Shining Ho-Oh
Rotated OutA powerful fire starter that shares its energy when defeated.
What this card does
Shining Ho-Oh has 130 HP and uses Fire Energy to attack.
Its Golden Wing ability lets you move up to two basic Energy cards to your other Pokémon if this one is knocked out.
Its Fire Blast attack does 110 damage but requires you to discard an Energy card from itself.
Golden Wing
If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and is Knocked Out by damage from an opponent’s attack, move up to 2 basic Energy cards from this Pokémon to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like.
The key feature is the Golden Wing ability. It allows you to redistribute energy resources to your bench when Ho-Oh falls, keeping your other Pokemon powered up.
Attacks
Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.
Abilities
If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and is Knocked Out by damage from an opponent’s attack, move up to 2 basic Energy cards from this Pokémon to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like.
Which deck it belongs in
This card suits decks that rely on moving energy around or protecting a main attacker. It works well in strategies where losing this pokemon helps fuel a stronger benched partner.
- •High HP
- •Energy redistribution
- •Strong attack damage
- •Weak to Lightning
- •Discards its own energy
- •Requires specific setup
Use Golden Wing to save your best attackers by giving them the energy Ho-Oh was holding.
Ho-Oh is known as the Rainbow Pokemon and is said to bring happiness to those who see it.
Check if your child has enough basic Energy cards to make the Golden Wing ability useful.
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