→ Which is your favorite design and why?
The blue one, because he looks more calm then the red one.

→ Would've you preferred if they designed two different fish, rather than just have two mostly version exclusive fish that are exactly the same in everything except design?
If they did that, they would be this versions' Plusle and Minun. Prefabley I wouldn't want that but really I wouldn't care too much.

→ Would you swap around the Basculin, for example, have the blue version appear the most in Black, and the other way around?
I don't really care, I've got both games.

→ And how'd you feel if they were completely version exclusive and that you needed to catch both in order to fill your Pokedex?
I've never tried to fill the Pokedex. ^^;;

Which is your favourite design and why?
I would have to go with the blue one, the red one looks like its going insane or something.
Would've you preferred if they designed two different fish, rather than just have two mostly version exclusive fish that are exactly the same in everything except design?
No, I like having more then one design for a pokemon, makes them seem more realistic that their considered one pokemon but have slight diffrences between them.
Would you swap around the Basculin, for example, have the blue version appear the most in Black, and the other way around?
Eh, doesnt really matter to me at all. Though I guess having them appear equally in both would have been nice.

And how'd you feel if they were completely version exclusive and that you needed to catch both in order to fill your Pokedex? (Ignore that there would be 157 Pokemon, but rather concentrate on the fact that they would have basically the same stats, but yet would be exclusive)
Well that would be a pain in butt and rather annoying as far as I'm concerned. I really do enjoy the slight morphological differences between same species of pokemon.

I prefer the Red-striped Basculin. The Blue-striped Basculin is common in White version...

If they were version exclusive I would try to do it to fill my Pokedex.

→ Which is your favorite design and why?
The red one, the blue one looks sneaky and I like the fins of the red one better.

→ Would've you preferred if they designed two different fish, rather than just have two mostly version exclusive fish that are exactly the same in everything except design?
I wouldn't have cared, really. Maybe if they had an evolution so they'd be useful, but now, not really.

→ Would you swap around the Basculin, for example, have the blue version appear the most in Black, and the other way around?
It wouldn't have really made a difference, my friend with whom I play the game, has the other version. Though in my version, the red one is less common, sp when I caught one, I was happier with it than I would have been if it would have been common.

→ And how'd you feel if they were completely version exclusive and that you needed to catch both in order to fill your Pokedex?
I would have been able to get the other one easily, so I would have been okay with that.

My feelings on both Basculin is they are more of different formes like said Unfezant, since I think they should have made Basculin different genders Blue(Male) and Red(Female). I really don't prefer one over the other. Too me it seems like a standard pokemon that could be expanded on, I see potential for Generation 6 for it. Two separate evolutions anyone? Then yes you would need both too complete the dex if they were ever the case.

→ Which is your favorite design and why?
I have a hard time deciding which Basculin form I like best, but I kind of like the blue Basculin because of its eyes.

→ Would've you preferred if they designed two different fish, rather than just have two mostly version exclusive fish that are exactly the same in everything except design?
I'd like it if Basculin was 2 separate Pokemon because not a lot of fish Pokemon were created in Gen V.

→ Would you swap around the Basculin, for example, have the blue version appear the most in Black, and the other way around?
I don't really care, since I like both of Basculin's forms.

→ And how'd you feel if they were completely version exclusive and that you needed to catch both in order to fill your Pokedex?
It doesn't matter.

→ Which is your favourite design and why?

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I prefer the Blue one, I suppose. I just prefer it's more slit-like eyes, they make it look a little less cartoony than the Red design.

→ Would've you preferred if they designed two different fish, rather than just have two mostly version exclusive fish that are exactly the same in everything except design?

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I'd definitely have preferred if they made it something like Shellos in DPPt; well, in terms of there being two very visually different designs. I don't think the two Basculin forms are different enough to each other to be ssignificant in any way- I think they would have bween as well off just making one, really.

→ Would you swap around the Basculin, for example, have the blue version appear the most in Black, and the other way around?

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Well, no. But that's only because I don't see much of a point behind it in the first place. Basculin doesn't even have an evolved form, so having two 'different' forms seems needless to me, and so I would't feel the need to switch them around. :)

→ And how'd you feel if they were completely version exclusive and that you needed to catch both in order to fill your Pokedex? (Ignore that there would be 157 Pokemon, but rather concentrate on the fact that they would have basically the same stats, but yet would be exclusive)

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Annoyed. My entire post has shown how not-bothered I am by the two separate forms, so I'd consider that unnecessary work for something like the dex.

I like the red ones design better, the main reason being the the red makes it look more aggressive and I don't like the look of the blue ones eye, it doesn't suit it. I would've preferred two different fish, they could have been one female, one male or something. It'd help with the lack of water types. Nah, I'm not really fussed which version they appear in. I think it would be a better idea, mainly because I have both the games. :3