Houndoom
SWSH09: Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery · TG10/TG30 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
TG10/TG30
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Houndoom: Rarity & Collectibility
Houndoom in its sought-after Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #TG10/TG30 of the SWSH09: Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery 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 Houndoom?
In 2026, a Near Mint Houndoom (Ultra Rare, SWSH09: Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery #TG10/TG30) changes hands at roughly $2.66, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $2.66, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $1.02. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $2.66, Lightly Played $2.44, Moderately Played $2.09, Heavily Played $1.70, Damaged $1.02 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Houndoom is valued near $70.00 — about 26x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Houndoom: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Houndoom, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Houndoom sits around $70.00 — roughly 26x 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 $18.26, CGC 10 $13.00, CGC 9.5 $9.99 — 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 | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $5.99 | $5.99 | $5.99 | 2 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $4.55 | $3.99 | $5.66 | 37 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $13.00 | $13.00 | $13.00 | 19 |
| ebay | CGC 7 5 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $8.06 | $8.06 | $8.06 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $14.81 | $14.81 | $14.81 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $70.00 | $70.00 | $70.00 | 32 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $14.50 | $14.50 | $14.50 | 27 |
| ebay | PSA 8 5 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $18.26 | $18.26 | $18.26 | 34 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $1.02 | $1.02 | $1.02 | 13 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $1.70 | $1.70 | $1.70 | 9 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $2.44 | $2.11 | $3.42 | 691 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $2.09 | $2.09 | $2.09 | 62 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $2.66 | $1.85 | $3.90 | 4,928 |
Collector Outlook for Houndoom
As an Ultra Rare, Houndoom carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. 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 Houndoom on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
