• $3.71Market priceNov 7, 2026
  • 1 in 96PacksChance per pack
  • $1,403Average cost to pullAt $14.61 a pack
  • Trainer Gallery: non-V PokémonRarity12 cards share it

Card details

Houndoom is a Darkness-type Stage 1 Pokémon with 130 HP, illustrated by NC Empire.

AbilitySingle Strike Roar

Once 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

Identifiable by its eerie howls, people a long time ago thought it was the grim reaper and feared it.

Card type
Stage 1 Pokémon · Single Strike
HP
130
Type
Darkness
Evolves from
Houndour
Weakness
×2
Resistance
None
Retreat cost
Illustrator
NC Empire
Card number
TG10/TG30
Regulation mark
E
National Pokédex
#229

Your odds of pulling Houndoom

Chance of at least one copy, assuming every Trainer Gallery: non-V Pokémon in the set is equally likely.

How we measured →
ProductPacksChanceMarket price
1 pack11%$14.61
Elite Trainer Box88%$170.13
Booster box3631%$561.04

67 packs give you an even chance, and 220 packs a 90% chance. Allowing for sampling error, the true rate is likely between 1 in 91 and 1 in 101 packs. Try the how many packs calculator for other targets.

Open packs or buy the single?

Buy the single$3.71
Open packs for it, on average$1,403

Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 378.0× its price on average. That's 96 packs at $14.61 (today's market price for a pack). The open-or-buy calculator counts the value of everything else you'd pull.

Price history

Daily TCGplayer market price since Nov 3, 2026.

$3.68−0.8%Nov 6, 2026 · since Nov 3, 2026

Poké Life · poke-life.comTCGplayer market price, recorded daily

Quick answers

How rare is Houndoom in Brilliant Stars?
About 1 in 96 packs contain it, assuming every Trainer Gallery: non-V Pokémon is equally likely. Open 67 packs for an even chance, or 220 for a 90% chance.
How much is Houndoom (TG10/TG30) worth?
About $3.71 ungraded, at TCGplayer market prices on Nov 7, 2026. That's down 1% since Nov 3, 2026.
Is it cheaper to buy Houndoom or open packs for it?
Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 378.0× its price on average. At $14.61 a pack (today's market price for a pack), you'd spend about $1,403 on average to pull it.
What does Houndoom do?
Houndoom is a Darkness-type Stage 1 Pokémon with 130 HP that evolves from Houndour. Its Ability, Single Strike Roar: Once 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. Its attack Darkness Fang costs 2 Energy and does 50 damage.
Who illustrated Houndoom (TG10/TG30)?
NC Empire illustrated Houndoom for Brilliant Stars.

Prices: Scrydex, Nov 7, 2026. Card images are shown for identification. Card text: pokemontcg.io, Nov 7, 2026. Pull rates come from the verified openings on our Brilliant Stars page.