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A Hisuian form (Japanese: ヒスイのすがた Hisuian form) is a regional form found in Hisui.

List of Hisuian forms

White-Striped Basculin

Basculin (White-Striped Form)

The status of Basculin's White-Striped Form as a regional form is inconsistent between various Pokémon media.

Evidence for

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Professor Laventon refers to White-Striped Basculin as a regional form in its Pokédex entry.
White-Striped Basculin is treated as a Hisuian form in Pokémon HOME.
In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Basculin cards featuring the White-Striped Form use the name "Hisuian Basculin".
In the video "One Thousand Pokémon!", which was made to commemorate the number of Pokémon in the National Pokédex surpassing 1000, the segment showcasing the Pokémon of Hisui shows White-Striped Basculin alongside Hisuian forms.[1]

Evidence against

White-Striped Basculin is not referred to as "Hisuian Basculin" or "Hisuian form" in the games, instead being referred to as "White-Striped Form".
In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, White-Striped Basculin is not considered a regional form. This can be seen when breeding, as a White-Striped Basculin or Basculegion parent is not required to hold an Everstone for the offspring to hatch into White-Striped Basculin.
In Pokémon GO, White-Striped Basculin do not appear when searching "hisui", unlike other Hisuian forms.
White-Striped Basculin and its evolved form are found in the wild in Kitakami and are part of the Kitakami Pokédex; conversely, all other regional forms and regional evolutions are only naturally present in their home region and its Pokédex (excluding Blueberry Academy's artificial Terarium and Blueberry Pokédex).

In the core series games

Several Pokémon introduced in multiple generations have Hisuian forms.

Generation VIII

A total of sixteen Hisuian forms were introduced in Generation VIII (seventeen if White-Striped Basculin is counted).

Generation IX

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, all Hisuian form Pokémon are transferrable from the previous generation.

In The Teal Mask, Perrin owns two Hisuian Growlithe. After helping her take photos of the Bloodmoon Beast, she will give one of them to the player.

The Hisuian forms of Decidueye, Typhlosion, and Samurott respectively were made available to encounter in limited Tera Raid Battle events in 2023. During the event, these three could only be caught once per save file. Hisuian Voltorb was made avavaible to encounter in a Mass Outbreak event from February 23 to 27, 2024.

In The Indigo Disk, Hisuian Qwilfish can be captured in the Terarium's Polar Biome, but due to not being located in Hisui, breeding them without the use of an Everstone will result in Johtonian Qwilfish.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon GO

On January 30, 2022, Hisuian Voltorb made its Pokémon GO debut with the addition of the Voltorb from the Hisui Region?! event. While Hisuian Voltorb could not initially evolve, Hisuian Electrode was added to the game on February 18, 2022 as a part of the GO Tour Poké Ball Prep Rally event. Hisuian Voltorb can be evolved into Hisuian Electrode using 50 Voltorb Candy.

Hisuian Growlithe, Arcanine, Qwilfish, and Sneasel, along with the evolved forms for the latter two, were introduced as part of the Hisuian Discoveries event, starting on July 27, 2022. Hisuian Growlithe, Qwilfish and Sneasel can be hatched from 7 km Eggs, although Hisuian Qwilfish can also be encountered in the wild. During the same event, Hisuian Braviary made its debut in raids on July 31, 2022.

Hisuian Pokémon in Pokémon GO
Ndex	Name	Pokémon	Evolution	Release date	Notes
#0100	Hisuian Voltorb			January 30, 2022 Found by completing the Special Research mission, Voltorb from the Hisui Region?!.	Debut celebrated the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Afterwards, available in 7 km Eggs. Initially could not be evolved into Hisuian Electrode, but was later able to when Hisuian Electrode made its own debut on February 18, 2022.
#0058	Hisuian Growlithe			July 27, 2022 Available in 7 km eggs.
#0211	Hisuian Qwilfish			July 27, 2022 Available in 7 km eggs, or in the wild.	Afterwards, available in 7 km Eggs.
#0215	Hisuian Sneasel			July 27, 2022 Available in 7 km eggs.
#0628	Hisuian Braviary		—	July 31, 2022 Available as a Level 3 Raid Boss.	No Rufflet can evolve into Hisuian Braviary.
#0713	Hisuian Avalugg		—	December 24, 2022 Available as a Level 3 Raid Boss.	No Bergmite can evolve into Hisuian Avalugg.
#0503	Hisuian Samurott		—	December 3, 2023 Available as a Level 3 Raid Boss.	No Dewott can evolve into Hisuian Samurott.
#0157	Hisuian Typhlosion		—	January 14, 2024 Available as a Level 3 Raid Boss.	No Quilava can evolve into Hisuian Typhlosion.
#0724	Hisuian Decidueye		—	February 11, 2024 Available as a Level 3 Raid Boss.	No Dartrix can evolve into Hisuian Decidueye.

Please note that the availability of Pokémon in GO, such as from wild encounters, eggs, and Raid Bosses, is frequently changed. Due to this, the data listed above may not always be up-to-date.

Pokémon Masters EX

The following sync pairs use Hisuian form Pokémon:

In the anime

Hisuian Growlithe and Hisuian Braviary in the anime

Main series

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

A Hisuian Growlithe and a Hisuian Braviary appeared in The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1) in a painting exhibited during the Sinnoh Festival.

Pokémon: Hisuian Snow

The story of Pokémon: Hisuian Snow centers around Alec and his encounter with a Shiny Hisuian Zorua as a child, which he re-encounters as a Hisuian Zoroark in the present day.