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Houndstone

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Houndstone

Mega Evolution

Mega Evolution · #66 · Uncommon · 2025

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Market reference

$0.07

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Card facts

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Set position
66 / 188
Release year
2025
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
140
Subtype
Stage 1
Evolves from
Greavard
Retreat cost
3 energy
Regulation mark
I
Pokédex #
972
Series
Mega Evolution

Card analysis

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

Primary role
Disruption
Damage efficiency
130 damage
43.33 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

Attacker

Strategy & play

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

  • Its main attack (Hammer In) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
  • Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.

How to beat Houndstone

  • Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.
  • Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
1 copies on average · 1 decks

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About this card

HP: 140Type:PPsychicSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Greavard

PHorrifying Bite — 30

Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, choose a random card from your opponent's hand. Your opponent reveals those cards and shuffles them into their deck.

PPCHammer In — 130

Weakness:D×2

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
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.

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Updated 2026/07/09
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.14$19.98$0.07$0.01
Reverse Holofoil$0.01$0.22$19.98$0.20$0.06

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Houndstone is real?

Houndstone 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 Houndstone worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Houndstone is $0.07; 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 Houndstone from?

Houndstone is from the Pokémon set "Mega Evolution" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Houndstone?

Houndstone is a Uncommon card in the Mega Evolution set.