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Duskull

Diamond & Pearl

Stormfront · #SH2 · Rare · 2008

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Card facts

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Set position: SH2 / 106
Release year: 2008
Rarity: Rare
HP: 60
Subtype: Basic
Evolves to: Dusclops
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Kouki Saitou
Pokédex #: 355
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

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

Primary role: Energy Acceleration
Damage efficiency: 20 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

Attacker

Strategy & play

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

Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. 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 ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Seen in 10% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.

How to beat Duskull

Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 10% of decks; 2.2 copies on average · 5894 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 · 11 seen

Dusclops

in 97% of decks · 5698 seen

Frogadier

in 0% of decks · 13 seen

Dusknoir

in 99% of decks · 5824 seen

Mystery Garden

in 7% of decks · 432 seen

Mega Diancie ex

in 7% of decks · 414 seen

Team Rocket's Crobat ex

in 3% of decks · 165 seen

Team Rocket's Golbat

in 3% of decks · 165 seen

Budget alternatives

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

Mega Lucario ex

$0.72 · in 4% of decks

Riolu

$0.18 · in 3% of decks

Chansey

$0.17 · in 0% of decks

Pachirisu

$0.07 · in 0% of decks

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About this card

HP: 60Type:PPsychicSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Dusclops

Counting Song

Put up to 3 damage counters on Duskull. Then, put that many damage counters on the Defending Pokémon.

PRam — 10

PCNight Bind — 20

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent can't attach any Energy cards from his or her hand to the Active Pokémon during his or her next turn.

Weakness:D+10

Resistance:C-20

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

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

Duskull — Prismatic Evolutions

Played in 1,816 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
Reverse Holofoil	$94.32	$130.00	$1,400.00	$95.00	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/16

Variant	Price
1-day average	€72.50
7-day average	€33.87
30-day average	€26.69
Low	€8.00
Trend price	€29.17
Low (excellent+)	€20.00
Reverse holo low	€8.00
reverseHoloAvg1	€15.98
Reverse holo 7-day	€23.56
reverseHoloSell	€27.08
averageSellPrice	€72.50
Reverse holo 30-day	€21.91
Reverse holo trend	€27.09

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Duskull is real?

Duskull 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 Duskull worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Duskull is $95.00; 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 Duskull from?

Duskull is from the Pokémon set "Stormfront" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.

What rarity is Duskull?

Duskull is a Rare card in the Stormfront set.