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Ho-Oh V card from the Silver Tempest set
Illustration by AKIRA EGAWA. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Ho-Oh V

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A powerful Basic Pokemon that revives itself from the discard pile.

Colorless230 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Reviving Flame allows you to return Ho-Oh V from your discard pile to your Bench once per turn.

You can attach up to four Energy cards from the discard pile when it revives.

Rainbow Burn deals 100 damage plus 30 extra for each different type of Energy attached.

Signature ability

Reviving Flame

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.

Ho-Oh V has a unique ability that lets it restart the battle from your discard pile. This gives you a second chance to play a strong attacker after it has been knocked out.

Attacks

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Rainbow Burn100+

This attack does 30 more damage for each type of basic Energy attached to this Pokémon.

Abilities

AbilityReviving Flame

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.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits decks that focus on recycling Energy cards and recovering from setbacks. It works well in strategies that keep multiple Energy types attached to boost its attack damage.

Strengths
  • Strong comeback potential
  • High damage output
  • Versatile energy attachment
Watch out for
  • One use per turn limit
  • Turn ends after ability use
  • Weak to Lightning attacks
Pro tip

Attach different types of Energy to maximise the extra damage from Rainbow Burn.

From the Pokédex

Ho-Oh is known as the rainbow Pokemon and is said to appear only to those with pure hearts.

Note for the parent

Help your child remember that using the ability ends their turn immediately, so they should plan their next moves carefully.

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