Ho-oh Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?
There are 37 Ho-oh cards on file, 34 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $32.13.
Pokédex number · 37 cards · 34 with a price · $0.29 to $800.00 · read August 14, 2026
How much is a Ho-oh Pokémon card worth?
The typical Ho-oh card costs $32.13. Across the 34 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.29 and the dearest is $800.00 — Ho-oh 149, at $800.00. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.
Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.
Ho-oh 37 cardsPokédex number
Ho-oh price summary
34 with a price · $0.29 to $800.00 · No. 26 of 206 Pokémon by typical price · +33.0% in 11 months · 149 HP on average · weak to Water
180 Pokémon cost less than this one
What stands out about Ho-oh cards
- Scale 37 cards carry this Pokémon — 0.2% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
- Price Half of the priced cards cost under $32.13, but the dearest reaches $800.00 — a gap of 25×.
- Place By typical price this is No. 26 of 206 Pokémon; 180 of them cost less.
- Record 34 of the 37 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.
How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 37
Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over- English cards on file 20,4447,142 cardsonly cards that record a Pokédex number remain · 34.9% of 20,444
- Cards with a Pokédex number 7,14237 cardsonly Ho-oh remain · 0.5% of 7,142
- The 37 cards on this page37 cards0.2% of every English card on file
The middle step counts every card that records a Pokédex number, including Pokémon too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the Pokédex number list, which only counts the groups it can open.
Ho-oh Pokémon cards at a glance
- What this group is. 37 cards share the Pokédex number Ho-oh. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.
- What they cost. The typical card is $32.13. Across the 34 priced cards the range runs $0.29 to $800.00.
- Where it stands. No. 26 of 206 Pokémon by typical price, with 180 of them cheaper.
- What the cards are like. They average 149 HP and 100 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Water.
- What is listed below. Every one of the 37 cards that carries a price, each with its own price page. The other 3 are counted in the total but have no published price, so they are not listed.
- When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.
Every Ho-oh card with a price on file
released 2003Ho-oh [149]2
released 2001Ho-oh [7]3
released 2005Ho-Oh ex [104]4
released 2006Ho-Oh ex [17]5
released 2011Ho-Oh [SL5]6
released 2012Ho-Oh-EX [119]7
released 2010Ho-Oh LEGEND [111]8
released 2025Ethan's Ho-Oh ex [230]9
released 2010Ho-Oh LEGEND [112]10
released 1999Ho-oh [52]11
released 2001Ho-oh [18]12
released 2007Ho-Oh [1]13
released 2010Ho-Oh [HGSS01]14
released 2016Ho-Oh-EX [121]15
released 2007Ho-Oh [10]16
released 2019Ho-Oh-GX [SV50]17
released 2011Ho-Oh [9]18
released 2017Shining Ho-Oh [SM70]19
released 2025Ethan's Ho-Oh ex [239]20
released 2017Ho-Oh-GX [131]21
released 2013Ho-Oh [XY153]22
released 2017Ho-Oh-GX [SM57]23
released 2022Ho-Oh V [187]24
released 2012Ho-Oh-EX [22]25
released 2016Ho-Oh-EX [92]26
released 2017Ho-Oh-GX [21]27
released 2025Ethan's Ho-Oh ex [209]28
released 2022Ho-Oh V [140]29
released 2018Ho-Oh [160]30
released 2025Ethan's Ho-Oh ex [39]31
released 2026Ethan's Ho-Oh ex [26]32
released 2021Ho-Oh [1]33
released 2026Ho-Oh [10]34
released 2024Ho-Oh [19]35
released 2005Ho-Oh [27]36
released 2017Ho-Oh-GX [SM80]37
released 2013Ho-Oh BREAK [XY154]The 37 dearest Ho-oh cards, most expensive first, each badged with the year it was printed. Hover a card to see it full size.
The grid above carries pictures for the 37 dearest cards only. Putting a picture on all 34 cards would make the first screen slow to arrive. The list below instead carries every one of them as a row.
1Ho-ohSkyridge #149 · 2003$800.00Rare Secret2Ho-ohNeo Revelation #7 · 2001$488.52Rare Holo3Ho-Oh exUnseen Forces #104 · 2005$328.56Rare Holo EX4Ho-Oh exPOP Series 3 #17 · 2006$279.99Rare5Ho-OhCall of Legends #SL5 · 2011$250.00Rare Holo6Ho-Oh-EXDragons Exalted #119 · 2012$239.26Rare Ultra7Ho-Oh LEGENDHeartGold & SoulSilver #111 · 2010$208.00LEGEND8Ethan's Ho-Oh exDestined Rivals #230 · 2025$165.68Special Illustration RareShow the other 29They carry on in the same order — you do not leave this page+29
9Ho-Oh LEGENDHeartGold & SoulSilver #112 · 2010$131.66LEGEND10Ho-ohWizards Black Star Promos #52 · 1999$101.87Promo11Ho-ohNeo Revelation #18 · 2001$70.00Rare12Ho-OhPOP Series 5 #1 · 2007$59.63Rare13Ho-OhHGSS Black Star Promos #HGSS01 · 2010$47.03Promo14Ho-Oh-EXBREAKpoint #121 · 2016$43.88Rare Ultra15Ho-OhSecret Wonders #10 · 2007$43.61Rare Holo16Ho-Oh-GXHidden Fates Shiny Vault #SV50 · 2019$39.22Rare Shiny GX17Ho-OhCall of Legends #9 · 2011$36.05Rare Holo18Shining Ho-OhSM Black Star Promos #SM70 · 2017$28.20Promo19Ethan's Ho-Oh exDestined Rivals #239 · 2025$27.81Hyper Rare20Ho-Oh-GXBurning Shadows #131 · 2017$19.39Rare Ultra21Ho-OhXY Black Star Promos #XY153 · 2013$11.49Promo22Ho-Oh-GXSM Black Star Promos #SM57 · 2017$10.17Promo23Ho-Oh VSilver Tempest #187 · 2022$8.49Rare Ultra24Ho-Oh-EXDragons Exalted #22 · 2012$6.53Rare Holo EX25Ho-Oh-EXBREAKpoint #92 · 2016$5.83Rare Holo EX26Ho-Oh-GXBurning Shadows #21 · 2017$5.63Rare Holo GX27Ethan's Ho-Oh exDestined Rivals #209 · 2025$4.89Ultra Rare28Ho-Oh VSilver Tempest #140 · 2022$3.44Rare Holo V29Ho-OhLost Thunder #160 · 2018$3.43Rare30Ethan's Ho-Oh exDestined Rivals #39 · 2025$0.85Double Rare31Ethan's Ho-Oh exAscended Heroes #26 · 2026$0.76Double Rare32Ho-OhCelebrations #1 · 2021$0.33Rare33Ho-OhChaos Rising #10 · 2026$0.29Rare34Ho-OhSurging Sparks #19 · 2024$0.29Uncommon35Ho-OhUnseen Forces #27 · 2005Rare36Ho-Oh-GXSM Black Star Promos #SM80 · 2017Promo37Ho-Oh BREAKXY Black Star Promos #XY154 · 2013PromoWhich Ho-oh cards share a name across several printings?
Ho-Oh11 printings · 10 sets
Ethan's Ho-Oh ex5 printings · 2 sets
Ho-Oh-GX5 printings · 3 sets
Ho-oh4 printings · 3 sets
Ho-Oh-EX4 printings · 2 sets
Ho-Oh ex2 printings · 2 sets
Ho-Oh LEGEND2 printings · 1 set
Ho-Oh V2 printings · 1 set
Are Ho-oh Pokémon cards going up in value?
What one Ho-oh card cost over twelve months
Middle price of one card · 13 readings · latest $32.13How Ho-oh Pokémon card prices are spread
An average hides the shape of a group. These four points say where the money actually sits among Ho-oh cards.
The counting sections and the price sections do not share a denominator. This group holds 37 cards, but only 34 of them carry a price. Every figure about money on this page — the typical price, the quarters, the bands, the ladder — is counted on those 34, while every figure about how many cards exist is counted on all 37.| Price band | Cards | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $1 | 14.7% | |
| $1 to $5 | 8.8% | |
| $5 to $20 | 20.6% | |
| $20 to $50 | 20.6% | |
| $50 to $100 | 5.9% | |
| $100 to $500 | 26.5% | |
| $500 and up | 2.9% |
Counted across the 34 Ho-oh cards that carry a price. The bands are the round numbers people use when they talk about price, not equal-width steps.
The two ends of that spread are both Ho-oh cards. Put side by side, they show what you are actually paying for.
Rarity Rare Secret VS Rare
Set Skyridge VS Chaos Rising
When were Ho-oh Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?
This counts how many Ho-oh cards were printed in each year on file. The busiest year is 2017 with 5.
Bar height is that year against the busiest one (2017, 5 cards). Press a bar for the exact count.
| Year | Cards | Share | Typical price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.7% | — | |
| 2001 | 5.4% | — | |
| 2003 | 2.7% | — | |
| 2005 | 5.4% | — | |
| 2006 | 2.7% | — | |
| 2007 | 5.4% | — | |
| 2010 | 8.1% | $131.66 | |
| 2011 | 5.4% | — | |
| 2012 | 5.4% | — | |
| 2013 | 5.4% | — | |
| 2016 | 5.4% | — | |
| 2017 | 13.5% | $14.78 | |
| 2018 | 2.7% | — | |
| 2019 | 2.7% | — | |
| 2021 | 2.7% | — | |
| 2022 | 5.4% | — | |
| 2024 | 2.7% | — | |
| 2025 | 10.8% | $16.35 | |
| 2026 | 5.4% | — |
Years with no card of this group are left out rather than drawn as an empty bar. "Typical price" is the middle price of the cards printed that year.
Back to summaryWhat Ho-oh Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value
The words printed after the name split Ho-oh cards into kinds, and each kind plays by different rules.
| Card kind | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ex | 18.9% | $27.81 | | |
| GX | 13.5% | $14.78 | | |
| EX | 10.8% | $25.21 | | |
| LEGEND | 5.4% | — | | |
| V | 5.4% | — | |
Counted across all 37 Ho-oh cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Rarity | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promo | 18.9% | $28.20 | | |
| Rare | 18.9% | $31.53 | | |
| Rare Holo | 10.8% | $146.81 | | |
| Rare Ultra | 10.8% | $31.64 | | |
| Rare Holo EX | 8.1% | $6.53 | | |
| Double Rare | 5.4% | — | | |
| LEGEND | 5.4% | — | | |
| Hyper Rare | 2.7% | — | | |
| Rare Holo GX | 2.7% | — | | |
| Rare Holo V | 2.7% | — | |
Counted across all 37 Ho-oh cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Printing | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | 75.7% | $28.01 | | |
| Normal | 8.1% | $3.43 | | |
| 1st Edition | 2.7% | — | | |
| 1st Edition Holofoil | 2.7% | — | | |
| Reverse Holofoil | 2.7% | — | |
Counted across all 37 Ho-oh cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Set | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destined Rivals | 10.8% | $16.35 | | |
| SM Black Star Promos | 8.1% | — | | |
| BREAKpoint | 5.4% | — | | |
| Burning Shadows | 5.4% | — | | |
| Call of Legends | 5.4% | — | | |
| Dragons Exalted | 5.4% | — | | |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | 5.4% | — | | |
| Neo Revelation | 5.4% | — | | |
| Silver Tempest | 5.4% | — | | |
| Unseen Forces | 5.4% | — | |
Counted across all 37 Ho-oh cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Illustrator | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5ban Graphics | 16.2% | $29.31 | | |
| Mitsuhiro Arita | 10.8% | $190.93 | | |
| Aya Kusube | 5.4% | — | | |
| Eske Yoshinob | 5.4% | — | | |
| Kouki Saitou | 5.4% | — | | |
| Ryo Ueda | 5.4% | — | | |
| Shinji Higuchi | 5.4% | — | | |
| AKIRA EGAWA | 2.7% | — | | |
| Hajime Kusajima | 2.7% | — | | |
| Hideaki Hakozaki | 2.7% | — | |
Counted across all 37 Ho-oh cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
The energy symbol in the corner decides what a Ho-oh card can attack with.
| Energy type | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | 81.1% | $36.05 | | |
| Colorless | 18.9% | $8.49 | |
Counted across all 37 Ho-oh cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Series | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun & Moon | 18.9% | $14.78 | | |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | 13.5% | $131.66 | | |
| Scarlet & Violet | 13.5% | $4.89 | | |
| XY | 10.8% | $11.49 | | |
| Sword & Shield | 8.1% | $3.44 | | |
| Black & White | 5.4% | — | | |
| EX | 5.4% | — | | |
| Mega Evolution | 5.4% | — | | |
| Neo | 5.4% | — | | |
| POP | 5.4% | — | |
Counted across all 37 Ho-oh cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Regulation mark | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 13.5% | $4.89 | | |
| F | 5.4% | — | | |
| E | 2.7% | — | | |
| H | 2.7% | — | | |
| J | 2.7% | — | |
Counted across all 37 Ho-oh cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
| Evolution stage | Cards | Share | Typical price (median) | A card from it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 91.9% | $28.01 | | |
| BREAK | 2.7% | — | BREAKNo image |
Counted across all 37 Ho-oh cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.
Back to summaryHow much HP and damage Ho-oh Pokémon cards print
| Measure | Lowest | Lower quarter | Typical | Upper quarter | Highest | Cards counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 80 | 100 | 140 | 190 | 230 | 37 |
| Biggest attack | 10 | 40 | 100 | 160 | 180 | 37 |
Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.
HP printed on the 37 Ho-oh cards that carry one. The typical card is 140 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.
Half of these cards sit between 100 and 190 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | 34.8% of the highest | 80 HP |
| Lower quarter | 43.5% of the highest | 100 HP |
| Typical | 60.9% of the highest | 140 HP |
| Upper quarter | 82.6% of the highest | 190 HP |
| Highest | 100.0% of the highest | 230 HP |
The largest printed damage number on each of the 37 Ho-oh cards that print one. The typical card hits for 100. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.
Half of these cards hit between 40 and 160. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | 5.6% of the highest | 10 damage |
| Lower quarter | 22.2% of the highest | 40 damage |
| Typical | 55.6% of the highest | 100 damage |
| Upper quarter | 88.9% of the highest | 160 damage |
| Highest | 100.0% of the highest | 180 damage |
What are Ho-oh Pokémon cards weak to?
What Ho-oh Pokémon cards are weak to
- Water69%
- Lightning31%
| Item | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Water | 25 | 69% |
| Lightning | 11 | 31% |
An attack of this type does double damage to the card. Counted across the 36 Ho-oh cards that print a weakness.
How do Ho-oh Pokémon cards evolve?
How Ho-oh Pokémon cards evolve
- Basic97%
- BREAK3%
| Item | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | 34 | 97% |
| BREAK | 1 | 3% |
Basic cards are played straight from the hand; the later stages have to evolve from the card before them.
Can you still play Ho-oh Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?
What it costs to retreat a Ho-oh Pokémon card
- 286%
- 311%
- 03%
| Item | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 32 | 86% |
| 3 | 4 | 11% |
| 0 | 1 | 3% |
The number of energy cards you discard to move this Pokémon back to the bench. Zero means it retreats for free.
| Question | Cards | Share of the group |
|---|---|---|
| Legal in Standard today | 9 | 24.3% |
| Legal in Expanded today | 23 | 62.2% |
| Cards with an Ability | 18 | 48.6% |
| Cards with a special rule | 21 | 56.8% |
Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.
Each track is the whole of the 37 Ho-oh cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.
The four rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so the bars are read one at a time against the group.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Legal in Standard today | 24.3% | 9 cards |
| Legal in Expanded today | 62.2% | 23 cards |
| Cards with an Ability | 48.6% | 18 cards |
| Cards with a special rule | 56.8% | 21 cards |
Which Ho-oh Pokémon cards moved most this year
Biggest risers over 12 months
Biggest fallers over 12 months
Counted on the 29 cards that carried a price on both the first and the last reading, so a card that only appeared recently is not in here.
Back to summaryThe cheapest Ho-oh Pokémon cards you can buy
$0.29
Ho-Oh [10]
2
$0.29
Ho-Oh [19]
3
$0.33
Ho-Oh [1]
4
$0.76
Ethan's Ho-Oh ex [26]
5
$0.85
Ethan's Ho-Oh ex [39]
6
$3.43
Ho-Oh [160]
Cheapest first. Each card opens its own price page. Prices exclude shipping, which on a card at this level is usually more than the card.
These six together cost $5.95, against $800.00 for the single dearest Ho-oh card. The two ends of the same group sit 2,759× apart, and both of them are correctly described as "Ho-oh".
How Ho-oh compares with the other Pokémon
"Which Pokémon is the most expensive" has three different answers depending on what you measure, so this section keeps them apart.
Ranked by its single dearest card, Ho-oh is number 25 of 206 Pokémon, on Skyridge #149 at $800.00. By card count it is number 51, and by the price of an ordinary card number 26 — three different answers to "is it the most expensive".
These are the Pokémon that sit next to Ho-oh on that ladder.
Gengar — 50 cardsPokédex 94typical $160.00
Rayquaza — 59 cardsPokédex 384typical $125.27
Umbreon — 44 cardsPokédex 197typical $110.85
Entei — 33 cardsPokédex 244typical $32.07
Jolteon — 39 cardsPokédex 135typical $31.934 things that split what a Ho-oh card is worth — press a panel to drop to the working behind it
Ho-oh Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions
How many Ho-oh Pokémon cards are there?
How much is a Ho-oh Pokémon card worth?
What is the most expensive Ho-oh Pokémon card?
Are Ho-oh Pokémon cards rare?
Do all Ho-oh Pokémon cards have a price?
Where can I see every Ho-oh Pokémon card?
How often are Ho-oh Pokémon card prices updated?
Are Ho-oh Pokémon cards going up in value?
How much does a cheap Ho-oh Pokémon card cost?
Which Ho-oh Pokémon cards are worth the most?
What is the highest HP on a Ho-oh Pokémon card?
Are Ho-oh Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?
What are Ho-oh Pokémon cards weak to?
Are old Ho-oh Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?
Which Ho-oh Pokémon card rose the most this year?
Which sets have Ho-oh Pokémon cards?
How these Ho-oh figures are collected, and where you can check them
Primary official source
First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.
Industry source
Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.
Before you rely on these figures
Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Ho-oh cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.
Last updated: 2026-08-14