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Houndoom 179/163

Pokemon card from Battle Styles · released Mar 19, 2021

Regulation mark EWhat the codes mean

~$27.37 Holofoil
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Houndoom 179/163 Battle Styles Pokemon card

Houndoom is a Secret Rare Darkness-type Stage 1 Pokemon card, number 179/163 in Battle Styles (released Mar 19, 2021), illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki. Its TCGplayer market price was ~$27.37 for the holofoil finish on Oct 30, 2026. Between Oct 1 and Oct 30, 2026, its Holofoil TCGplayer market price went from ~$26.54 to ~$27.37, up 3.1%.

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Card details

SetBattle Styles
Number179/163
RaritySecret Rare
TypeDarkness
HP130
StageStage 1 — evolves from Houndour
ArtistPLANETA Mochizuki
Regulation markE
Format legalityExpandedNot in Standard: regulation mark E rotated out on Apr 10, 2026. A reprint with a legal mark can still be played.
FinishesHolofoil

What the codes mean

  • Card number179/163179 is above the set's 163, so this is a secret rare: a card numbered past the main list.
  • Set symbolThe small Battle Styles symbol identifies the set. Cards from before Scarlet & Violet print a symbol instead of a set code.
  • Regulation markEStandard legality goes by this letter, and E is out of Standard: since Apr 10, 2026 only H and later are legal, unless the card has a reprint with a legal mark.
  • RaritySecret Rare, printed as a small symbol after the number.
  • Illustrator“Illus. PLANETA Mochizuki” names the artist who made the art.

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Attacks & abilities

Ability: Single Strike RoarOnce during your turn, you may search your deck for a Single Strike Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Single Strike Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. If you attached Energy to a Pokémon in this way, put 2 damage counters on that Pokémon.

Darkness Fang50

Weakness: Grass ×2 · Retreat cost: 2

Other Houndoom printings

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Card data via TCGdex and pokemontcg.io, updated Oct 30, 2026. Prices: TCGplayer market prices via TCGCSV, Oct 30, 2026.