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Dusclops

Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Dusclops

Sword & Shield

Brilliant Stars · #61 · Uncommon · 2022

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Market reference

$0.08

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Card facts

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Set position
61 / 186
Release year
2022
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
90
Subtype
Stage 1
Evolves from
Duskull
Evolves to
Dusknoir
Retreat cost
2 energy
Regulation mark
F
Illustrator
miki kudo
Pokédex #
356
Series
Sword & Shield

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Status Conditions
Damage efficiency
30 damage
30 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Stage 1
One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Dusclops plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
  • Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • A Stage 1 — one step up from Duskull; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
  • Seen in 10% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.

How to beat Dusclops

  • Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.
  • On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
10% of decks
1.77 copies on average · 5704 decks
Match win rate
46.8%
-0.5 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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About this card

HP: 90Type:PPsychicSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: DuskullEvolves to: Dusknoir

"Its body is entirely hollow. When it opens its mouth, it sucks everything in as if it were a black hole."

PFade to Black — 30

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.

Weakness:D×2

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Dusclops has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

DusclopsPrismatic Evolutions

Played in 1,746 recent decks

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/16
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.15$30.00$0.08$0.02
Reverse Holofoil$0.05$0.26$19.00$0.26$0.15

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/01
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.03
7-day average€0.03
30-day average€0.03
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.03
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.29
Reverse holo 7-day€0.13
reverseHoloSell€0.12
averageSellPrice€0.03
Reverse holo 30-day€0.11
Reverse holo trend€0.15

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Dusclops is real?

Dusclops is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Dusclops worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dusclops is $0.08; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Dusclops from?

Dusclops is from the Pokémon set "Brilliant Stars" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.

What rarity is Dusclops?

Dusclops is a Uncommon card in the Brilliant Stars set.