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Psyduck
McDonald's Collection 2018 · #2 · 2018
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 2 / 12
- Release year
- 2018
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Golduck
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Shibuzoh.
- Pokédex #
- 54
- Series
- Other
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
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Psyduck plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- Seen in 11% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Psyduck
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 11% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 6226 decks
- Match win rate
- 47.1%
- -0.2 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.
More by Shibuzoh.
This card was illustrated by Shibuzoh..
Building around Psyduck?
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About this card
"As a result of headaches so fierce they cause it to cry, it sometimes uses psychokinesis without meaning to."
CConfusion Wave
Both Active Pokémon are now Confused.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Psyduck was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Psyduck has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Psyduck — Ascended Heroes
Played in 1,807 recent decks
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Psyduck is real?
Psyduck 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 Psyduck worth?
As of the latest data, 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 Psyduck from?
Psyduck is from the Pokémon set "McDonald's Collection 2018" in the Other series, released in 2018.
Other Psyduck printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
