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Check your printing9 different Houndoom printings exist — is this your card? Battle Styles #179
Houndoom Battle Styles #179 Pokémon card
Rare Secret

Houndoom

Battle Styles · 179/163 · Illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki
130 HPDarknessPokémonStage 1Single Strike

Market value · ungraded

$26.16 1.6% · 30d
Confidencehigh
Range$24$27
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. TCGplayer. Updated 20 August 2026. 2 sources agree within 13%. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$26.16

What this price is based on

High confidence

21 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.

Median · Raw$22.8424 sales
Trimmed mean$23.19outliers removed
Range$12.50$140lowest to highest sale
Sales rate8.2/mo49 recorded

Recent Raw sales

  • Aug 17, 2026eBay — PSA MINT 9 2021 Pokemon SWSH FA/Houndoom Battle Styles Secret #179NM$25.23
  • Jul 30, 2026eBay — Houndoom Gold Secret Pokemon Sword & Shield Battle Styles 179/163$14.27
  • Jul 21, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card - Houndoom - 179/163 - Battle Styles - 2021 - LP!LP$21.40
  • Jul 18, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Pokemon TCG Houndoom 179/163 Battle Styles Secret Holo$17.50
  • Jul 17, 2026eBay — Houndoom (Secret) 179/163 SWSH05: Battle Styles Holofoil$29.86
  • Jul 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Houndoom 179/163 Gold Secret Holo Rare Battle Styles FA MintNM$37.99
  • Jul 13, 2026eBay — Pokemon Battle Styles Houndoom 179/163 CGC Mint 9NM$25.00
  • Jul 13, 2026eBay — Houndoom (Secret Gold) 179/163 SWSH05: Battle Styles Holofoil NMNM$20.00

By grade

  • Raw$22.8424 sales
  • PSA 10$10914 sales
  • PSA 9$34.524 sales
  • CGC 9.5$32.412 sales
  • CGC 9$20.401 sale
  • CGC 8.5$30.001 sale
  • CGC 6.5$13.201 sale
  • CGC 10$1151 sale

From 49 completed sales recorded between Apr 6, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.

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Based on 25 graded sales and 4,412,137 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Houndoom is a Rare Secret Pokémon card from Battle Styles (#179), illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki. It's a Stage 1 Single Strike Darkness-type Pokémon with 130 HP, evolving from Houndour, weak to Grass ×2. Its current blended market value is $26.16 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $102 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 4× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 20 August 2026.

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Price history · Raw

1 Sept 202320 Aug 2026
Latest
$26.16
Period high
$27.38
Period low
$10.20
Change
109.3%
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Verified sales history10 in 90 daysreal completed listings

DateGradePriceCert
10 Aug 2026PSA 10$95.00#66516196
5 Aug 2026PSA 10$85.00#64504260
3 Aug 2026PSA 9$34.01#146851786
31 Jul 2026PSA 10$104.49#70943115
27 Jul 2026PSA 10$105.60#74730075
26 Jul 2026PSA 10$99.00#66954949
24 Jul 2026PSA 10$124.99#64436496
24 Jul 2026PSA 9$34.99#132135699
19 Jul 2026PSA 8$34.12#142662090
14 Jul 2026PSA 9$40.00#158676860

Should you grade it?

$26

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 58.3% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$4); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)58.3%
Expected return$26
PSA 10 best case+$4
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictNot worth it

The odds

Houndoom is a Secret / Rainbow in Battle Styles — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 20 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 804 packs.

Secret / Rainbow2.5%20 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)58.3%1,505 of 2,580
PSA 933.3%860 of 2,580
PSA graded so far2,580
Gem Mint 101,505
Total graded2,580

Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.

Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$101.51$71+$43.9×
PSA 9$27.95$70$681.1×
PSA 8$25.00$70$711.0×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 2,580 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1058.3%$102.00
PSA 933.3%$28.00
PSA ≤88.3%$26.00

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates

Only 58% of 2,580 PSA-graded Houndoom copies are a gem-mint 10 (1,505 of 2,580) — the rest grade lower.

PSA2,580 gradedPSA 10 · 1,505 · 58% gem
101,505
9860
8124
751
624
57
45
CGC5,868 gradedCGC 10 · 2,334 · 40% gem
102,334
9.5168
92,628
8.5450
8126

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Houndoom 10 is harder to pull.

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$25.75
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 1,505$102$86$117
PSA 9pop 860$28$24$32
PSA 8pop 124✓ 5 cert-verified$25$13$25
PSA 7pop 51$15$15$15
PSA 6pop 24$10$10$10
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$26.16
LPLightly Played$20.70
MPModerately Played$20.70
HPHeavily Played$12.19
7-day 0.7%
30-day 10.6%
90-day 16.9%
All-time high$26
All-time low$18
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

13% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$24
TCGplayer · dearest$27

Currently 13% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat +2%
Cross-marketSome gap 13% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🔥 Trending in the community

#138 on the radar
Mentions this week1

Houndoom is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →

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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

Evolves from Houndour.

Single Strike RoarAbility

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
Darkness · Colorless
Weakness Grass ×2Retreat 2

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

About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Dark PokémonGEN IIHoundourHoundoom

If you are burned by the flames it shoots from its mouth, the pain will never go away.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#179
RarityRare Secret
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1, Single Strike
TypeDarkness
HP130
Evolves fromHoundour
WeaknessGrass ×2
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#229
Card IDswsh5-179
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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There are 9 different Houndoom printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Battle Styles #179 (Rare Secret).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Houndoom (Battle Styles #179) worth?

As of 20 August 2026, Houndoom from Battle Styles is worth approximately $26.16 ungraded (near-mint), and around $102 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Houndoom?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Houndoom from Battle Styles is worth around $102 — roughly 4× the raw ungraded value of $26.16.

Should I grade my Houndoom?

A PSA 10 sells for about $102 versus $26.16 raw — roughly a 4× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Houndoom rare?

Houndoom is a Rare Secret card from Battle Styles (card #179), illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki. Its current blended market value is $26.16 ungraded.

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