Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Dudunsparce
Paldea Evolved · #229 · Illustration Rare · 2023
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Market reference
$11.93
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 229 / 279
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Dunsparce
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Saya Tsuruta
- Pokédex #
- 982
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 30 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 Dudunsparce plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Dig Away Flash) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Dudunsparce
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- 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
- 19% of decks
- 2.26 copies on average · 10963 decks
- Match win rate
- 47.6%
- +0.4 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Dudunsparce?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon uses its hard tail to make its nest by boring holes into bedrock deep underground. The nest can reach lengths of over six miles."
CMud-Slap — 30
CCCCDig Away Flash — 100
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Shuffle this Pokémon and all attached cards into your deck.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
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Tournament play
This printing of Dudunsparce has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Dudunsparce — Temporal Forces
Played in 3,585 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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $6.75 | $12.01 | $69.05 | $11.93 | $15.30 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.75 |
| 7-day average | €5.17 |
| 30-day average | €5.08 |
| Low | €2.49 |
| Trend price | €5.61 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.98 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dudunsparce is real?
Dudunsparce 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 Dudunsparce worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dudunsparce is $11.93; 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 Dudunsparce from?
Dudunsparce is from the Pokémon set "Paldea Evolved" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Dudunsparce?
Dudunsparce is a Illustration Rare card in the Paldea Evolved set.
Other Dudunsparce printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
