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Dusknoir

Diamond & Pearl

Diamond & Pearl · #2 · Rare Holo · 2007

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Market reference

$12.62

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position: 2 / 130
Release year: 2007
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 120
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Dusclops
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Illustrator: Takabon
Pokédex #: 477
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

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

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.

Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Dusclops first).
Seen in 11% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.

How to beat Dusknoir

Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥60 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.

Duskull

in 100% of decks · 5061 seen

Dusclops

in 97% of decks · 4920 seen

Mystery Garden

in 8% 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 37% of decks · 1895 seen

Illustrated by Takabon

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About this card

HP: 120Type:PPsychicSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Dusclops

"The antenna on its head captures radio waves from the world of spirits that command it to take people there."

Poké-Power: Dark Palm

Once during your turn (before your attack), if your opponent has 4 or more Benched Pokémon, you may choose 1 of them and shuffle that Pokémon and all cards attached to it into his or her deck. This power can't be used if Dusknoir if affected by a Special Condition.

PPCHard Feelings

Put 5 damage counters on the Defending Pokémon. Then, count the number of Prize cards your opponent has taken and put that many damage counters on the Defending Pokémon.

Weakness:D+30

Resistance:C-20

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

ran Dusknoir

Tournaments scanned

287

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

3 top-cut decks · best finish 2nd

Top decks running Dusknoir

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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
Holofoil	$6.84	$12.80	$129.90	$12.62	—
Reverse Holofoil	$4.70	$12.00	$149.90	$6.89	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.49
7-day average	€1.36
30-day average	€3.08
Low	€0.50
Trend price	€1.69
Low (excellent+)	€2.50
Reverse holo low	€0.50
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.46
Reverse holo 7-day	€3.37
reverseHoloSell	€2.70
averageSellPrice	€2.91
Reverse holo 30-day	€2.59
Reverse holo trend	€2.85

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 $12.62; 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 "Diamond & Pearl" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.

What rarity is Dusknoir?

Dusknoir is a Rare Holo card in the Diamond & Pearl set.