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Ho-oh
Wizards Black Star Promos 52/53 • promo
- Set
- Wizards Black Star Promos
- Number
- 52/53
- Rarity
- Promo
- Released
- 1999
- Energy type
- fire energy
- Market price
- $45.86
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
What it does
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack's base damage is 20 instead of 60.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Ho-oh card, numbered 52 in the Wizards Black Star Promos series, was released in 2003 as a promotional tie-in for the North American launch of the Pokémon Center New York. As part of the final stretch of the Wizards of the Coast era of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, it represented a bridge between the classic design aesthetic of the early sets and the impending transition to the EX series.
The artwork features the legendary Pokémon Ho-oh in a distinct, soaring pose characteristic of the era's promotional illustrations. Designed to reward visitors and players during a period of transition for the franchise, the card was widely received by collectors as a significant highlight of the Black Star Promo set, marking one of the final instances where Wizards of the Coast managed the distribution and localization of these specialty cards before the game moved to The Pokémon Company International.
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