Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Ho-Oh
Call of Legends · #9 · Rare Holo · 2011
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$34.12
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 106
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
- Pokédex #
- 250
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Ho-Oh plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Scorching Wing) needs 5 Energy — a turn-5 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Ho-Oh
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 29 decks
- Match win rate
- 48.3%
- +1.1 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
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Combusken
in 32% of decks · 12 seen
Torchic
in 32% of decks · 12 seen
Blaziken ex
in 32% of decks · 12 seen
Area Zero Underdepths
in 49% of decks · 18 seen
Dragapult ex
in 73% of decks · 27 seen
Lillie's Clefairy ex
in 78% of decks · 29 seen
Drakloak
in 73% of decks · 27 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ryo Ueda
This card was illustrated by Ryo Ueda.
Building around Ho-Oh?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Legends claim this Pokémon flies the world's skies continuously on its magnificent seven-colored wings."
RCCCombustion — 50
RRRCCScorching Wing — 100
Flip a coin. If tails, discard all Fire Energy attached to Ho-Oh.
Weakness:W×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $25.00 | $35.28 | $398.23 | $34.12 | $398.23 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $15.11 | $19.32 | $449.99 | $20.31 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €16.99 |
| 7-day average | €15.28 |
| 30-day average | €175.50 |
| Low | €1.90 |
| Trend price | €0.02 |
| Low (excellent+) | €8.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €20.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €21.87 |
| reverseHoloSell | €18.39 |
| averageSellPrice | €17.59 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €13.75 |
| Reverse holo trend | €16.16 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ho-Oh is real?
Ho-Oh is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Ho-Oh worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ho-Oh is $34.12; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Ho-Oh from?
Ho-Oh is from the Pokémon set "Call of Legends" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Ho-Oh?
Ho-Oh is a Rare Holo card in the Call of Legends set.
Other Ho-Oh printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
