Pokémon · Black & White
Dusclops
Boundaries Crossed · #62 · Uncommon · 2012
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.55
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 62 / 153
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Duskull
- Evolves to
- Dusknoir
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Akira Komayama
- Pokédex #
- 356
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Dusclops plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Psyshot) 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 ≥40 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 — ≥40 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
- 1.78 copies on average · 6821 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.7%
- -0.5 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.
Duskull
in 100% of decks · 6791 seen
Dusknoir
in 99% of decks · 6714 seen
Mega Diancie ex
in 7% of decks · 456 seen
Mystery Garden
in 7% of decks · 483 seen
Team Rocket's Crobat ex
in 2% of decks · 165 seen
Team Rocket's Golbat
in 2% of decks · 165 seen
Team Rocket's Zubat
in 2% of decks · 165 seen
Grand Tree
in 10% of decks · 647 seen
More by Akira Komayama
This card was illustrated by Akira Komayama.
Building around Dusclops?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It seeks drifting will-o'-the-wisps and sucks them into its empty body. What happens inside is a mystery."
PAstonish
Choose a random card from your opponent's hand. Your opponent reveals that card and shuffles it into his or her deck.
PCCPsyshot — 40
Weakness:D×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Dusclops or Boundaries Crossed.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Dusclops was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Dusclops has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Dusclops — Prismatic Evolutions
Played in 2,138 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 2026/07/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.19 | $0.50 | $19.98 | $0.55 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.63 | $2.38 | $19.98 | $2.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.35 |
| 7-day average | €0.21 |
| 30-day average | €0.25 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.18 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.77 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.81 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.82 |
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 $0.55; 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 "Boundaries Crossed" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Dusclops?
Dusclops is a Uncommon card in the Boundaries Crossed set.
Other Dusclops printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
