Dark Houndoom

Pokémon

Stage 1 — Darkness/Darkness

Shakedown (Darkness, Colorless) 20

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

Dark Fire (Fire, Colorless, Colorless) 40+

You may discard a Fire Energy or Darkness Energy attached to Dark Houndoom. If you do, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage."

HP 70

Evolves from Houndour

Weakness Fighting ×2, Fighting ×2

Resistance Psychic -30, Psychic -30

Retreat 1

#5 · ENIllustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita

Format legality

Format	Status
Standard	Not legal
Expanded	Not legal

For draft and prerelease, check the event’s release and rules.

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Team Rocket Returns

#5 · EN · Rare

Released 2004-11-01

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Printings 3

Dark HoundoomTeam Rocket Returns · #37 · ENNormal / Reverse holo

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Dark HoundoomTeam Rocket Returns · #5 · ENHolo / Reverse holo

Dark HoundoomNeo Destiny · #7 · ENHolo

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