Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Houndoom
Battle Styles · #179 · Rare Secret · 2021
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Market reference
$25.86
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 179 / 183
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare Secret
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 1 · Single Strike
- Evolves from
- Houndour
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- PLANETA Mochizuki
- Pokédex #
- 229
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 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
Strategy & play
How Houndoom plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥65 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 Grass weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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.
More by PLANETA Mochizuki
This card was illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki.
Building around Houndoom?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Identifiable by its eerie howls, people a long time ago thought it was the grim reaper and feared it."
Ability: Single Strike Roar
Once during your turn, you may search your deck for a Single Strike Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Single Strike Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. If you attached Energy to a Pokémon in this way, put 2 damage counters on that Pokémon.
DCDarkness Fang — 50
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Houndoom or Battle Styles.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Houndoom was legal.
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $23.75 | $27.75 | $4,321.00 | $25.86 | $30.76 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €17.25 |
| 7-day average | €18.31 |
| 30-day average | €19.19 |
| Low | €9.90 |
| Trend price | €19.50 |
| Low (excellent+) | €15.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €79.45 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €70.47 |
| averageSellPrice | €19.39 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €74.92 |
| Reverse holo trend | €68.63 |
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 $25.86; 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 "Battle Styles" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Houndoom?
Houndoom is a Rare Secret card in the Battle Styles set.
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