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Duskull

Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Duskull

Sword & Shield

Brilliant Stars · #60 · Common · 2022

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Market reference

$0.04

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
60 / 186
Release year
2022
Rarity
Common
HP
60
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Dusclops
Retreat cost
1 energy
Regulation mark
F
Illustrator
SATOSHI NAKAI
Pokédex #
355
Series
Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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

Primary role
Status Conditions
Damage efficiency
10 damage
10 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Duskull 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.
  • Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
  • Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Seen in 10% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.

How to beat Duskull

  • Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
  • 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
10% of decks
2.23 copies on average · 7610 decks
Match win rate
46.8%
-0.4 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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About this card

HP: 60Type:PPsychicSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Dusclops

"If it finds bad children who won't listen to their parents, it will spirit them away—or so it's said."

PPerplex — 10

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.

Weakness:D×2

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/16
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.15$30.00$0.04$0.02
Reverse Holofoil$0.05$0.25$2.13$0.27$0.17

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/01
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.11
7-day average€0.04
30-day average€0.05
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.05
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.15
Reverse holo 7-day€0.12
reverseHoloSell€0.14
averageSellPrice€0.05
Reverse holo 30-day€0.13
Reverse holo trend€0.14

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Duskull is real?

Duskull 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 Duskull worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Duskull is $0.04; 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 Duskull from?

Duskull is from the Pokémon set "Brilliant Stars" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.

What rarity is Duskull?

Duskull is a Common card in the Brilliant Stars set.