Hisuian Basculin 43/189 · Astral Radiance

Astral Radiance is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 27 May 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Hisuian Basculin is 43/189, in position 43 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 42 Dewott, and after it is 44 Hisuian Basculegion. The listed rarity is Common.

Hisuian Basculin is a Basic Water Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Basculin (#550), generation 5 (Unova).

Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 other cards in the catalog.

Basculin (#550) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Basculin 35/114 in Black & White (2011). That card is named Basculin, while this one is Hisuian Basculin. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Basculin list a different HP.

The attack Gather the Crew lists no damage number. Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Tackle is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Though it differs from other Basculin in several respects, including demeanor—this one is gentle—I have categorized it as a regional form given the vast array of shared qualities." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Astral Radiance, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Astral Radiance set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Basculin can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Hisuian and Paldean forms. I still need this card.