# Ho-oh #52 — Wizards Black Star Promos

## Summary

Ho-Oh is the Johto box legend of Gold and Silver, and fans have loved that rainbow phoenix since the Rainbow Wing and Tin Tower days. Mitsuhiro Arita is among the most respected hands in the hobby's early years, and a promo carrying his name draws completists even when the attack is a coin-flip gamble. At a $59 modelled guide, up 10% over 30 days on 22 copies traded, with 120 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.17 out of Surging Sparks; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Wizards Black Star Promos |
| Number | 52 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 1999-07-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Sacred Fire | cost Fire/Fire/Colorless/Colorless — Flip a coin. If tails, this attack's base damage is 20 instead of 60. |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Resistance | Fighting -30 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Ho-Oh #250](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/ho-oh) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$58.61** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: +0.30% — as of 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $55.48 — as of 2026-11-08T14:31:42.603Z
- Quant score: 61/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-08T14:31:42.603Z — 6 of 11 inputs · 66% weight · -17% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 1999-07-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-08T04:20:16.432Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-08T04:20:15.956Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-06T15:30:36.387Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-08T04:20:15.955Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T20:33:34.360Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/wizards-black-star-promos/ho-oh-52)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abasep-52%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)