Team Rocket's Houndoom 38/182 · Destined Rivals

Destined Rivals is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 30 May 2025. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 244 cards. Team Rocket's Houndoom is 38/182, in position 38 of 244 on this checklist. Before it is 37 Team Rocket's Houndour, and after it is 39 Ethan's Ho-Oh ex. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Team Rocket's Houndoom is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Houndoom (#229), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Team Rocket's Houndour. In this catalog that name is Houndour (#228).

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 Team Rocket's Houndoom. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 38 other cards of Houndoom list a different HP.

The attack Cruel Coal lists no damage number. The cost is Fire. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned and Confused. Scorching Fire is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Discard an Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The regulation mark is I.

I keep a set binder for Destined Rivals, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Destined Rivals set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Houndoom can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Team Rocket cards, and Dog Pokémon. I still need this card.