Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Dustox
Diamond & Pearl · #25 · Rare · 2007
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.47
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 25 / 130
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Cascoon
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 269
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 15 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Dustox plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Toxic Dust) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Dustox
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 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
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 3 decks
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Dustox?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A nocturnal Pokémon. Drawn by streetlights, they messily eat the leaves of trees lining boulevards."
GCStun Spore — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
GGCCToxic Dust — 50
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Put 2 damage counters instead of 1 on the Defending Pokémon between turns.
Weakness:R+30
Retreat cost:CC
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 | $0.96 | $1.30 | $27.70 | $1.47 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.00 | $6.21 | $83.99 | $5.36 | $80.00 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.24 |
| 7-day average | €0.41 |
| 30-day average | €1.09 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.54 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.93 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.80 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.08 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.46 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.87 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.78 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dustox is real?
Dustox 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 Dustox worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dustox is $1.47; 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 Dustox from?
Dustox is from the Pokémon set "Diamond & Pearl" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Dustox?
Dustox is a Rare card in the Diamond & Pearl set.
Other Dustox printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
