Ho-Oh (HGSS Promo 1)

Ho-Oh   ホウオウ Houou

Illus. Takashi Yamaguchi

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Ho-Oh Type Fire HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion HGSS Black Star Promos English card no. HGSS01 Japanese expansion L-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 048/L-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Ho-Oh.

Ho-Oh (Japanese: ホウオウ Houou) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the HGSS Black Star Promos.

Card text

Combustion かえん 20

Sacred Fire せいなるほのお

Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 80 damage to that Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance.

Pokédex data

Ho-Oh - Rainbow Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
250	12'06" (3.8 m)	438.7 lbs. (199.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
A legend says that its body glows in seven colors. A rainbow is said to form behind when it flies.
からだは なないろに かがやき とんだあとに にじが できると しんわに のこされている ポケモン。

Release information

In Japan, this card was awarded as a Holofoil card to those qualified for the 2010 World Championships. The English print was first released as one of two promotional cards, alongside Lugia, available in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Poster Pack released on February 24, 2010. It was later released again alongside Lugia in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Knock Out Collection.

Trivia

Origin

Sacred Fire is a move in the Pokémon games that Ho-Oh can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon SoulSilver.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.