What type is Hisuian Basculin?

Hisuian Basculin is actually not a regional form, but rather a White-Striped Form of the Water-type Pokémon, Basculin, which is one of the three forms of Basculin, the other two being Red-Striped Form and Blue-Striped Form. The White-Striped Form of Basculin is found in the Hisui region and is the only form that can evolve into Basculegion, a unique Pokémon with different appearances depending on its gender.

Understanding Basculin Forms

Basculin Forms Overview

To understand the types and forms of Basculin, it’s essential to know that Basculin has three distinct forms: Red-Striped, Blue-Striped, and White-Striped. Each form has its own unique characteristics and habitats.

Frequently Asked Questions

Basculin Forms and Evolution

1. Is White-Striped Basculin a Hisuian form? According to the Hisui Pokedex, Basculin White-Stripe is considered a regional form, although it does not share typical traits with other regional forms, such as a change in type.

2. How rare is White-Striped Basculin? Basculin is pretty rare, so you may have to wander around and wait for a bit before it appears, and White-Striped Basculin can be tricky to catch.

3. Is Hisuian Basculin a regional form? There’s no Hisuian Basculin; it’s a normal new form, White-Striped Form, which can evolve into Basculegion.

4. Can Blue-Striped Basculin evolve? Only Basculin’s White-Striped form can evolve into Basculegion.

5. Why can’t Basculin evolve? To evolve Basculin, it must take 294 points of cumulative recoil damage from its own moves without fainting, and then level up.

Breeding and Forms

6. Can you breed White-Striped Basculin? Yes, breeding White-Striped Basculin works, and it produces another White-Striped Basculin, indicating that the White-Striped form is not a regional variant but a separate form.

7. Can Red and Blue Basculin breed? Breeding Basculin is completely form-dependent, and if you try to breed one Red form and one Blue form, the form will be entirely dependent on the Mother’s form.

Hisuian Pokémon and Types

8. What type is Hisuian Zoroark? Hisuian Zoroark is a Normal- and Ghost-type Pokémon, unlike its Unovan, Gen 5 counterpart that is a pure Dark-type Pokémon.

9. What type is Hisuian Zorua? Hisuian Zorua is a Normal- and Ghost-type Pokémon part of the Pokémon Legends: Arceus Hisui Pokedex.

10. What type is Hisuian Lucario? Lucario is a Fighting- and Steel-type Pokémon and part of the Pokémon Legends: Arceus Hisui Pokedex.

Regions and Pokémon

11. Are Hisui and Sinnoh the same? Pokémon Legends: Arceus is set in the region that would later become Sinnoh, but in the time the game takes place, the people of the Pokémon world called it Hisui.

12. What is the most powerful Hisuian Pokémon? Thanks to its whopping 150 special defensive stat paired with its 110 special attack score, Hisuian Goodra is arguably the most impervious Pokémon to defeat in the game.

Pokémon Evolution and Types

13. Is there a mega Zoroark? Yes, Zoroark can Mega Evolve into Mega Zoroark using the Zoronite.

14. Is Hisuian Zoroark immune to Ghost? Ghost-type Pokémon are immune to both Fighting- and Normal-type Pokémon moves, while Normal-type Pokémon are immune to Ghost-type Pokémon attacks, which means Hisuian Zoroark is immune to what would normally be two weaknesses.

15. Can any Basculin evolve? Remember, you can only evolve a White Stripe Basculin into a Basculegion, and you can heal your Basculin while doing this, but if this little fish faints, then the counter will reset, and it will have to start taking recoil damage all over again.