usually do not get along, but sometimes members of one school mingle with the other's school.
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Black 2
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Red- and blue-striped Basculin are very violent and always fighting. They are also remarkably tasty.
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White 2
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{{{white2dex}}}
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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Black
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White
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Common
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Routes 1, 3, 6, 11, and 14, Striaton City, Wellspring Cave, Pinwheel Forest, Dragonspiral Tower, Challenger's Cave, Victory Road, Village Bridge, Giant Chasm, Abundant Shrine, and Lostlorn Forest by surfing or fishing. Blue-Striped Basculin are only found in rippling water in Black, and vice versa in White.
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Black 2
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White 2
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Common
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Routes 1, 3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 19, 22, and 23, Aspertia City, Floccesy Ranch, Relic Passage, Clay Tunnel, Dragonspiral Tower, Striaton City, Wellspring Cave, Pinwheel Forest, Undella Town, Humilau City, Victory Road, Village Bridge, Giant Chasm, Abundant Shrine, Nature Preserve, and Lostlorn Forest by surfing or fishing. Blue-Striped Basculin are only found in rippling water in Black 2, and vice versa in White 2.
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Dream World
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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70
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130 - 177
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250 - 344
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92
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87 - 158
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170 - 311
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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98
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92 - 165
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180 - 324
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Total: 460
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Basculin
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Basculin
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
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Red-Striped
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Blue-Striped
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Sprites
Trivia
- While many Pokémon are able to have up to three different Abilities legitimately, with two primary Abilities and a Hidden Ability, Blue-Striped Basculin is the only Pokémon capable of legitimately having four different abilities, with Rock Head being the Ability of an NPC-traded Blue-Striped Basculin from Driftveil City in Pokémon White.
- Basculin shares its species name with Zweilous. They are both known as Hostile Pokémon.
- Basculin's Pokédex entry in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 describe the species as being very tasty, one of the instances that hint at Pokémon being used for food.
Origin
Basculin were most likely inspired by betta fish. Both sexes of betta display horizontal bars of color either when frightened or setting up a pecking order. They are very violent and can even fight to the death. Its appearance may have been based on a bass or piranha, the latter of which has historically been viewed as violent.
According to interviews with Ken Sugimori in Nintendo Dream, Basculin was created late in development when they realized there were few new 'standard' fish-like Pokémon in Unova, the only others being Alomomola, Stunfisk, Frillish and Jellicent. It was given two forms to make up for the small amount of fish in the region, and based on a bass since there are wild bass in New York state.
Name origin
Basculin is a combination of bass and masculine.
Bassrao may be a combination of bass and 丈夫 masurao (warrior, referring to its bold, violent nature) or バカラオ bakarao (bacalhau).
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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バスラオ Bassrao
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From bass and 丈夫 masurao or バカラオ bakarao
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French
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Bargantua
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From bar and Gargantua, a powerful giant in French literature
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Spanish
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Basculin
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Same as English name
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German
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Barschuft
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From Barsch and Schuft
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Italian
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Basculin
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Same as English name
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Korean
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배쓰나이 Bae'sseuna'i
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From bass and 사나이 sana'i; may also be based on 사나이다움 sana'ida'um or 사나이다운 sana'ida'un.
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Mandarin Chinese
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勇士鱸魚 / 勇士鲈鱼 Yǒngshìlúyú
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Literally "Warrior bass".
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Cantonese Chinese
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External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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