Pokémon · XY
Ho-Oh-EX
BREAKpoint · #121 · Rare Ultra · 2016
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Market reference
$43.12
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 121 / 126
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Rare Ultra
- HP
- 180
- Subtype
- Basic · EX
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
- Pokédex #
- 250
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 43.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Ho-Oh-EX plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Elemental Feather) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Grass / Water / Lightning 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 ≥90 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Ho-Oh-EX
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥90 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ryo Ueda
This card was illustrated by Ryo Ueda.
Building around Ho-Oh-EX?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Ability: Purifying Fire
Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon has any basic Fire Energy attached to it, you may heal 50 damage from it.
GWLElemental Feather — 130
This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:W×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ho-Oh-EX was legal.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $28.99 | $44.99 | $199.99 | $43.12 | $50.79 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.00 |
| 7-day average | €44.24 |
| 30-day average | €68.90 |
| Low | €10.00 |
| Trend price | €14.87 |
| Low (excellent+) | €30.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €15.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €22.35 |
| averageSellPrice | €43.67 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €15.04 |
| Reverse holo trend | €24.72 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ho-Oh-EX is real?
Ho-Oh-EX is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. 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-EX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ho-Oh-EX is $43.12; 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-EX from?
Ho-Oh-EX is from the Pokémon set "BREAKpoint" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Ho-Oh-EX?
Ho-Oh-EX is a Rare Ultra card in the BREAKpoint set.
Other Ho-Oh-EX printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
