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Houndoom

HeartGold & SoulSilver

HS—Undaunted · #82 · Rare Prime · 2010

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: 82 / 91
Release year: 2010
Rarity: Rare Prime
HP: 110
Subtype: Stage 1 · Prime
Evolves from: Houndour
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Hideaki Hakozaki
Pokédex #: 229
Series: HeartGold & SoulSilver

Card analysis

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Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 70 damage; 23.33 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 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 (Dark Clamp) 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 ≥55 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 — ≥55 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.

Budget alternatives

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$0.20 · in 1% of decks

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About this card

HP: 110Type:DDarknessSubtype: Stage 1 · PrimeEvolves from: Houndour

Poké-Power: Fire Breath

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. This power can't be used if Houndoom is affected by a Special Condition.

DDCDark Clamp — 70

The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.

Weakness:F×2

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 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$230.00	$399.99	$1,399.99	$213.74	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/16

Variant	Price
1-day average	€12.80
7-day average	€16.61
30-day average	€18.44
Low	€2.40
Trend price	€24.37
Low (excellent+)	€11.85
Reverse holo low	€9.99
reverseHoloAvg1	€20.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€21.96
averageSellPrice	€22.92
Reverse holo 30-day	€10.90
Reverse holo trend	€20.45

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 $213.74; 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 "HS—Undaunted" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.

What rarity is Houndoom?

Houndoom is a Rare Prime card in the HS—Undaunted set.