Dusclops 35/100 · Stormfront

Stormfront is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on November 1, 2008. The printed size is 100. This checklist is longer, at 106 cards. Dusclops is 35/100, in position 35 of 106 on this checklist. Before it is 34 Dusclops, and after it is 36 Electrode. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Dusclops is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 40. In the Pokédex this is Dusclops (#356), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Duskull. In this catalog that name is Duskull (#355). The card lists Dusknoir, Dusknoir (#477) under evolves to.

Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this card. The same name is on 212 other cards in the catalog.

Dusclops (#356) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Dusclops 4/100 in Sandstorm (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Dusclops list a different HP.

The attack Confuse Ray lists 20 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Trick Room is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. If you have a Stadium card in play, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage. If your opponent has a Stadium card in play, remove 2 damage counters from Dusclops. Weakness is Darkness +20. Resistance is Colorless -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its body is hollow. It is said that those who look into its body are sucked into the void."

I keep a set binder for Stormfront, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Stormfront set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dusclops can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.