# Houndour #69/106 — Great Encounters

## Summary

Houndour is a bulk common from the Diamond & Pearl years, a Basic Fire filler that rounded out a booster without anyone chasing it. Ken Sugimori's name on the credit line gives it a small pull for completionists who like the original Pokémon designer's work in their binder. At a $1.12 modelled guide, with 7 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.09 out of Prismatic Evolutions; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Great Encounters |
| Number | 69/106 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | DP |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2008-02-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Ember | cost Fire — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy attached to Houndour. |
| Attack: Smash Kick | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Water +10 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Houndour #228](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/houndour) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.12** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-30T23:49:06.626Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-30T23:49:06.626Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.99 — as of 2026-10-30T23:49:06.626Z
- Quant score: 20/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-30T23:49:06.626Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-20T06:02:18.557Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-30T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-20T06:02:18.558Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-20T06:02:18.558Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T00:42:24.078Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/great-encounters/houndour-69)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Adp4-69%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)