Basculegion (Pokémon)

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Basculegion Big Fish Pokémon イダイトウ Idaitou #0902 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Ghost Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Swift Swim or Adaptability Cacophony Cacophony Mold Breaker Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Water 2 Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 9'10" 3.0 m Basculegion 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 242.5 lbs. 110.0 kg Basculegion 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 265	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Basculegion 2 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Basculegion (Japanese: イダイトウ Idaitou) is a dual-type Water/Ghost Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves from White-Striped Basculin after losing at least 294 HP from recoil damage without fainting.

Biology

Basculegion is a large, green fish-like Pokémon. It has a jagged mouth with pointed teeth. Its spine is aligned with a dark gray line, with colored stripes that flank it on either side and extend around its gills, in addition to having spots along its torso and plumes of smoke around its tail. These accents are red in male Basculegion, and pale blue in female Basculegion. Their eyes also match the appropriate color, looking fierce on males and drowsy or sad on females. It has a pair of white pectoral fins, a three-spiked dorsal fin, and a two-spiked ventral fin. Additional smoke covers its face in a manner resembling barbels; female Basculegion sport shorter ones and lack the two small fins that the males have on their chin, instead having more blue markings around their lips and eyes.

Basculegion's evolution is achieved by a White-Striped Basculin being possessed by the souls of other Basculin in its school who did not survive their harsh journey swimming upstream. When it senses danger, Basculegion will turn hostile and attack along with its souls until the enemy is defeated. The souls within Basculegion are said to have a will of their own and provide Basculegion with the power needed to swim on without tiring. Basculegion is said to have no equal in the rivers of the Hisui region.

A special male Basculegion is worshiped in Hisui due to him being a descendant of one of the 10 ancient Pokémon who received a blessing from Arceus. In particular, he is one of the Ride Pokémon who resides in Cobalt Coastlands and assists humans. This ride Basculegion can dash and can leap over anything by jumping up twice.

In the anime

File:Hisuian Pokemon anime.png

A male Basculegion in the anime

Minor appearances

A Male Basculegion appeared in a fantasy in The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1).

In the TCG

Main article: Basculegion (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Galar #— Sinnoh #— Hisui #167 This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl. Legends: Arceus 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.
Generation IX Paldea #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation IX.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield Unobtainable Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Evolve Basculin Cobalt Coastlands (Massive Mass Outbreak)
Generation IX Scarlet Violet Unreleased

Stats

Base stats

Due to the different way stats are calculated in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, exact minimum and maximum stats are not shown in these tables.

Male Basculegion

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 120		180 - 227	350 - 444
Attack: 112		105 - 180	206 - 355
Defense: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp. Atk: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Sp. Def: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Speed: 78		74 - 143	144 - 280
Total: 530	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Female Basculegion

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 120		180 - 227	350 - 444
Attack: 92		87 - 158	170 - 311
Defense: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp. Atk: 100		94 - 167	184 - 328
Sp. Def: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Speed: 78		74 - 143	144 - 280
Total: 530	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 2× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used by an opponent, the opponent has Scrappy, or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Normal-type  moves is 1× and the effectiveness of  Fighting-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100100% 15 011 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100100% 10 011 Water Gun Water Special 04040 100100% 25 011 Tail Whip Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 044 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 088 Flail Normal Physical 0000— 100100% 15 1212 Aqua Jet Water Physical 04040 100100% 20 1616 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25 2020 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100100% 10 2424 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100100% 15 2828 Soak Water Status 0000— 100100% 20 3232 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100100% 15 3636 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 08585% 20 4040 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100100% 10 4444 Wave Crash Water Physical 120120 100100% 10 4848 Thrash Normal Physical 120120 100100% 10 5252 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100100% 15 5656 Head Smash Rock Physical 150150 08080% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Basculegion Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Basculegion

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM004 TM004 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM010 TM010 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM029 TM029 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM042 TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM052 TM052 Snowscape Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM063 TM063 Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM077 TM077 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM108 TM108 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM110 TM110 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM123 TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM135 TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM142 TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TM143 TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM151 TM151 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM156 TM156 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Basculegion Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Basculegion

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Endeavor Normal Physical — 100% 5 Last Respects Ghost Physical 50 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Basculegion Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Basculegion Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Basculegion

By a prior evolution

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Basculin (Pokémon)#Learnset Endure Normal Status — —% 10 Basculin (Pokémon)#Learnset Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Basculegion Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Basculegion

Side game data

Male Basculegion

Pokémon GO File:GO902.png Base HP: 260 Base Attack: 217 Base Defense: 144 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Charged Attacks:

Female Basculegion

Pokémon GO File:GO902f.png Base HP: 260 Base Attack: 199 Base Defense: 144 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Charged Attacks:

Evolution

Unevolved Basculin White-Striped  Water	+ Lose at least 294 HP from recoil without fainting (male) →	First evolution Basculegion Male  Water  Ghost
	+ Lose at least 294 HP from recoil without fainting (female) →	First evolution Basculegion Female  Water  Ghost

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Legends: Arceus

For other sprites and images, please see Basculegion images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Basculegion is the only Ghost-type Pokémon to have a piscine body, and the only Ghost-type Pokémon in the Water 2 Egg Group.
• Basculegion:
  • Is the only Pokémon with gender differences whose pre-evolved form is a regional form of a Pokémon.
  • Is the only Pokémon with all five vowels in its English name.
  • Is tied with Slither Wing for the greatest number of unique characters in its name, with 11 (including spaces).
  • Has the longest name that is an isogram.
• The amount of recoil damage required for White-Striped Basculin to take to evolve into Basculegion, 294 HP, could be goroawase for 憎し nikushi, archaic Japanese for hatred.
• In Pokémon Legends: Arceus's internal code, Basculegion's primary Ability is Rattled instead of Swift Swim.

Origin

Basculegion's appearance and evolutionary background may be based on salmon, as some species are found in Hokkaidō (where Hisui is based on) and its surrounding waters, and many of them don't survive when they migrate upstream. Specifically, it may be based on the itou or the Sakhalin taimen (also nicknamed the "phantom fish" in Japan), a large, critically endangered species that likewise belongs in the Salmonidae family and lives in rivers in Hokkaidō. It also appears in Ainu folklore as a giant, powerful creature named Ciray that could devour deers or boars. Like its pre-evolution, Basculegion also shares some similarities with the largemouth bass, as well as other predatory fish such as the snakehead and the goliath tiger fish.

The male and female colorations of Basculegion may be inspired by the nuptial coloration of some salmon species, such as the sockeye or the coho, during mating season. While both male and female salmon change colors during this period, the males usually become redder and more vibrant, while the females are paler in comparison. The colorations are also reminiscent of Basculin's Red- and Blue-Striped Forms.

Basculegion's lower jaw and pectoral fins may also be inspired by an Itaomacip, an enlarged boat with side plates built by the Ainu people for seafaring and trading purposes. In real life, the Ainu created an extensive maritime network surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk with this vessel. This could also have inspired Basculegion's role as a Ride Pokémon on water in Hisui.

Name origin

Basculegion may be a portmanteau of Basculin and legion (an army or a vast amount of people) or Legion (a Biblical demon or group of demons).

Idaitou may be a combination of 偉大 idai (great) and イトウ itou (Sakhalin taimen). It might also involve 哀悼 aitou (mourning).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese イダイトウ Idaitou From 偉大 idai, 哀悼 aitou, and イトウ itou French Paragruel From Parahucho, paranormal, cruel, and Pantagruel, a powerful giant in French literature Spanish Basculegion Same as English name German Salmagnis From salmo and magnis Italian Basculegion Same as English name Korean 대쓰여너 Daesseuyeoneo From 대 (大) dae, bass, and 연어 yeoneo Mandarin Chinese 幽尾玄魚 / 幽尾玄鱼 Yōuwěixuányú From 幽玄 yōuxuán, 幽靈 / 幽灵 yōulíng, 尾 wěi, and 魚 / 鱼 yú Cantonese Chinese 幽尾玄魚 Yāuméihyùhnyùh From 幽玄 yāuyùhn, 幽靈 yāulìhng, 尾 méih, and 魚 yùh

More languages Russian Баскулиджен Baskulidzhen Transcription of English name Thai อิไดโต Idaito Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Ride Pokémon (Hisui)

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