Pokémon · EX

Dunsparce

Sandstorm · #60 · Common · 2003

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Card facts

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Set position: 60 / 100
Release year: 2003
Rarity: Common
HP: 50
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokédex #: 206
Series: EX

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Search / Tutor
Damage efficiency: 10 damage; 10 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

AttackerStatus Conditions

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.
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.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥25 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.

How to beat Dunsparce

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
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: 17% of decks; 2.34 copies on average · 8472 decks
Match win rate: 48.8%; +1.5 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.

Trapinch

in 1% of decks · 17 seen

Vibrava

in 1% of decks · 16 seen

Flygon ex

in 1% of decks · 31 seen

Larvesta

in 0% of decks · 10 seen

Trapinch

in 1% of decks · 28 seen

Billy & O'Nare

in 0% of decks · 15 seen

Abra

in 15% of decks · 470 seen

Volcarona

in 1% of decks · 16 seen

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About this card

HP: 50Type:CColorlessSubtype: Basic

CStrike and Run

Search your deck for up to 3 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward. You may switch Dunsparce with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

CSudden Flash — 10

Flip a coin. If heads, each Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

ran Dunsparce

Tournaments scanned

295

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

1 top-cut deck · best finish 4th

Top decks running Dunsparce

1Ludicargo
1 deck

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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	$0.60	$1.61	$38.47	$1.79	—
Reverse Holofoil	$1.00	$5.72	$57.10	$6.36	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/21

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.40
7-day average	€0.54
30-day average	€0.38
Low	€0.05
Trend price	€0.40
Low (excellent+)	€0.08
Reverse holo low	€0.21
reverseHoloAvg1	€3.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€1.57
reverseHoloSell	€1.31
averageSellPrice	€0.31
Reverse holo 30-day	€2.56
Reverse holo trend	€2.96

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 $1.79; 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 "Sandstorm" in the EX series, released in 2003.

What rarity is Dunsparce?

Dunsparce is a Common card in the Sandstorm set.