Houndoom #179 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 12 Sept 2026Related Houndoom & chase cards
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Houndoom #179 is one of those Battle Styles cards from 2021 that quietly turns heads, a Secret Rare with artwork from PLANETA Mochizuki that gives this dark-type fan favorite a real sense of drama. If you're checking Houndoom value right now, the short version is that a raw copy sits at $24, but the story gets a lot more interesting once grading enters the picture. It's the kind of card that rewards patience, whether you're chasing it in packs or eyeing one already graded.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $24, up 22% over the past year, with an all-time high of $69 in March 2021.
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Houndoom price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 3,498 graded, only 1,879 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $99 | 1,879 | 1,488 / 391 |
| PSA 9 | $28 | 1,287 | 848 / 439 |
| PSA 8 | $25 | 219 | 123 / 96 |
| PSA 7 | $15 | 66 | 51 / 15 |
| PSA 6 | $12 | 30 | 24 / 6 |
| PSA 5 | $10 | 10 | 6 / 4 |
| PSA 4 | $9.00 | 6 | 5 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $8.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $7.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | $17 | 1 | - / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $24 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Houndoom
Is Houndoom worth grading?
So is Houndoom worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs $24, a Grade 9 jumps to $848, and a PSA 10 lands at $1,488, which works out to 62.0x the raw price. That's a huge gap, and it's tempting to send every copy you own straight to a grading company. But gem mint 10s are hard to hit, centering and edge wear on a card like this can knock it down to a 9 pretty easily, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time are real costs you eat either way, win or lose. If you've got a copy that looks sharp under a loupe, corners crisp, centering clean, it's worth the gamble. If it's got soft corners or a visible print line, you might just be paying to confirm what you already suspected.
How rare is Houndoom?
Across all grading submissions, there are 3,492 graded copies of Houndoom on record, and of those, 1,875 have come back as PSA 10. That's actually a pretty healthy chunk earning the top grade, which tells you this card isn't impossible to find in gem mint condition, but it also isn't rare in the way some Secret Rares are. The population numbers help explain the pricing: with a solid supply of PSA 10s already out there, the $1,488 price tag reflects real demand for this artwork and this card, not just scarcity for scarcity's sake.
Where can you pull Houndoom?
This is where PackSpy's data actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across live pack sites, not just price guide estimates. Houndoom has been pulled 177 times across tilt-rips, courtyard, collector-crypt, mnstr, and lastpack, and it's shown up in packs like the Pokemon Expert Pack, Tilt Treasure Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokemon Premium Pack, and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack. The biggest recorded pull for this card came in at $3,000, which gives you a sense of the ceiling when a hot pack meets the right buyer. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to that number, so treat pack odds as entertainment first and investment second.
Questions people ask
How much is Houndoom worth?+
A raw or ungraded Houndoom #179 from Battle Styles is valued at $24. Once you factor in grading, that number changes fast, a Grade 9 sits at $848 and a PSA 10 reaches $1,488. So the real Houndoom price depends heavily on condition and whether it's been graded.
Is Houndoom worth grading?+
It can be, given that a PSA 10 sells for 62.0x what a raw copy goes for. But gem mint 10s aren't guaranteed, plenty of copies come back as Grade 9 instead, so weigh the grading cost against your card's actual condition before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Houndoom worth?+
A PSA 10 Houndoom is currently valued at $1,488. That's a big jump from the raw price of $24, and it reflects just how much collectors pay for that flawless gem mint label.
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