Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Dusknoir
Brilliant Stars · #62 · Rare Holo · 2022
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Market reference
$0.20
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 62 / 186
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Dusclops
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- otumami
- Pokédex #
- 477
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Dusknoir plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Devour Soul) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥80 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Dusknoir
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 11% of decks
- 1.37 copies on average · 5147 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.3%
- -0.9 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
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in 100% of decks · 5061 seen
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in 97% of decks · 4920 seen
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in 8% of decks · 427 seen
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in 8% of decks · 410 seen
Team Rocket's Crobat ex
in 3% of decks · 161 seen
Team Rocket's Golbat
in 3% of decks · 161 seen
Team Rocket's Zubat
in 3% of decks · 161 seen
Jamming Tower
in 37% of decks · 1895 seen
Building around Dusknoir?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"At the bidding of transmissions from the spirit world, it steals people and Pokémon away. No one knows whether it has a will of its own."
Ability: Special Transfer
As often as you like during your turn, you may move a Special Energy from 1 of your Pokémon to another of your Pokémon.
PCCDevour Soul — 120
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Dusknoir or Brilliant Stars.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Dusknoir was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #64 PTCG Live
today
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Tournament play
This printing of Dusknoir has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Dusknoir — Prismatic Evolutions
Played in 1,828 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| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.24 | $30.00 | $0.20 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.07 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.24 | $0.20 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.27 |
| 7-day average | €0.10 |
| 30-day average | €0.15 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.42 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.35 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.62 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dusknoir is real?
Dusknoir 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 Dusknoir worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dusknoir is $0.20; 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 Dusknoir from?
Dusknoir is from the Pokémon set "Brilliant Stars" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Dusknoir?
Dusknoir is a Rare Holo card in the Brilliant Stars set.
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