Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Dunsparce
Paldea Evolved · #156 · Common · 2023
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Market reference
$0.42
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 156 / 279
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Nagomi Nijo
- Pokédex #
- 206
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Dunsparce plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 17% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Dunsparce
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 17% of decks
- 2.29 copies on average · 10815 decks
- Match win rate
- 48.7%
- +1.4 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
More by Nagomi Nijo
This card was illustrated by Nagomi Nijo.
Building around Dunsparce?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It creates mazes in dark locations. When spotted, it flees into the ground by digging with its tail."
CFind a Friend
Search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
CCCBite — 50
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Dunsparce or Paldea Evolved.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Dunsparce was legal.
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Tournament play
This printing of Dunsparce has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Dunsparce — Journey Together
Played in 3,898 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.34 | $19.98 | $0.42 | $0.18 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.30 | $19.98 | $0.31 | $0.17 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.09 |
| 30-day average | €0.11 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.23 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.21 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.16 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dunsparce is real?
Dunsparce 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 Dunsparce worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dunsparce is $0.42; 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 Dunsparce from?
Dunsparce is from the Pokémon set "Paldea Evolved" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Dunsparce?
Dunsparce is a Common card in the Paldea Evolved set.
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