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Ho-Oh Pokémon Cards

National Dex
#250
Printed
1999–2026
Sets
24
Rarities
15
Total value
$6,731
raw, near mint
Cards priced
38
33 with PSA 10
Most valuable
$4,356
Skyridge
Typical PSA 10
34.6×
median of 33

CardTrack prices 38 different Ho-Oh cards across 24 sets, from 1999 to 2026, worth $6,731 together. The most valuable is the Ho-oh from Skyridge at $4,355.68 ungraded, about $52,800 in PSA 10. Every price below is a blended raw value from real sold results, updated daily.

Ho-Oh is a Fire-type Pokémon (Generation II) — a Legendary Pokémon.

All 38 Ho-Oh cards

Filter by set or rarity, sort by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move.

38 cards

Prices updated · How we price →

Where the Ho-Oh money is

Value is not spread evenly across the printings — the ranking below is by total tracked value, not by card count, the same measure as the most valuable Pokémon cards.

The top 5 of 38 Ho-Oh cards hold 83% of the $6,731 total. The remaining 33 share what is left, which is why a “complete Ho-Oh collection” in the collection tracker costs far less than the headline suggests until you reach the top row.

What grading a Ho-Oh is worth

Across the 33 Ho-Oh cards that have both a raw price and a real PSA 10 price.

Typical (median)

34.6×

half are above, half below

Middle half

15.1× – 73.9×

the 25th to 75th percentile

Cheapest card

2.3×

smallest gap

Largest gap

948×

one card, near-zero raw

This is the median, not the average. Averaging the ratios gives 98.5×, which only 7 of 33 cards (21%) actually reach: a card worth a few cents raw with a three-figure slab produces a ratio in the hundreds and drags the mean above almost the whole set. The median is what a card in the middle really does, and it is the figure to take to the grading ROI calculator.

Ho-Oh value over time

Total tracked value of every Ho-Oh printing since 2021, from PriceCharting sales history; the top 100 cards across every Pokémon are charted in the market report.

90 days

—

1 year

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All time

+384.7%

As of

2026-10

$6,7312026-10-06+444.6% since 2021Hover the chart to read any month
$0$3,366$6,73120222023202420252026

Indexed over 23 of this set's 38 cards — the ones with enough PriceCharting sales history to track continuously.

90 days and 1 year are withheld: the weighted index and the basket total disagree over those windows, which means the index was re-based rather than the cards re-priced. A number we cannot stand behind is worse than no number.

Strongest Ho-Oh grading opportunities

Ranked by expected net — every grade weighted by how often this card actually earns it (the gem rate beside each card is its PSA 10 share). Best case is the PSA 10 outcome, which is why it is the larger number and the one to trust least.

All 23 Ho-Oh grading picks →

What people are saying about Ho-Oh

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Every Ho-Oh card, by set

Open the other 35 Ho-Oh cards, across 22 more sets

Collecting Ho-Oh cards

Ho-Oh has been printed in every era of the game, from 1999 (Wizards Black Star Promos) to 2026 (Ascended Heroes). The Modern (2011–2019) era holds the most printings, 15 of the 38. The value sits elsewhere: the Vintage (1999–2003) era's 4 cards are worth $4,761, 71% of the total, against $962 for the Modern (2011–2019) printings.

Ho-Oh cards are not cheap to own: only 8 of the 38 priced cards sit under $5 raw, the cheapest being the Ho-Oh, and the median card is worth about $19.99. 13 are worth $50 or more, and 1 clears $500. Those 13 cards hold 95% of the total on this page.

By rarity the printings split into 15 tiers, led by Rare (7), Promo (7) and Rare Holo (4). 33 of the 38 cards carry a PSA 10 price, the figure the grading section uses; those cards are worth about $19.86 raw at the median, against $42.43 for the 5 with no gem-mint price on file.

The grid filters by set and rarity and sorts by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move, so the cheapest Ho-Oh is one sort away (add the rarity filter for the cheapest holo); the by-set index above lists every card as text for when you know the number. Prices are CardTrack's blended raw value from real sold results, updated today.

Ho-Oh card questions

How many Ho-Oh cards are there?

CardTrack tracks 38 priced Ho-Oh cards across 24 Pokémon TCG sets, printed between 1999 and 2026. 33 of them also carry a real PSA 10 price.

What is the most valuable Ho-Oh card?

The most valuable Ho-Oh card is the Ho-oh from Skyridge (#149) at about $4,355.68 ungraded, or around $52,800 in PSA 10 gem mint.

How much is a complete Ho-Oh collection worth?

All 38 tracked Ho-Oh cards come to approximately $6,731 in raw near-mint condition. The value is concentrated: the top 5 cards alone account for 83% of it.

How much more is a graded Ho-Oh card worth?

A typical Ho-Oh card in PSA 10 sells for about 34.6× its raw price — that is the median across the 33 cards with both a raw and a PSA 10 price. Half fall between 15.1× and 73.9×, and the very cheapest cards can show far larger multiples simply because their raw price is near zero.

What is the cheapest Ho-Oh card?

The cheapest priced Ho-Oh card CardTrack tracks is the Ho-Oh from Surging Sparks (#19) at about $0.18. 8 of the 38 priced cards sit under $5, so most Ho-Oh cards cost well above that.

Which set has the most Ho-Oh cards?

Destined Rivals has the most Ho-Oh printings, 4 of the 38. The most valuable set is a different one: Skyridge, whose 1 Ho-Oh card is worth about $4,356.

Which Ho-Oh card is worth grading?

On expected profit the Ho-oh from Skyridge leads, at about $6,000 profit per submission after fees, with 8% of 1,294 graded copies coming back PSA 10. The full ranking covers all 23 gradeable Ho-Oh cards.