黑魯加

Printed language: Traditional Chinese · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): VMAX絕群壓軸
Rarity (source): None
Illustrator: Ryota Murayama
Source reference: S8b-103

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Houndoom's howl has long frightened humans, who have mistaken it for the call of the grim reaper. Yet it also lives in an organised pack: its members choose their leader through battle, and the leader's swept-back horns set it apart. Its unsettling image from afar therefore conceals very real relationships among its kind. The voice that seems to announce a bad omen belongs to a Pokémon attentive to each member's place.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Houndoom can breathe poison-laced flames to finish off its prey, then share it with the other members of its pack. Ultra Sun thus shows a hunter whose fire also helps feed the group. This social dimension can easily be overlooked behind its sinister reputation and impressive attacks.

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Card details

HP: 130
Type (source): Darkness
Stage (source): Stage1
Pokédex number: 229
Regulation mark: E
Retreat cost: 2 Energy
Weakness (source): Grass x2

Printed card text — Traditional Chinese

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

特徵是令人不寒而慄的長嚎。過去人們認為牠是來自地獄的使者，對牠十分畏懼。

Abilities

一擊咆哮

Ability

在自己的回合時，可使用1次。從自己的牌庫選擇1張「一擊能量」卡，附於自己的「一擊」寶可夢身上。並且重洗牌庫。然後，在附上那張卡的寶可夢身上放置2個傷害指示物。

Attacks

暗之牙

Cost: Darkness · Colorless

Damage: 50

Documented variants

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Normal
normal · standard

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