Hisuian form
Hisuian form (Japanese: ヒスイのすがた Hisuian form) is a regional form found in Hisui.
List of Hisuian forms
White-Striped Basculin
In the core series games, Basculin's White-Striped Form is considered an alternate form rather than a regional form, but bares many similarities with regional forms. However, some official media refers to it as a regional form. The status of White-Striped Basculin as a regional form is inconsistent between various Pokémon media.
Evidence for
- In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Professor Laventon refers to White-Striped Basculin as a regional form in its Pokédex entry.
- White-Striped Basculin is treated as a Hisuian form in Pokémon HOME.
- In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Basculin cards featuring the White-Striped Form use the name "Hisuian Basculin".
- A video titled “One Thousand Pokémon!” was made to commemorate the number of Pokémon in the National Dex surpassing 1,000. In the segment showcasing Hisuian forms, White-Striped Basculin is grouped alonside them. [1]
Evidence against
- In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, White-Striped Basculin is not considered a regional form internally, so does not function as one.
- White-Striped Basculin is not referred to as "Hisuian Basculin" or "Hisuian form" in the games, instead being referred to as "White-Striped Form".
In the core series games
Several Pokémon introduced in multiple generations have Hisuian forms. Notably, these forms were introduced after their region's debut, as Hisui is a version of the Sinnoh region from the distant past.
Generation VIII
A total of sixteen Hisuian forms were introduced in Generation VIII.
Generation IX
In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, all Hisuian form Pokémon are transferrable to the game.
In The Teal Mask, Perrin owns two Hisuian Growlithe. After helping her take photos of the Bloodmoon Beast, she will give one of them to the player.
The Hisuian forms of Decidueye, Typhlosion, and Samurott respectively were made available to encounter in limited Tera Raid Battle events in 2023. During the event, these three could only be caught once per save file.
In The Indigo Disk, Hisuian Qwilfish can be captured in the Terarium's Polar Biome, but due to not being located in Hisui, breeding them without the use of an Everstone will result in Johtonian Qwilfish.
In the spin-off games
Pokémon GO
On January 30, 2022, Hisuian Voltorb made its Pokémon GO debut with the addition of the Voltorb from the Hisui Region?! event. While Hisuian Voltorb could not initially evolve, Hisuian Electrode was added to the game on February 18, 2022 as a part of the GO Tour Poké Ball Prep Rally event. Feeding Hisuian Voltorb 
50 will evolve it into Hisuian Electrode.
Hisuian Growlithe, Arcanine, Qwilfish, and Sneasel, along with the evolved forms for the latter two, were introduced as part of the Hisuian Discoveries event, starting on July 27, 2022. Hisuian Growlithe, Qwilfish and Sneasel can be hatched from 7 km Eggs, although Hisuian Qwilfish can also be encountered in the wild. During the same event, Hisuian Braviary made its debut in raids on July 31, 2022.
| Hisuian Pokémon in Pokémon GO | |||||
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| Ndex | Name | Pokémon | Evolution | Release date | Notes |
| #0100 | Hisuian Voltorb | 
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January 30, 2022
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| #0058 | Hisuian Growlithe | 
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July 27, 2022
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| #0211 | Hisuian Qwilfish | 
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July 27, 2022
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| #0215 | Hisuian Sneasel | 
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July 27, 2022
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| #0628 | Hisuian Braviary | 
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— | July 31, 2022
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| #0713 | Hisuian Avalugg | 
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— | December 24, 2022
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| #0503 | Hisuian Samurott | 
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— | December 3, 2023
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Please note that the availability of Pokémon in GO, such as from wild encounters, eggs, and Raid Bosses, is frequently changed. Due to this, the data listed above may not always be up-to-date.
Pokémon Masters EX
The following sync pairs use Hisuian form Pokémon:
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
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| #183 | 
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Akari | #503H | 
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Samurott♂  Hisuian |
Dark
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Fairy
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★★★★★☆EX | Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout | |
| #184 | 
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Rei | #724H | 
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Decidueye♂ Hisuian |
Fighting
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Flying
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★★★★★☆EX | Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout | |
In the anime
Main series
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
A Hisuian Growlithe and a Hisuian Braviary appeared in The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1) in a painting exhibited during the Sinnoh Festival.
Pokémon: Hisuian Snow
The story of Pokémon: Hisuian Snow centers around Alec and his encounter with a Shiny Hisuian Zorua, which later evolves into a Zoroark.
In the TCG
Trivia
- Hisuian Sneasel is the only regional form to have gender differences.
- Goodra is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon to have a regional form.
- Decidueye is the only Pokémon with a regional form:
- Introduced after Generation VI.
- Whose original and regional forms have different evolution levels.
In other languages
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See also
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