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Ho-Oh ex
Crown Rare
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Take a {R}, {W}, and {L} Energy from your Energy Zone and attach them to your Benched Basic Pokémon in any way you like.
Ho-Oh ex uses Phoenix Turbo to accelerate Fire, Water, and Lightning energy onto Benched attackers in a single attack, enabling a multi-type strike force to come online turns ahead of schedule. The win condition is overwhelming the opponent with powered-up ex attackers before they can answer the energy flood.
Open by placing Ho-Oh ex and using Poke Ball, Ilima, and Professor's Research to find your supporting Basics such as Lugia ex. On your second or third turn, Phoenix Turbo for 80 damage while distributing one Fire, one Water, and one Lightning energy from the Energy Zone onto your Bench, turboing one or two attackers at once. Mid-game, rotate between Ho-Oh ex and a fully powered Lugia ex or other support attacker to keep scoring points. In finishing turns, Guzma or Sabrina pull the opponent's retreated target into the Active spot to land the clinching KO.
Phoenix Turbo active hit
base 80 damage at [Colorless,Colorless,Colorless] cost
Colorless cost means any energy type can power it, so Ho-Oh ex attacks immediately on energy-attached turns
Every Phoenix Turbo turn you attack for 80 and attach one Fire, one Water, and one Lightning energy to Bench Pokemon in any split you choose. Concentrate all three onto Lugia ex or another attacker to have a fully powered follow-up ready the next turn. Ilima and Professor's Research keep the hand full to find each attacker before they are needed.
Because Ho-Oh ex giving up a KO hands the opponent 2 points, retreat or switch before it gets KO'd whenever possible. Lucky Ice Pop and Giant Cape extend its survivability. Leaf provides additional switching flexibility so you can bring Ho-Oh ex back in to fire another Phoenix Turbo turn when the Bench needs more energy.
Ho-Oh ex has only 150 HP and costs 2 to retreat. Bring sustained pressure to KO it before the opponent retreats safely. Scoring 2 points from a single Ho-Oh ex KO puts you at two-thirds of the points needed to win and disrupts the energy ramp plan simultaneously.
Phoenix Turbo places energy on Benched Basics. If the opponent's powered-up Bench attacker is switched to Active before it is ready, use Guzma or Sabrina equivalents to drag it out and KO it while it is underpowered. Eliminating a charged Bench target wastes multiple Phoenix Turbo turns of investment.
Fire-type Pokemon are typically weak to Water. A Water-type attacker can threaten a KO on Ho-Oh ex faster than its 150 HP bulk suggests, especially before Giant Cape is attached. Keeping that defensive tool off the field is key: use a trainer like Field Blower if available to remove attached tools.
Secondary attacker
Disruption support
Threats — Weak Against
Based on type weakness analysis of core cards. View full matchup matrix →
