Houndoom 7/115 · Unseen Forces

Unseen Forces is a set in the EX series. It was released on August 1, 2005. The printed size is 115. This checklist is longer, at 145 cards. Houndoom is 7/115, in position 9 of 145 on this checklist. Before it is 6 Forretress, and after it is 8 Jolteon. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Houndoom is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Houndoom (#229), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Houndour. In this catalog that name is Houndour (#228).

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 other cards in the catalog.

Houndoom (#229) has 44 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 29 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2025. The earliest other card is Houndoom 4/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 32 other cards of Houndoom list a different HP.

Lonesome is listed as Poké-Body. As long as you have less Pokémon in play than your opponent, your opponent can't play any Trainer cards (except for Supporter cards) from his or her hand. The attack Tight Jaw lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Flamethrower is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard a Fire Energy attached to Houndoom. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Unseen Forces, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Unseen Forces set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Houndoom can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.