Ho-Oh-EX 22/124 · Dragons Exalted

Dragons Exalted is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on August 15, 2012. The printed size is 124. This checklist is longer, at 128 cards. Ho-Oh-EX is 22/124, in position 22 of 128 on this checklist. Before it is 21 Magmortar, and after it is 23 Magikarp. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Ho-Oh-EX is a Basic EX Fire Pokémon with 160 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ho-Oh (#250), generation 2 (Johto).

Eske Yoshinob illustrated this card. The same name is on 177 other cards in the catalog.

Ho-Oh (#250) has 37 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Ho-oh 52/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card is named Ho-oh, while this one is Ho-Oh-EX. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 160 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Eske Yoshinob illustrated this one. 36 other cards of Ho-Oh list a different HP.

Rebirth is listed as Ability. Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon is in your discard pile, you may flip a coin. If heads, put this Pokémon onto your Bench and attach 3 different types of basic Energy cards from the discard pile to this Pokémon. The attack Rainbow Burn lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Does 20 more damage for each different type of basic Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for Dragons Exalted, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dragons Exalted set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ho-Oh can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.