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Dusknoir

Diamond & Pearl

Stormfront · #17 · Rare · 2008

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Card facts

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Set position: 17 / 106
Release year: 2008
Rarity: Rare
HP: 120
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Dusclops
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: Tomoaki Imakuni
Pokédex #: 477
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

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

Primary role: Attacker
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

Strategy & play

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

Its main attack (Darkness Mist) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
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.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
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 10% 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.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 10% of decks; 1.35 copies on average · 5987 decks
Match win rate: 46.4%; -0.7 pts vs the 47.1% 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.

Frogadier

in 0% of decks · 10 seen

Caretaker

in 0% of decks · 13 seen

Duskull

in 100% of decks · 5955 seen

Dusclops

in 97% of decks · 5755 seen

Mystery Garden

in 8% of decks · 449 seen

Mega Diancie ex

in 7% of decks · 427 seen

Team Rocket's Crobat ex

in 3% of decks · 162 seen

Team Rocket's Golbat

in 3% of decks · 162 seen

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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-Body: Spirit Pulse

As long as Dusknoir is your Active Pokémon, put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Pokémon that has any Energy attached to it between turns.

PCCDarkness Mist — 60+

If the Defending Pokémon already has 2 or more damage counters on it, this attack does 60 damage plus 20 more damage.

Weakness:D+30

Resistance:C-20

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Dusknoir has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Dusknoir — Prismatic Evolutions

Played in 1,837 recent decks

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 2026/07/03

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.70	$1.49	$34.70	$1.16	—
Reverse Holofoil	$2.50	$6.25	$250.00	$3.23	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/27

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.75
7-day average	€0.84
30-day average	€1.12
Low	€0.10
Trend price	€1.06
Low (excellent+)	€0.49
Reverse holo low	€0.50
reverseHoloAvg1	€2.50
Reverse holo 7-day	€3.05
reverseHoloSell	€1.75
averageSellPrice	€1.04
Reverse holo 30-day	€2.18
Reverse holo trend	€2.68

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 $1.16; 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 "Stormfront" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.

What rarity is Dusknoir?

Dusknoir is a Rare card in the Stormfront set.