Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Dusknoir

Scarlet & Violet

Shrouded Fable · #20 · Rare · 2024

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: 20 / 99
Release year: 2024
Rarity: Rare
HP: 160
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Dusclops
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Regulation mark: H
Pokédex #: 477
Series: Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 150 damage; 50 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

Strategy & play

How Dusknoir plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Its main attack (Shadow Bind) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Hits for 150 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥80 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.

How to beat Dusknoir

Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 10% of decks; 1.36 copies on average · 5260 decks
Match win rate: 46.7%; -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.

Dusclops

in 97% of decks · 5101 seen

Duskull

in 100% of decks · 5258 seen

Mystery Garden

in 8% of decks · 431 seen

Mega Diancie ex

in 8% of decks · 413 seen

Team Rocket's Crobat ex

in 3% of decks · 158 seen

Team Rocket's Golbat

in 3% of decks · 158 seen

Team Rocket's Zubat

in 3% of decks · 158 seen

Jamming Tower

in 37% of decks · 1968 seen

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About this card

HP: 160Type:PPsychicSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Dusclops

Ability: Cursed Blast

Once during your turn, you may put 13 damage counters on 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. If you use this Ability, this Pokémon is Knocked Out.

PPCShadow Bind — 150

During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat.

Weakness:D×2

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Dusknoir or Shrouded Fable.

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Turn Zero Rising! #6 (100 Codes)

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Aug 2, 2026

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Rare Candy Club Showdown #35 (50 CODES)

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Aug 3, 2026

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⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes

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Aug 3, 2026

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Sunny's Weekly #267 Return of the Kingdra!

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Aug 3, 2026

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🇧🇷 33° Torneio Padrão do Zap! Especial Códigos

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Aug 4, 2026

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Dusknoir was legal.

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Tournoi amical LEAGUE canto N61°

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SEASAC League Challenge #6 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]

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today

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OceanicTournamentSeries2026 18/20

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today

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Cusca 3v3 Pro Series #17 ⚡

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today

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Vault Of Games #3 🏆|OFF-SEASON |WEEKLY

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Redacted Chaos 2nd Chance #7 (50 Codes)

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Tournament play

This printing of Dusknoir has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Dusknoir — Prismatic Evolutions

Played in 1,813 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 2026/07/10

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$0.01	$0.25	$5.00	$0.35	$0.13
Reverse Holofoil	$0.10	$0.30	$19.20	$0.27	$0.22

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/17

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.14
7-day average	€0.10
30-day average	€0.11
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.15
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.24
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.18
reverseHoloSell	€0.17
averageSellPrice	€0.14
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.18
Reverse holo trend	€0.15

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Dusknoir is real?

Dusknoir 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 Dusknoir worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dusknoir is $0.35; 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 Dusknoir from?

Dusknoir is from the Pokémon set "Shrouded Fable" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.

What rarity is Dusknoir?

Dusknoir is a Rare card in the Shrouded Fable set.