Black & White

Basculin

BLWFR35· Uncommon
Basculin BLW 35

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
70
Type
Water
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Number
35/114
Set
Black & WhiteBLW
Illustrated by
Naoyo Kimura

Its attacks

CrunchMâchouille

30

Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.Lancez une pièce. Si c’est face, défaussez une Énergie attachée au Pokémon Défenseur.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Lightning ×2. Against a Lightning Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read, 340 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Black & White landed here on 25 April 2011.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 11 Basculin cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Basculin card and its price