Houndour (Japanese)
Darkness, and to Light... · · Common
Current Prices
Number
Rarity
Common
Variant
Normal
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jul 1, 2026
Houndour (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility
Houndour (Japanese) sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common # of the Darkness, and to Light... set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Houndour (Japanese)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Houndour (Japanese) (Common, Darkness, and to Light... #) changes hands at roughly $2.73, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $2.73, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.35. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $2.73, Lightly Played $1.40, Moderately Played $0.95, Heavily Played $0.64, Damaged $0.35 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Houndour (Japanese) is valued near $75.00 — about 27x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Houndour (Japanese): Gem Mint & Population
Even for a card at this rarity, the top of the market belongs to certified gem-mint copies. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Houndour (Japanese) sits around $75.00 — roughly 27x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $37.00, CGC 10 $30.00, PSA 8 $24.99 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | HEAVILY PLAYED | $1.98 | $1.98 | $1.98 | 1 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $3.48 | $3.48 | $3.48 | 7 |
| ebay | MODERATELY PLAYED | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.99 | 2 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $3.25 | $3.25 | $3.25 | 10 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $37.00 | $37.00 | $37.00 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $0.35 | $0.35 | $0.35 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $0.64 | $0.64 | $0.64 | 4 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $1.40 | $1.40 | $1.40 | 15 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $0.95 | $0.95 | $0.95 | 7 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $2.73 | $2.95 | $2.95 | 92 |
Collector Outlook for Houndour (Japanese)
As a Common, Houndour (Japanese) earns its place through set completion rather than chase appeal — but a binder is never finished without it. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Houndour (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
