Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Dustox
Lost Thunder · #28 · Rare · 2018
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From
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Market reference
$0.46
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 28 / 240
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Cascoon
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 269
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 35 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 Dustox plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Gust) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥70 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 Cascoon first).
How to beat Dustox
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥70 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
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 3 decks
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Dustox?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It violently flutters its wings to scatter toxic dust when attacked. It becomes active after sunset."
Ability: Hazardous Evolution
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may leave your opponent's Active Pokémon Paralyzed and Poisoned. If you do, put 3 damage counters instead of 1 on that Pokémon between turns.
GCGust — 70
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Dustox was legal.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.29 | $0.50 | $19.98 | $0.46 | $0.49 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.56 | $1.10 | $19.98 | $1.10 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/04/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.70 |
| 7-day average | €0.77 |
| 30-day average | €0.55 |
| Low | €0.19 |
| Trend price | €0.72 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.11 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.14 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.85 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.01 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dustox is real?
Dustox 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 Dustox worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dustox is $0.46; 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 Dustox from?
Dustox is from the Pokémon set "Lost Thunder" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Dustox?
Dustox is a Rare card in the Lost Thunder set.
Other Dustox printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
