Houndoom

Houndoom on cards: Neo holos to Team Rocket's Houndoom

Houndoom's first card is Neo Discovery #4 (2001), a holo rare illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida, and Neo Revelation added a second holo by Mitsuhiro Arita later that year. Neo Destiny (2002) printed Dark Houndoom, one of the set's Dark Pokémon, the Team Rocket-linked variants that Neo Destiny paired with gentler Light Pokémon. Skyridge (2003) printed a Houndoom as both a regular rare and a holo, and Team Magma vs Team Aqua (2004) gave it a holo as Team Magma's Houndoom.

Undaunted (2010) printed a Houndoom Pokémon Prime, the HeartGold & SoulSilver era's holofoil-bordered variant. BREAKthrough (2015) brought Houndoom-EX and M Houndoom-EX, Darkness Ablaze (2020) Houndoom V, and Battle Styles (2021) a Single Strike Houndoom with a Secret Rare version. The Scarlet & Violet era printed Houndoom ex in Obsidian Flames (2023), an Illustration rare in Shrouded Fable (2024), and Team Rocket's Houndoom in Destined Rivals (2025) as both an Uncommon and an Illustration rare.

Kagemaru Himeno has the most Houndoom credits in our catalog (3). The Scarlet & Violet and Wizards of the Coast eras are tied for the most Houndoom cards, nine each.

Why collectors follow Houndoom

Houndoom's card history keeps returning to the games' villain teams: Dark Houndoom in Neo Destiny and again in Team Rocket Returns (2004), Team Magma's Houndoom, and Team Rocket's Houndoom in Destined Rivals. Alongside those sit its Mega EX, V and ex cards and two Illustration rares from the Scarlet & Violet era.

Cards to know

• Houndoom (Neo Discovery #4)

  Houndoom's first card, a 2001 holo rare illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida.

• Dark Houndoom (Neo Destiny #7)

  A 2002 Dark Pokémon from Neo Destiny, illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.

• Team Magma's Houndoom (Team Magma vs Team Aqua #10)

  A 2004 holo rare tying Houndoom to Team Magma.

• Houndoom (Undaunted #82)

  A 2010 Pokémon Prime, the HeartGold & SoulSilver era's holofoil-bordered variant.

• Houndoom (Shrouded Fable #066)

  A 2024 Illustration rare, illustrated by Taiga Kasai.

• Team Rocket's Houndoom (Destined Rivals #191)

  Team Rocket's Houndoom as a 2025 Illustration rare, illustrated by nagimiso.