Hisuian Basculegion SWSH205/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

SWSH Black Star Promos is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 15, 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. Hisuian Basculegion is SWSH205/307, in position 205 of 304 on this checklist. Before it is SWSH204 Arceus V, and after it is SWSH206 Wyrdeer. The listed rarity is Promo.

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

Pani Kobayashi illustrated this card. The same name is on 39 other cards in the catalog.

Basculegion (#902) has 2 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 2 sets. The other dated printings are from 2022. The earliest other card is Hisuian Basculegion 44/189 in Astral Radiance (2022). Both list 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Promo. Akira Komayama illustrated that card, and Pani Kobayashi illustrated this one. 1 other cards of Basculegion list a different HP.

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.

I keep a set binder for SWSH Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SWSH Black Star Promos set binder. 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.