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Houndoom
Aquapolis 14/147 • rare
- Set
- Aquapolis
- Number
- 14/147
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2003
- Energy type
- fire energy
- Market price
- $68.65
- Artist
- Naoyo Kimura
What it does
If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
Flip a coin. If tails, discard all Fire Energy cards attached to Houndoom.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Released in January 2003, the Aquapolis expansion represents the eleventh main set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It was developed by Wizards of the Coast as part of the e-Card Series, a short-lived experimental era designed to interface with the Nintendo e-Reader peripheral. The set is notable for its sophisticated card layout, which featured an extra-wide left-hand data strip used to scan information into the Game Boy Advance, reflecting the company's effort to integrate physical cards with digital hardware.
The Houndoom card, illustrated by Ken Sugimori, follows the series' distinct artistic direction that emphasized cleaner lines and integrated dot-code strips. Sugimori, the lead designer and character illustrator for the Pokémon franchise, focused on depicting the Pokémon in a dynamic, menacing posture that highlighted its dual Dark and Fire-type identity. While the e-Card mechanic eventually fell out of favor due to its technical complexity, the Aquapolis set is now highly regarded by collectors for its high-quality artwork and limited release window, as Wizards of the Coast lost the publishing license shortly after.
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