Dusclops 61/172 · Brilliant Stars

Brilliant Stars is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 25, 2022. The printed size is 172. This checklist is longer, at 186 cards. Dusclops is 61/172, in position 61 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 60 Duskull, and after it is 62 Dusknoir. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Dusclops is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 90 HP. 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.

miki kudo illustrated this card. The same name is on 57 other cards in the catalog.

Dusclops (#356) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 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 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and miki kudo illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 10 other cards of Dusclops list a different HP.

The attack Fade to Black lists 30 damage. The cost is Psychic. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its body is entirely hollow. When it opens its mouth, it sucks everything in as if it were a black hole." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Brilliant Stars, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Brilliant Stars 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.