Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Crustle
Destined Rivals · #186 · Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$3.96
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 186 / 244
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Dwebble
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Takumi Wada
- Pokédex #
- 558
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 40 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
Strategy & play
How Crustle plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Superb Scissors) 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 Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥75 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 Crustle
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥75 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
- 2% of decks
- 2.9 copies on average · 970 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.1%
- +1.9 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 99% of decks · 998 seen
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in 9% of decks · 86 seen
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in 36% of decks · 358 seen
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in 9% of decks · 86 seen
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in 28% of decks · 285 seen
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in 2% of decks · 25 seen
More by Takumi Wada
This card was illustrated by Takumi Wada.
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About this card
"Its thick claws are its greatest weapons. They're mighty enough to crack Rhyperior's carapace."
Ability: Mysterious Rock Inn
Prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from your opponent's Pokémon ex.
GCCSuperb Scissors — 120
This attack's damage isn't affected by any effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Crustle or Destined Rivals.
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Jul 31, 2026
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Jul 31, 2026
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Jul 31, 2026
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Aug 1, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Crustle was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #64 PTCG Live
today
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today
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today
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today
SEASAC League Challenge #5 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
REFINE Summer Series Session 5: Pika Cinco
yesterday
Tournament play
This printing of Crustle has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Crustle — Destined Rivals
Played in 301 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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.59 | $4.50 | $40.90 | $3.96 | $4.97 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.87 |
| 7-day average | €3.21 |
| 30-day average | €3.57 |
| Low | €1.49 |
| Trend price | €3.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.65 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Crustle is real?
Crustle 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 Crustle worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Crustle is $3.96; 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 Crustle from?
Crustle is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Crustle?
Crustle is a Illustration Rare card in the Destined Rivals set.
Other Crustle printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
