Ho-Oh card list

All 39 Ho-Oh cards, rarest first. The list runs from the Hyper Rare, across 25 sets.

Ho-Oh in numbers

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Ho-Oh at a glance

39cards

25sets

23illustrators

1999first card

First seen in Wizards Black Star Promos

Cards per year

Ho-Oh cards from 1999 to 2026.

11999

2000

22001

2002

12003

2004

22005

12006

22007

2008

2009

32010

22011

22012

22013

2014

2015

22016

52017

12018

12019

2020

12021

22022

12023

12024

42025

32026

Busiest year: 2017, with 5 cards

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Hyper Rare1

Rare Secret1

Special Illustration Rare1

Rare Shiny GX1

Ultra Rare1

Rare Ultra4

LEGEND2

Rare Holo V1

Rare Holo GX1

Rare Holo EX3

Double Rare2

Rare Holo4

Promo7

Rare8

Uncommon1

Promo and other1

Sets with the most Ho-Oh

Destined Rivals4

Sun & Moon Black Star Promos3

Silver Tempest2

Burning Shadows2

BREAKpoint2

Dragons Exalted2

HeartGold & SoulSilver Base2

Unseen Forces2

Who drew them

23 illustrators worked on these cards.

5ban Graphics6

aky CG Works4

Mitsuhiro Arita4

Ryo Ueda2

Shinji Higuchi2

Eske Yoshinob2

Kouki Saitou2

Aya Kusube2

Card forms

Special kinds of Ho-Oh card.

Regular19

ex6

GX5

EX (2012 to 2016)4

ex (2003 to 2007)2

BREAK1

By type

The energy types Ho-Oh has been printed as.

Fire31

Colorless7

By series

Promos and other10

Scarlet & Violet5

Sun & Moon4

HeartGold & SoulSilver4

Sword & Shield3

Mega Evolution3

XY2

Black & White2

EX2

Neo2

e-Card1

Diamond & Pearl1

Every Ho-Oh card, rarest first

Hyper Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Ethan's Ho-Oh ex Hyper Rare card from Destined Rivals — Ethan's Ho-Oh exDestined Rivals, 239/182

Rare Secret

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Special Illustration Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Shiny GX

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Ultra Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Ultra

4 cards from 4 sets: 4 Pokémon cards.

Ho-Oh-GX Rare Ultra card from Burning Shadows — Ho-Oh-GXBurning Shadows, 131/147

Ho-Oh-EX Rare Ultra card from BREAKpoint — Ho-Oh-EXBREAKpoint, 121/122

Ho-Oh-EX Rare Ultra card from Dragons Exalted — Ho-Oh-EXDragons Exalted, 119/124

LEGEND

2 cards from 1 set: 2 Pokémon cards.

Ho-Oh LEGEND LEGEND card from HeartGold & SoulSilver Base — Ho-Oh LEGENDHeartGold & SoulSilver Base, 111/123

Rare Holo V

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo GX

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo EX

3 cards from 3 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Ho-Oh-EX Rare Holo EX card from Dragons Exalted — Ho-Oh-EXDragons Exalted, 22/124

Ho-Oh ex Rare Holo EX card from Unseen Forces — Ho-Oh exUnseen Forces, 104/115

Double Rare

2 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.

Ethan's Ho-Oh ex Double Rare card from Ascended Heroes — Ethan's Ho-Oh exAscended Heroes, 26/217

Ethan's Ho-Oh ex Double Rare card from Destined Rivals — Ethan's Ho-Oh exDestined Rivals, 039/182

Rare Holo

4 cards from 3 sets: 4 Pokémon cards.

Rare

8 cards from 8 sets: 8 Pokémon cards.

Ho-Oh Rare card from 30th Celebration — Ho-Oh30th Celebration, 012/128

Ho-Oh Rare card from Chaos Rising — Ho-OhChaos Rising, 010/086

Ho-Oh Rare card from Celebrations — Ho-OhCelebrations, 1/25

Ho-Oh Rare card from Lost Thunder — Ho-OhLost Thunder, 160/214

Ho-Oh Rare card from POP Series 5 — Ho-OhPOP Series 5, 1

Ho-Oh ex Rare card from POP Series 3 — Ho-Oh exPOP Series 3, 17

Ho-Oh Rare card from Unseen Forces — Ho-OhUnseen Forces, 27/115

Ho-oh Rare card from Neo Revelation — Ho-ohNeo Revelation, 18/64

Uncommon

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Ho-Oh Uncommon card from Surging Sparks — Ho-OhSurging Sparks, 019/191

No.	Card	Set	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
239/182	Ethan's Ho-Oh ex	Destined Rivals	Hyper Rare	Fire	aky CG Works
149/144	Ho-oh	Skyridge	Rare Secret	Colorless	Hajime Kusajima
230/182	Ethan's Ho-Oh ex	Destined Rivals	Special Illustration Rare	Fire	Atsushi Furusawa
SV50	Ho-Oh-GX	Hidden Fates	Rare Shiny GX	Pokémon	5ban Graphics
209/182	Ethan's Ho-Oh ex	Destined Rivals	Ultra Rare	Fire	aky CG Works
187/195	Ho-Oh V	Silver Tempest	Rare Ultra	Colorless	N-DESIGN Inc.
131/147	Ho-Oh-GX	Burning Shadows	Rare Ultra	Fire	5ban Graphics
121/122	Ho-Oh-EX	BREAKpoint	Rare Ultra	Colorless	Ryo Ueda
119/124	Ho-Oh-EX	Dragons Exalted	Rare Ultra	Fire	5ban Graphics
111/123	Ho-Oh LEGEND	HeartGold & SoulSilver Base	LEGEND	Fire	Shinji Higuchi
112/123	Ho-Oh LEGEND	HeartGold & SoulSilver Base	LEGEND	Fire	Shinji Higuchi
140/195	Ho-Oh V	Silver Tempest	Rare Holo V	Colorless	AKIRA EGAWA
21/147	Ho-Oh-GX	Burning Shadows	Rare Holo GX	Fire	PLANETA
92/122	Ho-Oh-EX	BREAKpoint	Rare Holo EX	Colorless	Eske Yoshinob
22/124	Ho-Oh-EX	Dragons Exalted	Rare Holo EX	Fire	Eske Yoshinob
104/115	Ho-Oh ex	Unseen Forces	Rare Holo EX	Fire	Mitsuhiro Arita
26/217	Ethan's Ho-Oh ex	Ascended Heroes	Double Rare	Fire	aky CG Works
039/182	Ethan's Ho-Oh ex	Destined Rivals	Double Rare	Fire	aky CG Works
SL5	Ho-Oh	Call of Legends	Rare Holo	Fire	Hideaki Hakozaki
9/95	Ho-Oh	Call of Legends	Rare Holo	Fire	Ryo Ueda
10/132	Ho-Oh	Secret Wonders	Rare Holo	Fire	Kazuyuki Kano
7/64	Ho-oh	Neo Revelation	Rare Holo	Fire	Kimiya Masago
SM57	Ho-Oh-GX	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	5ban Graphics
SM70	Shining Ho-Oh	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	Hitoshi Ariga
SM80	Ho-Oh-GX	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	5ban Graphics
XY153	Ho-Oh	XY Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	You Iribi
XY154	Ho-Oh BREAK	XY Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	5ban Graphics
HGSS01	Ho-Oh	HGSS Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	Takashi Yamaguchi
52	Ho-oh	Wizards Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	Mitsuhiro Arita
012/128	Ho-Oh	30th Celebration	Rare	Fire	Anesaki Dynamic
010/086	Ho-Oh	Chaos Rising	Rare	Fire	Takumi Wada
1/25	Ho-Oh	Celebrations	Rare	Fire	Kouki Saitou
160/214	Ho-Oh	Lost Thunder	Rare	Colorless	Aya Kusube
1	Ho-Oh	POP Series 5	Rare	Fire	Mitsuhiro Arita
17	Ho-Oh ex	POP Series 3	Rare	Fire	Mitsuhiro Arita
27/115	Ho-Oh	Unseen Forces	Rare	Fire	Kouki Saitou
18/64	Ho-oh	Neo Revelation	Rare	Colorless	Aya Kusube
019/191	Ho-Oh	Surging Sparks	Uncommon	Fire	kodama
007	Ho-Oh ex	Pokémon TCG Classic - Charizard	Promo and other	Fire	PLANETA Tsuji

Questions about Ho-Oh cards

How many Ho-Oh cards are there?

There are 39 Ho-Oh cards. They're spread across 25 different sets and promos, and every single one is in the Ho-Oh card list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest Ho-Oh card?

It's the gold Hyper Rare Ethan's Ho-Oh ex from Destined Rivals (239/182).

What was the first Ho-Oh card?

The very first English Ho-Oh card was Ho-oh 52 from Wizards Black Star Promos, back in 1999.

Which set has the most Ho-Oh cards?

Destined Rivals, with 4 Ho-Oh cards. Sun & Moon Black Star Promos come next with 3.

Who has drawn the most Ho-Oh cards?

5ban Graphics has drawn 6 Ho-Oh cards, with aky CG Works close behind on 4 and Mitsuhiro Arita on 4.

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