No. 250 · Johto · Fire/Flying
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Ho-Oh is a Fire/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Johto, number 250 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 38
- Sets
- 24
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Illustrators
- 22
- Sightings
- 9
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The strongest Ho-Oh art
01/06Ethan's Ho-Oh ex
Special illustration rare
02/06Ho-Oh LEGEND
LEGEND
03/06Ho-Oh LEGEND
LEGEND
04/06Ho-Oh GX
Ultra Rare
05/06Ho-Oh V
Ultra Rare
06/06Ho-Oh-EX
Ultra Rare
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Which is the better picture?
Two Ho-Oh cards, side by side.
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A Ho-Oh page, ready to go
Nine of the strongest Ho-Oh artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Ho-Oh by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Ho-Oh cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Ho-Oh gets drawn
Ho-Oh is usually drawn wondrous, epic and dreamy, almost always flying, often in 3D.
Across 30 Ho-Oh artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
1999–2026
Ho-Oh through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Wizards Black Star Promos
2001 Neo Revelation
2003 Skyridge
2005 Unseen Forces
2006 POP Series 3
2007 POP Series 5- 2010 HeartGold SoulSilver
2011 Call of Legends- 2012 Dragons Exalted
- 2013 XY Black Star Promos
- 2016 BREAKpoint
- 2017 Burning Shadows
2018 Lost Thunder
2019 Hidden Fates Shiny Vault
2021 Celebrations- 2022 Silver Tempest
2024 Surging Sparks- 2025 Destined Rivals
2026 Ascended Heroes
Ho-Oh sightingsspotted in 9 other cards
Cards where Ho-Oh turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Ho-Oh card
38 cards, strongest artwork first.
Ho-Oh in numbers
- Cards
- 38
- Sets
- 24since Wizards Black Star Promos
- Illustrators
- 22most by 5ban Graphics
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Printed as
- Basic, BREAK
- Sightings
- 9in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 80–230
They span 24 sets, from Wizards Black Star Promos to 30th Celebration. 22 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Mitsuhiro Arita and aky CG Works. It has been printed as Basic and BREAK.
Who draws Ho-Oh
22 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
24 sets, by how many Ho-Oh cards each holds.
- Destined Rivals4
SM Black Star Promos3
BREAKpoint2- Burning Shadows2
Call of Legends2- Dragons Exalted2
- HeartGold SoulSilver2
Neo Revelation2- Silver Tempest2
Unseen Forces2
XY Black Star Promos2
30th Celebration1
12 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Ho-Oh cards are there?
- There are 38 Ho-Oh cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 24 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Ho-Oh card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Ho-Oh art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Ho-Oh cards?
- 22 illustrators have drawn Ho-Oh. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 6, followed by Mitsuhiro Arita and aky CG Works.
- What was the first Ho-Oh card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Wizards Black Star Promos, released in 1999. 12 of its 38 cards are Rare.
