Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Houndour
Scarlet & Violet · #33 · Common · 2023
Listings
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Market reference
$0.09
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 33 / 258
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- nagimiso
- Pokédex #
- 228
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
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.
- 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 ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Houndour
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
More by nagimiso
This card was illustrated by nagimiso.
Building around Houndour?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It uses different kinds of cries for communicating with others of its kind and for pursuing its prey."
CBite — 10
RCFlare — 30
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
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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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $25.00 | $0.09 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.20 | $40.00 | $0.11 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.11 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.11 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.16 |
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 $0.09; 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 "Scarlet & Violet" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Houndour?
Houndour is a Common card in the Scarlet & Violet set.
Other Houndour printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
