Ho-oh Pokemon Center NY #52 value & price
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Ho-oh is one of those cards that makes older collectors go quiet for a second, the legendary rainbow bird rendered by Mitsuhiro Arita in that soft, painterly style he's known for. This particular printing comes from the Pokemon Center NY promo set, released back in 1999, and even though it's listed as a common, it carries the kind of history that makes people search for Ho-oh value long before they think about buying or selling one. If you're wondering what this card is actually worth today, the short answer is more than you'd expect for a common, and the story behind that number is worth knowing.
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Card details
- Set
- Promo
- Card number
- 52 of 53
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 80
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Sacred FireFire · Fire · Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack's base damage is 20 instead of 60.
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The collector's take on Ho-oh
Is Ho-oh worth grading?
Here's the honest breakdown: a raw, ungraded Ho-oh runs about $99, while a PSA 10 sits at $954, which works out to roughly 9.7 times the raw price. That's a real jump, and it's exactly why so many people ask if Ho-oh is worth grading. The catch is that gem mint is a genuinely tough bar to clear on a 1999 promo, these cards weren't always stored with today's sleeves and toploaders in mind, so centering and surface wear show up more often than you'd like. Grading isn't free either, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9, which is worth $180. If your Ho-oh looks sharp under a light, clean corners, good centering, no whitening, it's probably worth the gamble. If it's got soft edges or print lines, you might be better off enjoying it raw or selling as is.
How rare is Ho-oh?
We don't have exact population numbers to point to here, but Ho-oh's status as a 1999 Pokemon Center NY promo already puts it in a tighter tier than most cards from that era. Promo-only releases like this one had limited distribution windows, often tied to a specific store or event, so the pool of copies floating around today is naturally smaller than a set that saw wide retail release. That scarcity is part of why the price holds up despite the common rarity label, and why a clean, gem mint copy commands such a premium over raw. Age adds another layer too, a card printed in 1999 has had a quarter century to get creased, bent, or sun-faded, so pristine survivors are genuinely uncommon.
Where can you pull Ho-oh?
This is where PackSpy's data actually helps, because we track real pack pulls across sites, not just price guide estimates. As of now, we haven't recorded a single pull of this Ho-oh on any tracked site, which tells you plainly that it's not the kind of card showing up in modern pack breaks. If you're chasing this one, your realistic path is the secondary market, not ripping packs and hoping. That's a useful reminder too: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to breaking even, so treat pack pulls as fun rather than an investment strategy, and treat cards like this Ho-oh as something you go find and buy with intention.
Questions people ask
How much is Ho-oh worth?+
A raw, ungraded Ho-oh from the Pokemon Center NY promo set is currently worth $99. Its value moves quite a bit once it's graded, so the real number depends heavily on the card's condition and whether it's been through PSA.
Is Ho-oh worth grading?+
It can be, especially since a PSA 10 is worth 9.7 times the raw price. That said, gem mint copies are hard to hit on older promos like this, and a Grade 9 only brings $180, so it's worth being honest with yourself about the card's condition before you send it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Ho-oh worth?+
A PSA 10, gem mint Ho-oh is valued at $954, a big step up from both the raw price of $99 and a Grade 9 at $180. That gap is exactly why so many collectors chase the perfect grade on this card despite the risk.
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