Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Ethan's Ho-Oh ex
Destined Rivals · #230 · Special Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$191.96
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 230 / 244
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- HP
- 230
- Subtype
- Basic · ex
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Atsushi Furusawa
- Pokédex #
- 250
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 160 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Ethan's Ho-Oh ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥115 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Ethan's Ho-Oh ex
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥115 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.66 copies on average · 61 decks
- Match win rate
- 33.8%
- -13.3 pts vs the 47.1% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Atsushi Furusawa
This card was illustrated by Atsushi Furusawa.
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About this card
Ability: Golden Flame
Once during your turn, you may attach up to 2 Basic Fire Energy cards from your hand to 1 of your Benched Ethan's Pokémon.
RRRRShining Feathers — 160
Heal 50 damage from each of your Pokémon.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $180.00 | $198.04 | $9,999.00 | $191.96 | $199.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €502.50 |
| 7-day average | €300.13 |
| 30-day average | €271.42 |
| Low | €125.00 |
| Trend price | €284.34 |
| Low (excellent+) | €130.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €261.12 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ethan's Ho-Oh ex is real?
Ethan's Ho-Oh ex 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 Ethan's Ho-Oh ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ethan's Ho-Oh ex is $191.96; 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 Ethan's Ho-Oh ex from?
Ethan's Ho-Oh ex is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Ethan's Ho-Oh ex?
Ethan's Ho-Oh ex is a Special Illustration Rare card in the Destined Rivals set.
Other Ethan's Ho-Oh ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
