Pokémon · E-Card
Houndoom
Skyridge · #H11 · Rare Holo · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1,000.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- H11 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Houndour
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kimiya Masago
- Pokédex #
- 229
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Houndoom plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Lonely Fang) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 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 Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Houndoom?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCAmbush — 10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage.
DCCLonely Fang — 30+
This attack does 30 damage plus 20 damage times the number of your opponent's Benched Pokémon minus the number of your Benched Pokémon. (For example, if your opponent has 3 Benched Pokémon and you have 1, this attack will do 30 damage plus 40 more damage.)
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $1,000.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1849.00 |
| 7-day average | €329.33 |
| 30-day average | €260.90 |
| Low | €95.00 |
| Trend price | €506.61 |
| Low (excellent+) | €300.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €75.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €37.07 |
| averageSellPrice | €155.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €64.89 |
| Reverse holo trend | €61.92 |
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 $1,000.00; 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 "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Houndoom?
Houndoom is a Rare Holo card in the Skyridge set.
Houndoom in the news
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