>>54481878Not OP but BW2, X, and OR all say:
>Red- and blue-striped Basculin are very violent and always fighting. They are also remarkably tasty.Doesn’t outright say people are hunting/killing them, but implies they’re eaten enough for people to know.
Also it’s not Basculin but Sword’s entry does mention that its flesh is quite tasty, but AFAIK there’s not a lore reason you could get its flesh passively, unlike Veluza (I don’t think at least?)
It seems all the evidence of Pokémon being eaten is vague in older games (just referring to if they taste good) whereas newer games either treat what’s eaten as passive byproducts (but I mean, if you’re eating Veluza or Klawf flesh…you’re still eating the meat of a Pokemon) or imply they were only eaten long ago.
