Houndour 204/197 · Obsidian Flames

Houndour is Pokédex #228, generation 2 (Johto). Houndour is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Houndoom, Houndoom (#229) under evolves to.

Houndour sits at 204/197 in Obsidian Flames, position 204 of 230. Before it is 203 Larvitar, and after it is 205 Scizor. 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 collector number is above the printed set size of 197. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Coordinated Pack lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness. For each of your Benched Houndour, search your deck for a Basic Darkness Energy card and attach it to that Houndour. Then, shuffle your deck. Focus Fangs is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is smart enough to hunt in packs. It uses a variety of cries for communicating with others." The regulation mark is G.

Houndour (#228) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2025. The earliest other card is Houndour 5/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). Both list 50 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Illustration Rare. Aya Kusube illustrated that card, and KYUPIYAMA illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Houndour list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads KYUPIYAMA. I count 2 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. Houndour can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.