Houndstone #145 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 28 Aug 2026Related Houndstone & chase cards
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Houndstone is one of those cards that stops you mid-scroll, an illustration rare from the Mega Evolution set that dropped in 2025, with artwork from Arai Kiriko that gives this spooky little dog a genuinely striking look. If you're trying to pin down Houndstone value, the short answer is that raw copies sit around $3, which tells you it's an accessible card for most collectors but one that still rewards a sharp eye when it comes to condition. It's the kind of pull that won't fund a vacation, but it's a fun, well drawn addition to a Mega Evolution collection.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $3.00, down 60% over the past year, with an all-time high of $7.50 in September 2025.
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Houndstone price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,578 graded, only 1,760 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $45 | 1,760 | 1,302 / 458 |
| PSA 9 | $16 | 651 | 551 / 100 |
| PSA 8 | $10 | 124 | 92 / 32 |
| PSA 7 | $8.88 | 26 | 15 / 11 |
| PSA 6 | $5.50 | 13 | 10 / 3 |
| PSA 5 | $4.00 | 3 | 1 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.00 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 145 of 188
- Rarity
- Illustration rare
- Type
- Psychic
- HP
- 140
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Darkness ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
- Illustrator
- Arai Kiriko
- Released
- 2025
Attacks
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The collector's take on Houndstone
Is Houndstone worth grading?
So is Houndstone worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs about $3, a Grade 9 sits at $14, and a PSA 10 jumps to $44, which works out to roughly 14.2 times the raw price once a card earns that gem mint label. That's a real jump, no question, but grading fees and shipping eat into a card at this price point fast, and hitting a true PSA 10 is never guaranteed even on a card that looks perfect to your eye. If you've got a copy with sharp corners, clean edges and strong centering, it can be worth the gamble, but for a $3 card, most collectors are better off enjoying it raw unless you genuinely think you're holding a gem.
How rare is Houndstone?
Illustration rares like Houndstone sit in that sweet spot of Pokemon pulls, scarce enough to feel special when they show up but not printed in the kind of tiny numbers that make headlines. We don't have official population figures to lean on here, but the pricing spread between raw, Grade 9 and PSA 10 tells its own story: gem mint copies are clearly harder to come by than the raw market suggests, and that gap is what drives the value up for anyone patient enough to chase a clean copy.
Where can you pull Houndstone?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we've actually tracked Houndstone being pulled 56 times across real pack sites, including courtyard, collector-crypt and mnstr. The biggest recorded pull came in at $41, which shows what's possible when a sharp copy lands in the right hands. We've seen it turn up in packs like the Wildcard Basic Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pack 1 and Pokémon Starter Pack, so if you're chasing this one, those are the names worth watching. Just remember that opening packs is a gamble no matter how you slice it, and most rips don't beat what you'd pay buying the card outright on the secondary market.
Questions people ask
How much is Houndstone worth?+
A raw, ungraded Houndstone from the Mega Evolution set runs about $3, while a Grade 9 copy is valued at $14. A PSA 10 gem mint copy climbs to $44, which is about 14.2 times the raw price, so condition really does move the needle on this one.
Is Houndstone worth grading?+
It can be, but do the math first. The gap between raw at $3 and PSA 10 at $44 is real, but grading costs and the risk of not hitting a perfect 10 mean it only makes sense if your copy is genuinely sharp and centered. For lower grade copies, it's usually better to keep it raw.
What set is Houndstone from?+
Houndstone is card #145 from the Mega Evolution set, released in 2025. It's an illustration rare illustrated by Arai Kiriko, one of the artistic highlights collectors look for when flipping through this set.
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