Ho-Oh 1/17 · POP Series 5

POP Series 5 is a set in the POP series. It was released on March 1, 2007. The printed size is 17, and the checklist is the same length. Ho-Oh is 1/17, in position 1 of 17 on this checklist. The next card is 2 Lugia. The listed rarity is Rare.

Ho-Oh is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ho-Oh (#250), generation 2 (Johto).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Ho-Oh (#250) has 37 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 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. Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. 33 other cards of Ho-Oh list a different HP.

The attack Fire Wing lists 20 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Fire Blast is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard a Fire Energy attached to Ho-Oh. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for POP Series 5, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the POP Series 5 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ho-Oh can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.