HGSS Black Star Promos

Ho-Oh

HGSSFRHGSS01· Promo
Ho-Oh HGSS HGSS01

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What the card itself says

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HP
80
Type
Fire
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
3
Weakness
×2
Resistance
-20
Number
HGSS01/25
Illustrated by
Takashi Yamaguchi

Its attacks

CombustionFournaise

20

Sacred FireFeu sacré

Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 80 damage to that Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance.Lancez une pièce. Si c'est face, choisissez 1 des Pokémon de votre adversaire. Cette attaque lui inflige 80 dégâts. Les dégâts de cette attaque ne sont pas affectés par la Faiblesse ou la Résistance.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Combustion hits for 20 on 1 Energy. Nothing in HGSS Black Star Promos hits harder for that price.

  2. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  3. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  4. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,611 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Water ×2. Against a Water Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,611 tournament lists we have read, 1,465 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 32 Ho Oh cards on one page, priciest first.

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