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Cards/Ho-Oh BREAK
Ho-Oh BREAK card from the XY Black Star Promos set
Illustration by 5ban Graphics. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Ho-Oh BREAK

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A high damage fire type with a significant cooldown period.

Fire150 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

The card has 150 hit points and costs five energy to attack.

It deals 160 damage using the Shining Flame attack.

You cannot use this attack on your next turn after playing it.

Signature attack

Shining Flame

This Pokémon can't use Shining Flame during your next turn. (160 damage)

This card allows for a single powerful strike that deals 160 damage. The drawback is that Ho-Oh must rest during your following turn so you cannot use the same move again immediately.

Attacks

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Shining Flame160

This Pokémon can't use Shining Flame during your next turn.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that rely on heavy fire energy to boost attack power. It works well in strategies that can afford to skip a turn of attacking for this Pokémon.

Strengths
  • High damage output
  • Good health pool
  • Promo rarity
Watch out for
  • Forced rest turn
  • High energy cost
  • One time use only
Pro tip

Save the Shining Flame attack for when your opponent has a weak Pokémon that can be knocked out in one hit.

From the Pokédex

Ho-Oh is known as the Rainbow Pokemon and is said to appear to pure hearted trainers.

Note for the parent

Remind your child that after using the big attack they must wait one full turn before using it again.

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