Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence4 sales in 90 days — enough for a guide, not a guarantee.
Recent Raw sales
- Jun 21, 2026eBay — Houndoom 18/106 NM Rare Great Encounters Pokemon Card. Free Tracked Shipping!NM$4.99
- Jun 10, 2026eBay — Houndoom 18/106 - DP Greater Encounters - Rare - Pokemon TCG Card NM-LPLP$6.60
- May 31, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card - Houndoom Great Encounters 18/106 Rare$3.99
- May 22, 2026eBay — Houndoom 18/106 Great Encounters Regular Pokemon TCG NM-NM$3.75
By grade
- Raw$4.494 sales
- PSA 10$9901 sale
- CGC 9.6$34.001 sale
From 6 completed sales recorded between Apr 25, 2025 and Jun 21, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 2 graded sales and 1,305,862 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Houndoom is a Rare Pokémon card from Great Encounters (#18), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 1 Darkness-type Pokémon with 90 HP, evolving from Houndour, weak to Water +20. Its current blended market value is $5.60 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $76 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 14× 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
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Verified sales history3 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $5 · Raw · 21 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 16.7% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$0); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Houndoom is a Rare in Great Encounters — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 21 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 31 packs.
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 grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $76.00 | $71 | −$0 | 13.6× |
| PSA 9 | $11.00 | $70 | −$65 | 2.0× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 18 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 16.7% | $76.00 |
| PSA 9 | 55.6% | $11.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 27.8% | $6.00 |
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 17% of 18 PSA-graded Houndoom copies are a gem-mint 10 (3 of 18) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Houndoom 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 3 | $76$76–$76 | |
| PSA 9pop 10 | $11$11–$11 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
30% spreadCurrently 30% 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
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 radarHoundoom 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.
Choose 1 card from your opponent's hand without looking and discard it.
You may discard a Fire or Darkness Energy attached to Houndoom. If you discard a Fire Energy, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. If you discard a Darkness Energy, this attack does 40 damage plus 30 more damage.
“Long ago, people imagined its eerie howls to be the call of the grim reaper.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Houndoom cards
There are 9 different Houndoom printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Great Encounters #18 (Rare).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Houndoom (Great Encounters #18) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Houndoom from Great Encounters is worth approximately $5.60 ungraded (near-mint), and around $76 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 Great Encounters is worth around $76 — roughly 14× the raw ungraded value of $5.60.
Should I grade my Houndoom?
A PSA 10 sells for about $76 versus $5.60 raw — roughly a 14× 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 card from Great Encounters (card #18), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $5.60 ungraded.
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