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([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''バスラオ''' ''Basslao'') is a {{type2|Water}} Pokémon introduced in [[Generation V]].

Basslao have two [[Form differences|different appearances]]: one has a red stripe and iris, with a round eye and spiky fins; the other has a blue stripe and iris, with a slit eye and smooth fins. The two different kinds do not get along.

Basslao has the look of a typical fish, with its bottom part being green and its top part being black, the two parts being separated by a bright red or blue stripe, the rarity of each depending on which game it is encountered in. The red form has a round eye and spiky fins, the blue form has a thin eye and smooth fins. They both have a spiky dorsal fin and a big jaw.

Basslao are violent in nature, and they have a particular dislike for differently colored Basslao. Red and blue Basslao tend to fight each other immediately upon meeting. Occasionally, opposite colors of these Pokémon will get mixed into the other's school.

In [[PBW02]], [[Cheren]] uses a Basslao against [[Monta]] in a [[triple battle]].

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* While many Pokémon are able to have up to three different abilities legitimately, with two primary abilities and a hidden ability, Basslao is the only Pokémon capable of legitimately having four different abilities, with {{a|Rock Head}} being the ability had by an NPC-traded Basslao in [[Hodomoe City]] in {{game|White}}.

Basslao were most likely inspired by {{wp|Siamese fighting fish|betta fish}}. Both sexes of betta display horizontal bars of color either when frightened or setting up a pecking order. They are very violent and can even fight to the death. Its appearance may have been based on a {{wp|bass (fish)|bass}} or {{wp|piranha}}, one of which has historically been viewed as violent.

Its name is probably a combination of バス ''basu'' meaning bass, and 丈夫 ''masurao'' meaning warrior, referring to its {{a|Reckless|bold, violent nature}}. Alternatively, it could refer to バカラオ ''bakarao'', ''{{wp|bacalhau}}''.