Pokémon · EX
Dusclops
Sandstorm · #4 · Rare Holo · 2003
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Market reference
$28.52
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 4 / 100
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Duskull
- Evolves to
- Dusknoir
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 356
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Dusclops plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Duskull; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 10% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Dusclops
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 10% of decks
- 1.77 copies on average · 5544 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.6%
- -0.6 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.
Caretaker
in 0% of decks · 13 seen
Duskull
in 100% of decks · 5586 seen
Dusknoir
in 99% of decks · 5512 seen
Mystery Garden
in 8% of decks · 434 seen
Mega Diancie ex
in 7% of decks · 416 seen
Team Rocket's Crobat ex
in 3% of decks · 161 seen
Team Rocket's Golbat
in 3% of decks · 161 seen
Team Rocket's Zubat
in 3% of decks · 161 seen
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Dusclops?
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About this card
PCJudgement
Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, the Defending Pokémon is Knocked Out.
PCCRandom Curse
Put a total of 5 damage counters on all Defending Pokémon in any way you like.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
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 1,690 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $24.54 | $35.62 | $500.00 | $28.52 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $13.00 | $29.34 | $307.30 | $25.22 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €8.00 |
| 7-day average | €9.21 |
| 30-day average | €12.21 |
| Low | €1.50 |
| Trend price | €11.55 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.05 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €7.62 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.88 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.25 |
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 $28.52; 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 "Sandstorm" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Dusclops?
Dusclops is a Rare Holo card in the Sandstorm set.
Other Dusclops printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
