Pokémon · EX
Dusclops
Power Keepers · #14 · Rare · 2007
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From
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Market reference
$0.69
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 14 / 108
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Duskull
- Evolves to
- Dusknoir
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 356
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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 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.
- Its main attack (Mysterious Light) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- 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 single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Duskull; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
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
- 1.78 copies on average · 5180 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.8%
- -0.6 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.
Duskull
in 100% of decks · 5180 seen
Dusknoir
in 99% of decks · 5114 seen
Mystery Garden
in 8% of decks · 422 seen
Mega Diancie ex
in 8% of decks · 404 seen
Team Rocket's Crobat ex
in 3% of decks · 157 seen
Team Rocket's Golbat
in 3% of decks · 157 seen
Team Rocket's Zubat
in 3% of decks · 157 seen
Jamming Tower
in 38% of decks · 1952 seen
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Dusclops?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
PCDark Mind — 20
Does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
PCCMysterious Light — 50
If Phoebe's Stadium is in play, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Dusclops has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Dusclops — Prismatic Evolutions
Played in 1,684 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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.29 | $0.69 | $19.98 | $0.69 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $12.48 | $29.99 | $79.83 | $7.80 | $79.83 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.59 |
| 7-day average | €0.73 |
| 30-day average | €0.77 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.43 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.45 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.60 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.82 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.48 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.28 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.67 |
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 $0.69; 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 "Power Keepers" in the EX series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Dusclops?
Dusclops is a Rare card in the Power Keepers set.
Other Dusclops printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
