“Clads itself in the souls of comrades that perished before fulfilling their goals of journeying upstream. No other species throughout all Hisui's rivers is Basculegion's equal.”
Basculegion is a large, green fish-like Pokémon. It has a jagged mouth with pointed teeth. Its spine is aligned with a dark grey line, with a colored line along it and extending around its gills, in addition to having spots along its torso and plumes of smoke around its tail - in male Basculegion they are red, while female Basculegion have pale blue accents. Their eyes also match the appropriate color, looking 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 covers its face in a manner resembling barbels; female Basculegion sporting shorter ones and lacking the two small fins that the males have on their chin in exchange for more blue markings around the lips and eyes.
Basculegion's evolution is said to be achieved by a White-Striped Basculin being possessed by the deceased souls of other Basculin in its school who did not survive the harsh journey swimming upstream. 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 is said to have no equal in the Hisui region. In the present, Basculegion and its pre-evolved form White-Striped Basculin can be found in Kitakami.
A special male Basculegion is worshiped in Hisui due to him being a descendant of one of the 10 ancient Pokémon who received a blessing from Arceus. In particular, he is one of the Ride Pokémon 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.
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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.
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Its appearance and the background of the deceased souls of Basculin is reminiscent of sockeye salmon as they are found in the parts of the northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it, including the northern Hokkaidō Island in Japan, and many of them don't survive when they migrate upstream. As Basculegion is a conglomerate of many restless spirits, it may also be inspired by Gashadokuro. Basculegion may also be based on a largemouth bass.
Clads itself in the souls of comrades that perished before fulfilling their goals of journeying upstream. No other species throughout all Hisui's rivers is Basculegion's equal.
