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gender=Female{{tt|*|Male in the original Japanese}} |  

'''Hun''' (Japanese: '''バショウ''' ''Bashō'') is a member of [[Team Rocket]]. She appeared along with her partner, [[Attila]], in ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]''.

Attila has no recorded history with her partner Hun. While the dub of ''The Legend of Thunder!'' states that they are new partners, their body language and the familiarity of the behavior towards each other showed that they do have ''some'' history together. Additionally, their manner of speech (tenses used, lack of name suffixes etc.) in the original Japanese version also implied closeness. Also in the Japanese version, Attila made a statement about Hun being "as serious as usual," all but confirming the fact this was not the first time they've worked together.  

In the dub, the pair took mission orders from [[Professor Sebastian]], but it was implied in the original version that they had never met him before ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]''. Still, in the dub, they seemed to have some kind of friendship with the professor. In the original Japanese version, it seemed fairly clear they have not met before, as she introduced both herself and her partner. Additionally, in contrast to the dub where he was giving orders, in the original Japanese Sebastian stated that Hun and Attila were "the ones in charge," implying that he has simply made the Crystal System for use in their mission.  

Hun and [[Attila]] both seem somewhat set in their rank, and approach missions casually. They seem to keep their cool even when they lose; in these situations, they calmly retreat. Despite physical stereotypes, Hun is the dominant partner telling Attila to do things that she could do herself. Attila doesn't object or show any signs of aggravation over his role, perhaps because Hun is always polite about it. They never disagree or bicker (unlike other Team Rocket partnerships) and even when frustrated, never take it out on one another. In fact, whenever Attila occasionally expresses worry about something going wrong, Hun quickly assures him that it doesn't matter and that she has a solution. In the original Japanese version of ''The Legend of Thunder!'', Hun stated that she and Attila are from the "Profit Expansion Division."

Hun seems to be exceedingly formal, almost exclusively using the formal tense in the original Japanese version, even when speaking to people she clearly considers below her (such as {{jo|Jimmy}} and his friends), as well as her partner, and even her Pokémon. The fact that she refers to her partner by first name only (no suffix), and is not offended by the fact that Attila never uses the formal tense when talking to her, implies that her use of the tense is not due to unfamiliarity, but simply her style of speech.  

Hun is depicted to be intelligent, and never seems overwhelmed by any situation, quickly and calmly finding the best solution and acting on it without hesitation. She also seems skilled with computers, and in tracking Pokémon with them, as Attila expressed surprise at her ability to track [[Raikou (The Legend of Thunder!)|Raikou]] down after Jimmy took it to a [[Pokémon Center]]. She is usually stoic and calm, yet occasionally seems shocked or frustrated when complications arise. Additionally, she seems to be more vindictive as time goes on. Initially, she seemed indifferent to the interference of Jimmy and his friends to save Raikou; yet, by the final confrontation, she seemed to enjoy ordering Steelix to attack them.  

Hun is one of the few members of Team Rocket who ever talks about the beliefs of the group, which she seems to agree with rather strongly. She frequently mentions the fact that Pokémon are only creatures which exist to serve humans. This is consistent with part of the Team Rocket manifesto that states, "All Pokémon exist for the glory of Team Rocket." Yet, she acknowledged Raikou's intelligence, and spoke to it no differently than she did to any of the human characters. It seems that she has accepted that Pokémon are sentient, intelligent creatures, yet she still believes they exist only as servants to mankind. Despite this, she does not seem particularly cruel to her own Pokémon, even expressing some concern when her Steelix was knocked down by Raikou (although it is unclear whether or not this is just shock over its defeat).

|desc={{p|Steelix}} is Hun's main battling Pokémon. According to her, it enjoys "coaxing aggression out of others". It was used to attack {{p|Raikou}}, as well as {{Jo|Jimmy}}, {{Jo|Marina}}, and [[Vincent]]. Even for a Steelix, which are known to be aggressive by nature, it seems particularly brutal and violent.  

* The origin of her Japanese name is {{wp|Matsuo Basho}}, considered one of the greatest {{wp|haiku}} poets in history. As both he and {{wp|Yosa Buson}} flourished during the {{wp|Edo period}}, some have suspected that both were also {{wp|ninja}} employed by the administration. This may be the reason why these names were chosen for Attila (whose Japanese name is Buson) and Hun.

* Like the other Rocket duos, she and her partner's names together form the name of a famous historical villain: in this case, {{wp|Attila the Hun}}.

Hun is male in the original Japanese version. However, according to a [[Maddie Blaustein]] Q&A, due to a mistranslation in the script, Hun's gender is changed to female in the English dub. Despite that, Hun is never directly mentioned in dialogue as either male or female; the only pronouns referring to Hun are those used collectively with Attila, such as "those men" or "those guys".  

|Transliteration of her Japanese name.