Pokémon · E-Card
Houndour
Aquapolis · #86 · Common · 2003
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From
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Market reference
$5.25
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 86 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Houndoom
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 228
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Houndour plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Its main attack (Flare) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Houndour
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Houndour?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CSinge
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
RCFlare — 20
Weakness:W×2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $4.20 | $8.19 | $4,321.00 | $5.25 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $44.00 | $62.00 | $79.99 | $65.33 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/28| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.42 |
| 7-day average | €1.51 |
| 30-day average | €1.36 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €1.17 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.45 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €13.85 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.12 |
| reverseHoloSell | €5.71 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.09 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.00 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.23 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Houndour is real?
Houndour 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 Houndour worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Houndour is $5.25; 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 Houndour from?
Houndour is from the Pokémon set "Aquapolis" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Houndour?
Houndour is a Common card in the Aquapolis set.
Other Houndour printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
