Ho-Oh-GX (Burning Shadows 21)

Ho-Oh GX  
ホウオウGX HououGX
Fire
Ho-OhGXBurningShadows21.jpg
Regular print
Illus. PLANETA
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Ho-Oh-GX
Type Fire
HP 190
weakness
Lightning×2
resistance
Fighting-20
retreat cost
  
English expansion Burning Shadows
Rarity Ultra-Rare Rare
English card no. 21/147
Japanese expansion To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow
Japanese rarity RR
Japanese card no. 012/051
English expansion Burning Shadows
Rarity Rare Ultra
English card no. 131/147
Japanese expansion To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow
Japanese rarity SR
Japanese card no. 053/051
Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. SM-P
Expansion SM Black Star Promos
English card no. SM57
English expansion SM Black Star Promos
English card no. SM80
Japanese expansion To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow
Japanese rarity HR
Japanese card no. 059/051
Japanese expansion GX Battle Boost
Japanese rarity RR
Japanese card no. 013/114
English expansion Hidden Fates
Rarity Rare Shiny GX
English card no. SV50/SV94
Japanese expansion GX Ultra Shiny
Japanese rarity SSR
Japanese card no. 210/150
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Ho-Oh.

Ho-OhGX (Japanese: ホウオウGX HououGX) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon-GX card. It was first released as part of the Burning Shadows expansion.

Card text

FireColorlessColorless
Sacred Fire
せいなるほのお
This attack does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
FireFireFireColorless
Phoenix Burn
フェニックスバーン
180
This Pokémon can't use Phoenix Burn during your next turn.
FireColorlessColorless
Eternal Flame-GX
エターナルライトGX
Put 3 in any combination of Fire Pokémon-GX or Fire Pokémon-EX from your discard pile onto your Bench. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
250
Pokémon-GX Rule
When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

In Japan, this card was included as a Regular card, a Full Art card, and as a Secret Rainbow Rare in the To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow expansion. The Regular print features artwork by PLANETA, while the Full Art and Rainbow Rare prints feature artwork by 5ban Graphics. The Regular and Full Art prints were included in the Burning Shadows expansion, while the Rainbow Rare print became a SM Black Star Promo available in the Shining Legends Super-Premium Collection and Shining Legends Premium Powers Collection. A Jumbo version of the Rainbow Rare print was also included in the collection.

An unnumbered SM-P Promotional Jumbo version of the Regular print was made available in the Japanese Ho-Oh-GX Special Jumbo Card Pack, released on July 1, 2017.

This card was reprinted with new artwork by 5ban Graphics as one of the SM Black Star Promos, included in the Mysterious Powers Tins released October 5, 2017.

The To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow Regular print was reprinted in the Japanese GX Battle Boost subset.

A Shiny version of the Full Art print was included in the Hidden Fates expansion, first released in the Japanese GX Ultra Shiny subset.

Gallery

Ho-OhGXBurningShadows21.jpg
Regular print
Illus. PLANETA
Ho-OhGXBurningShadows131.jpg
Full Art print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
Ho-OhGXSMPromo57.jpg
Mysterious Powers Tins print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
Ho-OhGXSMPromo80.jpg
Super-Premium Collection print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
Ho-OhGXHiddenFatesSV50.jpg
Hidden Fates print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Sacred Fire is a move in the Pokémon games that Ho-Oh can learn. The Hidden Fates print features the Shiny version of Ho-Oh.

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