Pokémon · Black & White
Basculin
Emerging Powers · #24 · Common · 2011
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Market reference
$0.28
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 24 / 98
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- match
- Pokédex #
- 550
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Basculin plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Final Gambit) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Basculin
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Building around Basculin?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Red and blue Basculin get along so poorly, they'll start fighting instantly. These Pokémon are very hostile."
CFlail — 10×
Does 10 damage times the number of damage counters on this Pokémon.
WCCFinal Gambit — 80
Flip 2 coins. If both of them are tails, this Pokémon does 80 damage to itself.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Basculin was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.09 | $0.26 | $19.98 | $0.28 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.25 | $3.99 | $42.30 | $2.87 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/05| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.10 |
| 30-day average | €0.11 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.11 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.64 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.60 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.59 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Basculin is real?
Basculin is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Basculin worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Basculin is $0.28; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Basculin from?
Basculin is from the Pokémon set "Emerging Powers" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Basculin?
Basculin is a Common card in the Emerging Powers set.
Other Basculin printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
