Basculin #24 from Emerging Powers - Common - Illustrated by match
Water

Basculin

#24/98 in Emerging Powers, Common, 80 HP, Water, illustrated by match.

Card number
#24/98
Rarity
Common
HP
80 HP
Type
Water
Language
English
Release date
August 31, 2011
Illustrator
match
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Collector Notes

Basculin

Basculin appears in the English print of Emerging Powers, released on August 31, 2011. Basculin is a common rarity and 80 HP. The Emerging Powers set contains 98 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by match.

Collector Insights

Basculin is a Water-type Pokémon with 80 HP. It has two attacks: Flail, which costs one Colorless energy and deals 10 damage multiplied by the number of damage counters on the Pokémon, and Final Gambit, requiring Water and two Colorless energies to deal 80 damage while flipping two coins to potentially harm itself. The card’s weaknesses include Lightning-type attacks dealing double damage. It belongs to the Black & White series, released in 2011, as part of the Emerging Powers set. The artist for this card is Match, and its flavor text highlights the intense hostility between Red and Blue Basculin. Basculin has a retreat cost of one Colorless energy and no resistances. It is classified as a Common rarity card.

Red and blue Basculin get along so poorly, they'll start fighting instantly. These Pokémon are very hostile.

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