Basculegion (Pokémon)

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Basculegion (Japanese: イダイトウ Idaitou) is a dual-type introduced during Generation VIII, in .
It evolves from White-Striped when leveled up after losing at least 294 HP from recoil damage without fainting.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)
==Biology==
Basculegion is a large, green, fish-like . 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, along with spots scattered across its body. These accents are red in male Basculegion, and light blue in female Basculegion. Their eyes also match the appropriate color, and they look 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-like features cover Basculegion's face in a manner resembling ; 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. These souls wrap around Basculegion's body, particularly along its rear half. They are colored red on male Basculegion, said to be caused by the souls' rage; and light blue on female Basculegion, whose paleness resulted from the sadness within the souls. 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 | Pokémon Legends: Arceus Official WebsiteThe souls enable Basculegion to navigate even the most turbulent rapids with ease. Male Basculegion are known for their powerful jumps, while female Basculegion can conjure and control terrifying illusions against its opponents. Basculegion is said to have no equal in the rivers of the Hisui region. In the present day, it's only known to be found in Kitakami's Timeless Woods along with its pre-evolved form.
A special male Basculegion is worshiped in Hisui due to being a descendant of one of the 10 ancient Pokémon who received a blessing from . In particular, it is one of the who resides in Cobalt Coastlands, watched over by the warden Iscan. This special male Basculegion is known to assist humans. This ride Basculegion can dash and can leap over anything by jumping up twice.
===Evolution===
Basculegion evolves from White-Striped .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
*Pokémon Legends: Arceus: Basculegion is a supporting character in the game. It is one of the Ride Pokémon, a descendant of the Basculegion that the Ancient hero befriended ages ago. It was beloved by the people of the Hisui region along with the other Ride and Noble Pokémon.
===Pokédex entries===
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Basculegion in the
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===Held items===
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===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=====
=====Female Basculegion=====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
===Side game data===
====Male Basculegion====
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====Female Basculegion====
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===Evolution data===
Basculegion evolves from White-Striped when leveled up after losing at least 294 HP from recoil damage. This can be spread across multiple battles and is not affected by the use of recovery items. Fainting will reset progress.
In , White-Striped Basculin does not need to level up after losing at least 294 HP from recoil damage in order to evolve.
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
===Major appearances===
===Minor appearances===
A male Basculegion appeared in a fantasy in The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1).
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Basculegion is the only , and the only Ghost-type Pokémon in the .
* Basculegion:
** Is the only Pokémon with all five vowels in its English name.
** Is tied with and for the greatest number of unique characters in its English name, with 11 (including spaces).
** Has the longest English Pokémon name that is an .
* In 's internal data, Basculegion's primary Ability is instead of .
* In , White-Striped Basculin and Basculegion are not classified as regional forms for the purposes of , meaning that neither species would be required to hold an Everstone to produce White-Striped Basculin offspring.
** Furthermore, prior to the Version 2.0.1 update, Basculegion was unable to learn , , and via TM, while its pre-Evolution could; however, this has since been fixed.
===Origin===
Basculegion may be based on and related species of the family. Specifically, it may be based on the (nicknamed the "phantom fish" in Japan), a large, endangered species that lives in rivers in Hokkaidō. It also appears in folklore as a giant, powerful creature that could devour deer or boars. Like its pre-Evolution, Basculegion also shares some similarities with the , as well as other predatory fish such as the and the .
Basculegion's type and Pokédex entries may also be a reference to the rapid physical . While most salmon quickly die, some are able to remain alive for longer periods while their bodies rot away. When this happens, these salmon are colloquially referred to as "zombie salmon."
The male and female colorations of Basculegion may be inspired by the nuptial coloration of some salmon species, such as the or the , 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.
Basculegion's lower jaw and pectoral fins may also be inspired by an , 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 with this vessel. This could also have inspired Basculegion's role as a on water in Hisui.
The amount of recoil damage required for White-Striped Basculin to take to evolve into Basculegion, 294 , could be for nikushi, archaic Japanese for hatred.
====Name origin====
Basculegion may be a combination of and legion (an army or a vast amount of people) or (a Biblical demon or group of demons).
Idaitou may be a combination of idai (great), aitou (mourning), and itou (Sakhalin taimen).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Ride Pokémon (Hisui)
* Pokémon fusion
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Pokémon with cross-generational Evolutions
Category:Pokémon introduced in Legends: Arceus
Category:Pokémon that appeared in the animated series before their game debut
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