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Ho-Oh LEGEND
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EN HeartGold & SoulSilver · 10 Feb 2010 · 112/124

Ho-Oh LEGEND

ホウオウ Rainbow Pokémon
Fire LEGEND LEGEND
140HP
≈S$141est. to buy
1 / 41 Ho-Oh cards owned 0 / 5 in HeartGold & SoulSilver 7 promo prints

Ho-Oh collection

1 / 41 collected

2% complete
Owned1 Missing40 TrackedS$0.74 Missing est.≈S$3997
Best buy Ho-Oh Surging Sparks S$0.12 Top owned Ho-Oh Chaos Rising S$0.74

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal
Poké-Body

Sacred Rainbow

All Energy attached to Ho-Oh LEGEND are Fire Energy instead of their usual type.

Attack

Bright Wing

100
4 Fire

Discard an Energy attached to Ho-Oh LEGEND.

Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Ho-Oh LEGEND.

Versions & finishes

Ho-Oh LEGEND — Holofoil missing
Holofoil not owned ≈ S$141.02

Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.

Story & meaning

Ho-Oh is a Legendary Fire/Flying-type known as the Rainbow Pokémon, said to live at the foot of a rainbow and to fly across the world's skies. Its iridescent feathers shine in seven colors depending on the light and are believed to bring…

“Legends claim this Pokémon flies the world's skies continuously on its magnificent, seven-colored wings.”

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History

Ho-Oh is a Legendary Fire/Flying-type known as the Rainbow Pokémon, said to live at the foot of a rainbow and to fly across the world's skies. Its iridescent feathers shine in seven colors depending on the light and are believed to bring happiness to whoever holds one. In Generation II lore it is the guardian counterpart to Lugia and is associated with the Tin Tower in Ecruteak City, and it is said to have resurrected the three legendary beasts (Entei, Raikou, and Suicune) after a fire.

Name & meaning

The Japanese name ホウオウ (Hōō) comes from 鳳凰 (hōō), the Japanese term for the Chinese mythological phoenix (the fenghuang), composed of 鳳 (hō, the male phoenix) and 凰 (ō, the female phoenix). The English name 'Ho-Oh' is a near-direct romanization of this Japanese name, preserving its two syllables with a hyphen. Both names tie the Pokemon to East Asian phoenix mythology, fitting its rainbow and rebirth themes.

Other versions in this set

Same Pokémon, different artwork within HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Ho-Oh LEGEND missing
111/124 Ho-Oh LEGEND LEGEND

Your Ho-Oh cards

1 owned

The Ho-Oh cards already in your collection.

Ho-Oh ✓
Chaos Rising · 10/122 Ho-Oh ホウオウ Rare 22 May 2026 · Mega Evolution S$0.74

All Ho-Oh cards across sets

41 shown

Every Ho-Oh print in the catalogue, including promos and cards from other series.