Houndoom ex 134/197 · Obsidian Flames

Houndoom is Pokédex #229, generation 2 (Johto). Houndoom ex is a Stage 1 ex Darkness Pokémon with 270 HP. The card says it evolves from Houndour. In this catalog that name is Houndour (#228).

Houndoom ex sits at 134/197 in Obsidian Flames, position 134 of 230. Before it is 133 Houndoom, and after it is 135 Absol ex. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on August 11, 2023. The printed size is 197. This checklist is longer, at 230 cards. The listed rarity is Double Rare.

The attack Evil Claw lists 90 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness. If the Defending Pokémon is a Basic Pokémon, it can't attack during your opponent's next turn. Hound's Fang is another attack lists 220 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Darkness. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is G.

Houndoom (#229) has 44 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 30 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). That card is named Houndoom, while this one is Houndoom ex. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 270 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Double Rare. Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated that card, and PLANETA Tsuji illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 43 other cards of Houndoom list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads PLANETA Tsuji. I count 81 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Obsidian Flames set binder is where a full Obsidian Flames set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Houndoom can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.