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Houndoom V
Darkness Ablaze 178/189 • ultra-rare
- Set
- Darkness Ablaze
- Number
- 178/189
- Rarity
- Rare Ultra
- Released
- 2020
- Energy type
- fire energy
- Finish
- Full art
- Market price
- $5.72
- Artist
- Ayaka Yoshida
What it does
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned.
If your Benched Fire Pokémon have any damage counters on them, this attack does 100 more damage.
V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
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Where it came from
Houndoom V (178/189) was introduced as part of the Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion 'Darkness Ablaze,' released in August 2020. As a V-series card, it highlights the 'Pokémon V' mechanic introduced during the Sword & Shield era, which features powerful evolved Pokémon with increased HP and potent attacks, balanced by the rule that an opponent takes two prize cards when a V-Pokémon is knocked out.
The card features artwork by illustrator PLANETA Mochizuki, who is known for the 3D-rendered, dynamic style common in the V and VMAX card tiers. The design captures the dark, intimidating aesthetic of Houndoom, emphasizing its hellhound-inspired features through sharp lighting and intense colors. Within the competitive landscape of the time, the card was received as a solid mid-tier option for fire-type decks, valued by players for its 'Flamethrower' attack and its ability to threaten high damage output before the evolution of more powerful VMAX variants dominated the meta.
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