Houndoom (Plasma Blast 56)

Houndoom  
ヘルガー Hellgar
Darkness
HoundoomPlasmaBlast56.jpg
Illus. Shin Nagasawa
Evolution stage
Houndour
Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Houndour
Card name Houndoom
Type Darkness
HP 100
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
Psychic-20
retreat cost
 
English expansion Plasma Blast
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 56/101
Japanese expansion Megalo Cannon
Japanese rarity R
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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