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Dusclops

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Dusclops

Scarlet & Violet

Prismatic Evolutions · #36 · Common · 2025

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Market reference

$0.25

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
36 / 180
Release year
2025
Rarity
Common
HP
90
Subtype
Stage 1
Evolves from
Duskull
Evolves to
Dusknoir
Retreat cost
2 energy
Regulation mark
H
Pokédex #
356
Series
Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

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

Primary role
Attacker
Damage efficiency
50 damage
25 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Stage 1
One evolution step from a Basic

Strategy & play

How Dusclops plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Its main attack (Will-O-Wisp) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
  • Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • A Stage 1 — one step up from Duskull; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
  • Seen in 10% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.

How to beat Dusclops

  • Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
10% of decks
1.79 copies on average · 4951 decks
Match win rate
46.3%
-1.0 pts vs the 47.3% field average

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About this card

HP: 90Type:PPsychicSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: DuskullEvolves to: Dusknoir

Ability: Cursed Blast

Once during your turn, you may put 5 damage counters on 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. If you use this Ability, this Pokémon is Knocked Out.

PPWill-O-Wisp — 50

Weakness:D×2

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

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

Recent decks

1,750

ran Dusclops

Tournaments scanned

296

past 30 days

Competitive note

Currently a meta staple.

172 top-cut decks · best finish 1st

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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.

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Updated 2026/07/10
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.23$19.98$0.25$0.10
Reverse Holofoil$0.07$0.25$19.98$0.24$0.16

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Dusclops is real?

Dusclops 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 Dusclops worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dusclops is $0.25; 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 Dusclops from?

Dusclops is from the Pokémon set "Prismatic Evolutions" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Dusclops?

Dusclops is a Common card in the Prismatic Evolutions set.