Houndoom 57/146 · Legends Awakened

Houndoom is Pokédex #229, generation 2 (Johto). Houndoom is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 45. The card says it evolves from Houndour. In this catalog that name is Houndour (#228).

Houndoom sits at 57/146 in Legends Awakened, position 57 of 146. Before it is 56 Grumpig, and after it is 58 Lanturn. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 August 2008. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Revenge Fang is listed as Poké-Body. If you have less Benched Pokémon than your opponent, each of Houndoom's attacks does 40 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Burning Sensation lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. Bright Flame is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire. Flip a coin. If tails, discard 2 Fire Energy attached to Houndoom. Weakness is Water +20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Long ago, people imagined its eerie howls to be the call of the grim reaper."

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). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 42 other cards of Houndoom list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Legends Awakened set binder is where a full Legends Awakened 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.