# Basculin #25/98 — Emerging Powers

## Summary

Basculin is a middling Gen V Water fish with a quiet fan base and no big anime or story spotlight, so demand rests on completists and Black & White binder builders. Akira Komayama is a long-serving Pokémon TCG illustrator, and as an uncommon in a small Emerging Powers set it was a mid-tier pull. A $0.28 modelled guide with no copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and a PSA 10 guides at about $36 against $85 in grading fees, so the only money in this card is finishing a set, not a slab, and the same card plays for $0.07 out of White Flare.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Emerging Powers |
| Number | 25/98 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Akira Komayama |
| Release date | 2011-08-31 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Tackle | cost Colorless — damage 10 |
| Attack: Splatter | cost Water/Colorless — Does 30 damage to one of your oppoent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) |
| 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: **$0.28** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-14T21:57:39.888Z
- 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: n/a — as of 2026-10-14T21:57:39.888Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.75 — as of 2026-10-14T21:57:39.888Z
- Quant score: 31/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-14T21:57:39.888Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2011-08-31T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-10T08:47:13.606Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-10T08:47:13.434Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-09T15:43:56.127Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-10T08:47:13.433Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/emerging-powers/basculin-25)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw2-25%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)