Pokémon · E-Card
Ho-oh
Skyridge · #149 · Rare Secret · 2003
Skyridge Crystal Ho-Oh secret rare; counterfeit risk on graded and ungraded alike.
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$800.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 149 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare Secret
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 250
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Ho-oh 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.
- Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Needs Fire / Lightning / Water Energy to attack — note its own type is Colorless, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Colorless type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥40 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 — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Ho-oh?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Crystal Type
Whenever you attach a Fire, Water, or Lightning basic Energy card from your hand to Ho-oh, Ho-oh's type (color) becomes the same as that type of Energy until the end of the turn.
RLHoly Flame — 20
RWWCScalding Steam — 40
Discard an Energy card attached to Ho-oh and flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
Weakness:W×2
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 2026/06/21| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverse Holofoil | $950.00 | $950.00 | $950.00 | $800.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €290.00 |
| 7-day average | €1066.25 |
| 30-day average | €615.10 |
| Low | €69.99 |
| Trend price | €941.26 |
| Low (excellent+) | €144.98 |
| Reverse holo low | €69.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €59.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €206.99 |
| reverseHoloSell | €115.65 |
| averageSellPrice | €723.33 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €183.30 |
| Reverse holo trend | €179.48 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ho-oh is real?
Ho-oh is classified as medium counterfeit risk: Skyridge Crystal Ho-Oh secret rare; counterfeit risk on graded and ungraded alike. 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 $800.00; 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 "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Ho-oh?
Ho-oh is a Rare Secret card in the Skyridge set.
Other Ho-oh printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
