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.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

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

Grade-worthy value

Buy raw ~$800.00

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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 Cost: Fire + Lightning · 20 damage

Scalding Steam Cost: Fire + Water + Water + Colorless · 40 damage

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.

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