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 [create category] 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.	Height	Weight
229	4'07" (1.4 m)	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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