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Houndoom

Great Encounters 18/106 • rare

Set: Great Encounters
Number: 18/106
Rarity: Rare
Released: 2008
Energy type: darkness energy
Market price: $6.88
Artist: Ken Sugimori

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$6.88market price via TCGplayer · Sep 22, 2026$2.98 – $6.88 over the tracked period

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What it does

90 HPStage 1

Cost: darkness energyDark Fang20

Choose 1 card from your opponent's hand without looking and discard it.

Cost: fire energy colorless energyBlack Fire40+

You may discard a Fire or Darkness Energy attached to Houndoom. If you discard a Fire Energy, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. If you discard a Darkness Energy, this attack does 40 damage plus 30 more damage.

Weaknesswater energy+20Resistancepsychic energy-20Retreatcolorless energy

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

Formats

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StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal
UnlimitedLegal

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