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 given to participants of the initial qualifying stage of the 2010 Japan World Championship representative tournament. 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.