# Basculin #24/98 — Emerging Powers

## Summary

Basculin is a bulk common from a small Black & White-era set, a Unova Water Pokémon with a cult following for its red-and-blue-striped forms and its reputation as an odd, aggressive fish. Its Flail-and-gamble attacks never found a competitive home, so demand rests on completionists and Unova fans. A $0.45 modelled guide, up 2% over 30 days on 4 copies traded, says bulk, with 4,576 days of inventory sitting on the board, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and the same card plays for $0.11 out of White Flare.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Emerging Powers |
| Number | 24/98 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | match |
| Release date | 2011-08-31 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Flail | cost Colorless — damage 10 — Does 10 damage times the number of damage counters on this Pokémon. |
| Attack: Final Gambit | cost Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 80 — Flip 2 coins. If both of them are tails, this Pokémon does 80 damage to itself. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Basculin #550](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/basculin) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.45** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-12
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: -8.20% — as of 2026-11-12
- Floor delivered ask: $1.74 — as of 2026-11-12T22:58:33.586Z
- Quant score: 26/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-12T22:58:33.586Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 40% weight · -30% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2011-08-31T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-09T02:36:10.264Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-09T02:36:10.265Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-08T07:25:23.743Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-09T02:36:10.264Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/emerging-powers/basculin-24)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw2-24%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)