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Houndoom

Diamond & Pearl

Legends Awakened · #57 · Uncommon · 2008

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Market reference

$2.69

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Card facts

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Set position: 57 / 146
Release year: 2008
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 80
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Houndour
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Kouki Saitou
Pokédex #: 229
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

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Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 60 damage; 30 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 (Bright Flame) 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 ≥40 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 Water weakness — ≥40 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.

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About this card

HP: 80Type:RFireSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Houndour

"Long ago, people imagined its eerie howls to be the call of the grim reaper."

Poké-Body: Revenge Fang

If you have less Benched Pokémon than your opponent, each of Houndoom's attacks does 40 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

CBurning Sensation — 20

If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.

RRBright Flame — 60

Flip a coin. If tails, discard 2 Fire Energy attached to Houndoom.

Weakness:W+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 2026/07/03

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$3.13	$14.50	$31.10	$2.69	—
Reverse Holofoil	$40.50	$49.99	$122.78	$8.50	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/19

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.35
7-day average	€1.27
30-day average	€0.95
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€1.15
Low (excellent+)	€0.30
Reverse holo low	€0.40
reverseHoloAvg1	€6.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€3.41
reverseHoloSell	€3.46
averageSellPrice	€0.83
Reverse holo 30-day	€3.47
Reverse holo trend	€3.85

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 $2.69; 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 "Legends Awakened" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.

What rarity is Houndoom?

Houndoom is a Uncommon card in the Legends Awakened set.

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