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Démolosse

Écarlate et Violet / #034/198

Démolosse

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Écarlate et Violet
Rarity (source)
Commune
Illustrator
hncl
Source reference
sv01-034

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
120
Type (source)
Feu
Stage (source)
Niveau 1
Evolves from (printed name)
Malosse
Pokédex number
229
Regulation mark
G
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Eau ×2

Printed card text — French

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.

Attacks

Croc Aiguisé

Cost: Incolore

Damage: 30

Déflagration

Cost: Feu · Feu · Incolore

Damage: 150

Défaussez une Énergie de ce Pokémon.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • Reverse · Standard
  • Normal · Standard

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