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Houndoom

Diamond & Pearl

Great Encounters · #18 · Rare · 2008

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Card facts

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Set position: 18 / 106
Release year: 2008
Rarity: Rare
HP: 90
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Houndour
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Pokédex #: 229
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

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Primary role: Disruption
Damage efficiency: 40 damage; 20 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

AttackerStatus Conditions

Strategy & play

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

Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
Its main attack (Black Fire) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Needs Darkness / Fire Energy to attack — note its own type is Darkness, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
Darkness type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Houndour; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Houndoom

Exploit its Water weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

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About this card

HP: 90Type:DDarknessSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Houndour

"Long ago, people imagined its eerie howls to be the call of the grim reaper."

DDark Fang — 20

Choose 1 card from your opponent's hand without looking and discard it.

RCBlack Fire — 40+

You may discard a Fire or Darkness Energy attached to Houndoom. If you discard a Fire Energy, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. If you discard a Darkness Energy, this attack does 40 damage plus 30 more damage.

Weakness:W+20

Resistance:P-20

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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
Normal	$1.50	$4.12	$59.90	$3.34	—
Reverse Holofoil	$14.95	$45.00	$274.00	$16.87	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/27

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.70
7-day average	€0.63
30-day average	€0.89
Low	€0.10
Trend price	€0.79
Low (excellent+)	€0.25
Reverse holo low	€0.30
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.14
Reverse holo 7-day	€4.53
reverseHoloSell	€4.27
averageSellPrice	€0.86
Reverse holo 30-day	€4.25
Reverse holo trend	€4.41

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Houndoom is real?

Houndoom 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 Houndoom worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Houndoom is $3.34; 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 Houndoom from?

Houndoom is from the Pokémon set "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.

What rarity is Houndoom?

Houndoom is a Rare card in the Great Encounters set.