Pokémon · XY
Dusclops
Flashfire · #39 · Uncommon · 2014
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.24
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 39 / 110
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Duskull
- Evolves to
- Dusknoir
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- MAHOU
- Pokédex #
- 356
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- 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.
- 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 ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- 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.
- 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
- 1.77 copies on average · 5544 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.6%
- -0.6 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.
Caretaker
in 0% of decks · 13 seen
Duskull
in 100% of decks · 5586 seen
Dusknoir
in 99% of decks · 5512 seen
Mystery Garden
in 8% of decks · 434 seen
Mega Diancie ex
in 7% of decks · 416 seen
Team Rocket's Crobat ex
in 3% of decks · 161 seen
Team Rocket's Golbat
in 3% of decks · 161 seen
Team Rocket's Zubat
in 3% of decks · 161 seen
More by MAHOU
This card was illustrated by MAHOU.
Building around Dusclops?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Anyone who dares peer into its body to see its spectral ball of fire will have their spirit stolen away."
PConfuse Ray
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.
PCCCursed Drop
Put 4 damage counters on your opponent's Pokémon in any way you like.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Dusclops was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Dusclops
Tournaments scanned
302
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 6th
Top decks running Dusclops
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.05 | $0.25 | $19.99 | $0.24 | $0.20 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.29 | $0.99 | $19.88 | $0.99 | $0.70 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.14 |
| 7-day average | €0.12 |
| 30-day average | €0.10 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.63 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.02 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.63 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.82 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.08 |
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 $0.24; 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 "Flashfire" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Dusclops?
Dusclops is a Uncommon card in the Flashfire set.
Other Dusclops printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
