Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Basculin
White Flare · #108 · Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$9.97
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 108 / 173
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Nakamura Ippan
- Pokédex #
- 550
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 50 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.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Basculin
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
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."
CBite — 10
WBared Fangs — 50
If your opponent's Active Pokémon has no damage counters on it before this attack does damage, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Basculin or White Flare.
SEASAC League Challenge #6 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 2, 2026
Tournoi amical LEAGUE canto N61°
Aug 2, 2026
Turn Zero Rising! #6 (100 Codes)
Aug 2, 2026
Rare Candy Club Showdown #35 (50 CODES)
Aug 3, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
Aug 3, 2026
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Aug 3, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Basculin was legal.
OceanicTournamentSeries2026 18/20
today
Cusca 3v3 Pro Series #17 ⚡
today
Vault Of Games #3 🏆|OFF-SEASON |WEEKLY
today
Redacted Chaos 2nd Chance #7 (50 Codes)
today
Redacted Chaos #9 (100 Codes)
today
The Stache Series 0: Trial Run
today
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $5.41 | $11.18 | $75.00 | $9.97 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/12| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.93 |
| 7-day average | €4.51 |
| 30-day average | €4.47 |
| Low | €2.95 |
| Trend price | €4.34 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.48 |
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 $9.97; 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 "White Flare" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Basculin?
Basculin is a Illustration Rare card in the White Flare set.
Other Basculin printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
