Pokémon · Platinum
Dustox
Platinum · #25 · Rare · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$2.01
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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 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Cascoon
- Illustrator
- Yukiko Baba
- Pokédex #
- 269
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Its main attack (Chemical Scale) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — note its own type is Psychic, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Psychic type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥65 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 — ≥65 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 Yukiko Baba
This card was illustrated by Yukiko Baba.
Building around Dustox?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Camouflage Pattern
Prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Dustox by your opponent's Pokémon that is affected by 2 or more Special Conditions.
GCSmogscreen — 20
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
GCCChemical Scale — 60
If the Defending Pokémon has any Poké-Powers or Poké-Bodies, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned and Confused.
Weakness:R+30
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.95 | $3.17 | $55.50 | $2.01 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.70 | $12.00 | $69.75 | $3.88 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.75 |
| 7-day average | €1.12 |
| 30-day average | €0.79 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.78 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.08 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.08 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.98 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.61 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.72 |
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 $2.01; 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 "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Dustox?
Dustox is a Rare card in the Platinum set.
Other Dustox printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
