Ho-Oh (Wizards Promo 52)

Ho-Oh  
ホウオウ Houou
Fire
Ho-OhWizardsPromo52.jpg
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Ho-Oh
Type Fire
HP 80
weakness
Water×2
resistance
Fighting-30
retreat cost
  
English expansion Wizards Black Star Promos
English card no. 52
Japanese expansion P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 010/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 Wizards Black Star Promos.

Card text

FireFireColorlessColorless
Sacred Wing
せいなるつばさ
60
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack’s base damage is 20 instead of 60.

e-Reader data

This card's ID is Z-06-#. The short strip contains Pokédex information, a brief card summary, and information on the content of the long strip.

Pokédex data

250
12'06" (3.8 m)
439.0 lbs. (199.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It will reveal itself before a pure-hearted trainer by shining its bright rainbow-colored wings.
こころただしき トレーナーの まえに なないろの つばさを ひからせながら すがたを あらわすと つたえられる。

Mini-game

The long strip contains data for the Fire Hoops mini-game. Rapidash is also required to play it.

Release information

This card was released as one of the Wizards Black Star Promos, originally released as one of the Japanese P Promotional cards. In Japan, it was available as an insert with the December 2001 issue of CoroCoro Comic, released on November 15, 2001. The English version was first available at Pokémon Center New York in November 2002. This version has a "Pokémon Center NY" stamp underneath the illustration. Another version lacking the stamp was available as an insert with the November 2002 issue of Nintendo Power magazine.

Trivia

Ho-Oh is written as Ho-oh on the card. This was prior to Generation III confirming Ho-Oh as the correct way to capitalize the Pokémon's name.

Origin

This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Crystal.


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