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Houndoom

Houndoom

Pokémon

Stage 1 — Darkness

Dark Fang (Darkness) 20

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

Black Fire (Fire, Colorless) 40+

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.

HP 90

Evolves from Houndour

Weakness Water +20

Resistance Psychic -20

Retreat 1

Long ago, people imagined its eerie howls to be the call of the grim reaper.
#18 · ENIllustrated by Ken Sugimori

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ExpandedNot legal

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Great Encounters

#18 · EN · Rare

Released 2008-02-01

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Printings 28

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Catalog snapshot: 2026-09-16T22:45:22.000Z

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