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Dusknoir

Diamond & Pearl

Stormfront · #1 · Rare Holo · 2008

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: 1 / 106
Release year: 2008
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 120
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Dusclops
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokédex #: 477
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

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

Primary role: Ability Engine
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

AttackerDraw

Strategy & play

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

Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥60 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.
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 Dusclops first).

How to beat Dusknoir

Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
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 · 5279 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.

Duskull

in 100% of decks · 5277 seen

Dusclops

in 97% 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 37% of decks · 1974 seen

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Dudunsparce

$0.86 · in 19% of decks

Mega Kangaskhan ex

$0.89 · in 13% of decks

Teal Mask Ogerpon ex

$2.88 · in 9% of decks

Fan Rotom

$0.16 · in 7% of decks

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About this card

HP: 120Type:PPsychicSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Dusclops

Poké-Power: Shadow Command

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may draw 2 cards. If you have 7 or more cards in your hand, discard a number of cards until you have 6 cards in your hand. Then, put 2 damage counters on Dusknoir. This power can't be used if Dusknoir is affected by a Special Condition.

PCDamage Even

Count the number of damage counters on Dusknoir. Put that many damage counters on 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.

PPCNight Spin — 50

Prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Dusknoir by your opponent's Pokémon that has 2 or less Energy attached to it during your opponent's next turn.

Weakness:D+30

Resistance:C-20

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 1,751 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 2026/07/03

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$2.97	$10.15	$449.90	$12.27	$6.50
Reverse Holofoil	$4.89	$21.99	$96.85	$4.13	$9.44

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.99
7-day average	€3.45
30-day average	€2.73
Low	€0.48
Trend price	€3.10
Low (excellent+)	€1.30
Reverse holo low	€0.55
reverseHoloAvg1	€4.50
Reverse holo 7-day	€4.08
reverseHoloSell	€4.44
averageSellPrice	€2.62
Reverse holo 30-day	€2.85
Reverse holo trend	€3.15

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 $12.27; 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 "Stormfront" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.

What rarity is Dusknoir?

Dusknoir is a Rare Holo card in the Stormfront set.