User:C.Ezra.M/Dusclops Donk (TCG)

This article is intended to be moved into one of Bulbapedia's main content spaces. Be mindful that it is still part of a personal userspace. Any content changes should be brought up on the talk page for this article.

---

This article is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it.

---

Dusclops Donk
Duskull and Dusclops Types used Major cards Duskull, Dusclops, and others Era 2023-2024

Dusclops Donk was a Pokémon Trading Card Game deck archetype played in the Expanded format in the 2023-2024 season. The deck's strategy revolved around using Dusclops's Ability to put 5 damage counters on 1 opposing Pokémon, at the cost of it being Knocked Out. This would be repeatedly used to Knock Out opposing Pokémon, and it was usable on the first turn thanks to Duskull's Spiritborne Evolution Ability, which let it evolve on the first turn at the cost of discarding 3 cards from the hand.

Key cards

Pheromosa-GX

• Duskull - Its Spiritborne Evolution Ability allows it to evolve, even during the first turn, at the cost of 3 cards from the hand.
• Dusclops - Has an Ability called Cursed Blast, which puts 5 damage counters on 1 opposing Pokémon, at the cost of being Knocked Out itself.
• Pheromosa-GX - Secondary means of damage, which has the Fast Raid attack, which can be used even on the player's first turn. It is powered up by Beast Energy ♢.
• Exeggcute - Offsets the discard cost for Spiritborne Evolution. At least 3 of them are recommended in the deck.
• Unown - The Farewell Letter Ability allows it to discard itself from the Bench in order to draw a card.
• Battle Compressor - Allows to easily discard any 3 cards from the deck. Most of the time, those cards are Exeggcute.
• Bicycle - Allows to draw cards more easily. This is used in addition to Pokémon-based draw engines and Carmine.
• Life Dew - It is used to regulate the number of Prize cards the opponent takes.
• Lana's Fishing Rod - Used to restore Pokémon cards and Life Dew.
• Rescue Stretcher - Used to restore Pokémon cards, either to the hand or the deck.
• Sky Field - Used to have more space on the Bench for tech cards.

Typical decklist

The deck list appearing below is not official; it is meant to represent an average build of the archetype, not specifically constructed for any regional metagame. Being that this is merely an archetype, a player may wish to change any part of this deck when building his or her own version.

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
1×	Pheromosa		—
3×	Duskull
4×	Dusclops
3×	Exeggcute
4×	Unown
1×	Mew
1×	Dedenne
1×	Crobat
1×	Squawkabilly
1×	Dragonite
4×	Battle VIP Pass	I
3×	Quick Ball	I
2×	Pokémon Communication	I
1×	Hisuian Heavy Ball	I
4×	Trainers' Mail	I
2×	Battle Compressor	I
4×	Bicycle	I
4×	Rescue Carrier	I
4×	Lana's Fishing Rod	I
3×	Rescue Stretcher	I
1×	Adventure Bag	I
1×	Float Stone	PT
1×	Defiance Band	PT
1×	Life Dew	PT
1×	Carmine	Su
3×	Sky Field	St
1×	Beast Energy	E

Possible tech cards

Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex

The following cards are often used in Dusclops Donk decks in place of certain cards included in the above lists.

• Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex - This card has the Blood Moon attack that can cost less thanks to the Seasoned Skill Ability. This is only useful when going second.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.