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Houndoom
Neo Discovery 23/75 • rare
- Set
- Neo Discovery
- Number
- 23/75
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2001
- Energy type
- darkness energy
- Market price
- $34.17
- Artist
- Shin-ichi Yoshida
What it does
Until the end of your next turn, if an attack damages the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance), that attack does 20 more damage to the Defending Pokémon.
Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Houndoom or this attack does nothing.
Upon hearing its eerie howls, other Pokémon get the shivers and head straight back to their nests.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Released in the year 2000 as part of the Neo Discovery expansion, this card represents the introduction of the Generation II Pokémon, specifically those from the Johto region, into the English-language trading card game. The set was designed to bridge the gap between the original base sets and the new mechanics introduced in the Gold and Silver video games, marking a significant evolution in the aesthetic and mechanical complexity of the card art.
The card features the work of illustrator Ken Sugimori, whose distinctive clean lines and focus on creature anatomy defined the visual identity of the Pokémon franchise during its global expansion. By depicting Houndoom in a stark, focused pose, the design emphasizes its typing as one of the early representatives of the Darkness energy type, a category that had been introduced only shortly before to balance the existing elemental roster.
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