Hisuian Basculegion 44/189 · Astral Radiance

Basculegion is Pokédex #902, generation 8 (Galar). Hisuian Basculegion is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Hisuian Basculin. In this catalog that name is Basculin (#550).

Hisuian Basculegion sits at 44/189 in Astral Radiance, position 44 of 216. Before it is 43 Hisuian Basculin, and after it is 45 Keldeo. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on May 27, 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Grudge Dive lists 30+ damage. The cost is Water. If any of your Pokémon were Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon during their last turn, this attack does 90 more damage, and your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Jet Headbutt is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Clads itself in the souls of comrades that perished before fulfilling their goals of journeying upstream. No other species throughout all Hisui's rivers is Basculegion's equal." The regulation mark is F.

Basculegion (#902) has 2 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 2 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2022. The earliest other card is Hisuian Basculegion SWSH205/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). Both list 120 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Pani Kobayashi illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 1 other cards of Basculegion list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Akira Komayama. I count 239 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Astral Radiance set binder is where a full Astral Radiance set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Basculegion can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). Themed lists that include this exact card are Hisuian and Paldean forms. I still need this card.