Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Ho-Oh
Lost Thunder · #160 · Rare · 2018
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.31
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 160 / 240
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Aya Kusube
- Pokédex #
- 250
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Ho-Oh 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 (Rainbow Burn) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Ho-Oh
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 32 decks
- Match win rate
- 48.5%
- +1.3 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Aya Kusube
This card was illustrated by Aya Kusube.
Building around Ho-Oh?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It will reveal itself before a pure-hearted Trainer by shining its bright, rainbow-colored wings."
CCCRainbow Burn — 30+
This attack does 30 more damage for each type of basic Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Ho-Oh or Lost Thunder.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ho-Oh was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Ho-Oh
Tournaments scanned
301
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 6th
Top decks running Ho-Oh
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.80 | $1.28 | $19.98 | $1.31 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.08 | $4.93 | $4,321.00 | $3.29 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.99 |
| 7-day average | €3.10 |
| 30-day average | €2.06 |
| Low | €0.62 |
| Trend price | €3.32 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.63 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.48 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.29 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.68 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.42 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.53 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ho-Oh is real?
Ho-Oh 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 worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ho-Oh is $1.31; 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 from?
Ho-Oh is from the Pokémon set "Lost Thunder" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Ho-Oh?
Ho-Oh is a Rare card in the Lost Thunder set.
Ho-Oh in the news
Recent posts from card communities and trading-card press mentioning Ho-Oh.
Other Ho-Oh printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
