Pokémon · EX
Dusclops
Deoxys · #7 · Rare Holo · 2005
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From
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Market reference
$40.33
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 7 / 108
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Duskull
- Evolves to
- Dusknoir
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomoko Wakai
- Pokédex #
- 356
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Dusclops plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥35 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 — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 10% of decks
- 1.78 copies on average · 5077 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.2%
- -1.0 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.
Duskull
in 100% of decks · 4991 seen
Dusknoir
in 99% of decks · 4920 seen
Mystery Garden
in 9% of decks · 427 seen
Mega Diancie ex
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 38% of decks · 1875 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Illustrated by Tomoko Wakai
Building around Dusclops?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
PPsychic Removal — 20
Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, discard all Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.
PPCPowerful Hand
Count the number of cards in your hand. Put that many damage counters on the Defending Pokémon. You can't put more than 7 damage counters in this way.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $18.94 | $25.00 | $202.00 | $18.00 | — |
| Holofoil | $14.00 | $40.33 | $387.30 | $40.33 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $32.00 | $64.50 | $717.80 | $61.54 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.00 |
| 7-day average | €10.48 |
| 30-day average | €8.22 |
| Low | €1.90 |
| Trend price | €11.98 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.90 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €33.13 |
| reverseHoloSell | €39.60 |
| averageSellPrice | €13.45 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €16.59 |
| Reverse holo trend | €27.65 |
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 $40.33; 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 "Deoxys" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Dusclops?
Dusclops is a Rare Holo card in the Deoxys set.
Other Dusclops printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
