Pokémon · EX
Dustox
Ruby & Sapphire · #6 · Rare Holo · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$16.42
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 6 / 109
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Cascoon
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 269
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Dustox plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Its main attack (Gust) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥45 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 Psychic weakness — ≥45 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
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 3 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
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
Poké-Body: Protective Dust
Prevent all effects of attacks, except damage, done to Dustox by the Attacking Pokémon.
GCToxic
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Put 2 damage counters instead of 1 on the Defending Pokémon between turns.
GCCGust — 50
Weakness:P×2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $16.45 | $22.10 | $180.00 | $16.42 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $8.16 | $12.00 | $106.00 | $15.79 | $27.50 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.50 |
| 7-day average | €10.24 |
| 30-day average | €11.47 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €12.07 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.17 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.56 |
| reverseHoloSell | €8.74 |
| averageSellPrice | €14.22 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.17 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.42 |
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 $16.42; 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 Dustox from?
Dustox is from the Pokémon set "Ruby & Sapphire" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Dustox?
Dustox is a Rare Holo card in the Ruby & Sapphire set.
Other Dustox printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
