Ho-Oh V 140/195 · Silver Tempest

Silver Tempest is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 11 November 2022. The printed size is 195. This checklist is longer, at 215 cards. Ho-Oh V is 140/195, in position 140 of 215 on this checklist. Before it is 139 Lugia VSTAR, and after it is 141 Spinda. The listed rarity is Rare Holo V.

Ho-Oh V is a Basic V Colorless Pokémon with 230 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ho-Oh (#250), generation 2 (Johto).

AKIRA EGAWA illustrated this card. The same name is on 83 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 V. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 230 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo V. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and AKIRA EGAWA illustrated this one. 31 other cards of Ho-Oh list a different HP.

Reviving Flame is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in your discard pile, you may put it onto your Bench. If you do, attach up to 4 basic Energy cards from your discard pile to this Pokémon. If you use this Ability, your turn ends. The attack Rainbow Burn lists 100+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 30 more damage for each type of basic Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Silver Tempest, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Silver Tempest 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.