Houndoom (Plasma Blast 56)

Houndoom   ヘルガー Hellgar

Illus. Shin Nagasawa

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Houndour Card name Houndoom Type Darkness HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion Plasma Blast Rarity English card no. 56/101 Japanese expansion Megalo Cannon Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 047/076 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Houndoom.

Houndoom (Japanese: ヘルガー Hellgar) is a Darkness-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Plasma Blast expansion.

Card text

Dark Clamp

くらいつく

30

The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.

Blazing Claws

もえさかるツメ

60

If the Defending Pokémon is a Team Plasma Pokémon, this attack does 60 more damage, and the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.

Pokédex data

Houndoom - Dark Pokémon

No.

229

Height

4'07" (1.4 m)

Weight

77.2 lbs. (35.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

The flames it breathes when angry contain toxins. If they cause a burn, it will hurt forever.

おこったときに　くちから　ふきだす　ほのおには　どくそも　まじっていて　やけどになると　いつまでも　うずく。

Trivia

Origin

Dark Clamp's Japanese name is that of Jaw Lock, a move later introduced in the Generation VIII Pokémon games that Houndoom cannot learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Grimsley's room in the Pokémon League of Unova is featured in the illustration.

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