Dark Houndoom (EX Team Rocket Returns 37)

Dark Houndoom   わるいヘルガー Bad Hellgar

Illus. Nakaoka

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Houndour Card name Dark Houndoom Types Fire/Darkness HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Expansion EX Team Rocket Returns Rarity English card no. 37/109 Japanese Deck Kit Black Deck Kit Japanese card no. 006/020 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Houndoom.

Dark Houndoom (Japanese: わるいヘルガー Bad Hellgar) is a dual-type Fire/Darkness Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the EX Team Rocket Returns expansion.

Card text

This Pokémon is both type

Fire Breath バーニングブレス

Once during your turn (before your attack), if Dark Houndoom is your Active Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon (choose 1 if there are 2) is now Burned. This power can't be used if Dark Houndoom is affected by a Special Condition.

Fire Payback ファイヤーリベンジ 40+

If you have less Benched Pokémon than your opponent, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage.

Release information

This card was included in the EX Team Rocket Returns expansion with artwork by Nakaoka, first released in the Japanese Black Deck Kit. It is also the Prerelease promo for the EX Team Rocket Returns expansion.

Trivia

The description of the Fire Payback attack is grammatically incorrect and should read "fewer" instead of "less".

Origin

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.