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Houndoom V – Darkness Ablaze #178
Darkness Ablaze#178
FireRare UltraV
Houndoom V #178 is a Rare Ultra card from the Darkness Ablaze expansion. This page tracks this exact printing, not every Houndoom V card.
Current market price
$6.21
+9.1%
7d
-1.4%
30d
HOLOFOIL · TCGPLAYER · 2026-10-20
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Sword & Shield
Darkness Ablaze · View full set →01 · Price history
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Houndoom V #178 card details.
Houndoom V #178 is a Rare Ultra Fire-type Pokémon card from Darkness Ablaze, released August 2020. Its current tracked market price is $6.21 for the Holofoil variant, updated October 20, 2026.
Since May 4, 2026, the Darkness Ablaze printing of Houndoom V #178 has ranged from a low of $5.18 (May 4, 2026) to a high of $6.71 (June 22, 2026).
That is a +19.9% move from $5.18 to today's $6.21, 7% below the tracked high.
Currently ranked #5,360 by market price across tracked Pokémon cards as of October 20, 2026.
Card number
#178
Released
August 2020
Rarity
Rare Ultra
Type
Fire
Supertype
Pokémon
Mechanic
V
Pokémon
Series
Sword & Shield
Market source
TCGplayer market price · Holofoil · Updated October 20, 2026
02 · Other printings
2 printings
Every Houndoom V printing.
Houndoom V has 2 tracked English printings, including this Darkness Ablaze #178 version. At $6.21 it is the most valuable of the 2 priced printings.
04 · Related cards
From the same set
More from Darkness Ablaze.
Highest-priced cards from the same expansion, ordered by current market price.
05 · Same Pokémon
Cross-set · Houndoom
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06 · Reference desk
Houndoom, explained.
Everything about this card — the price, the variants, and how we track it.
How has the Houndoom V Darkness Ablaze price changed?
Since May 4, 2026, the Darkness Ablaze printing of Houndoom V #178 has ranged from a low of $5.18 (May 4, 2026) to a high of $6.71 (June 22, 2026). That is a +19.9% move from $5.18 to today's $6.21, 7% below the tracked high.
Which Houndoom V printing is worth the most?
Houndoom V has 2 tracked English printings, including this Darkness Ablaze #178 version. At $6.21 it is the most valuable of the 2 priced printings.
Is Houndoom V from Darkness Ablaze a good investment?
We track prices, not provide investment advice. No collectors are chasing this printing yet; the price history above shows how its market has moved.
How is the market price determined?
Prices are refreshed daily from TCGplayer market-price data via TCGCSV. Each displayed value applies to the tracked price variant named on the card detail page. It is a market reference, not a guaranteed sale price; condition, grading, location, fees, and timing can change an individual sale. This card's current figure reflects the Holofoil variant.
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Holofoil
$6
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