Unlimited
How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.
All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.
01Card Stats
Basic
HP
80
TypeColorless
RarityRare Secret
IllustratorHajime Kusajima
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat●●●
SetSkyridge
Released2003
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Secret
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
- Alt art / specials
- Secret rare (numbered beyond the printed set total) — the chase variant of this set.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | ~$1,400 raw · PSA 10 ~$21,632 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026) |
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07Why Collectors Want It
- One of Skyridge's celebrated 'Crystal' secret rares (2003), with the e-Card era's distinctive etched crystal-foil treatment.
- Secret-numbered #149/144 — printed beyond the set total at the rarest pull rate in e-Card packs.
- Ho-Oh is a marquee legendary; the Crystal print is its definitive vintage chase, alongside Skyridge's Crystal Charizard.
- Verified at ~$1,400 raw, PSA 10 ~$21,632 (PriceCharting, May 2026) — about a 15x gem-mint jump.
- Crystal foil scratches easily, so clean high-grade copies are genuinely scarce.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Basic Ho-Oh with 80 HP; top attack around 40 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: Crystal Type
Whenever you attach a Fire, Water, or Lightning basic Energy card from your hand to Ho-oh, Ho-oh's type (color) becomes the same as that type of Energy until the end of the turn.
Holy Flame
Scalding Steam
Discard an Energy card attached to Ho-oh and flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: PSA 10 ~$21,632 against ~$1,400 raw — roughly 15x for a flawless copy (PriceCharting realized, May 2026).
The etched crystal foil shows hairlines and edge-whitening readily, and e-Card centering is tight, so true gem mints are uncommon.
Other graders: PSA dominates resale liquidity on vintage crystals; BGS and CGC copies trade at a discount to an equivalent PSA 10.