Ho-Oh GX
SM - Burning Shadows · 21/147 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
21/147
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Ho-Oh GX: Rarity & Collectibility
Ho-Oh GX in its sought-after Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #21/147 of the SM - Burning Shadows set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Ho-Oh GX?
In 2026, a Near Mint Ho-Oh GX (Ultra Rare, SM - Burning Shadows #21/147) changes hands at roughly $4.57, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $4.57, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $1.73. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $4.57, Lightly Played $4.02, Moderately Played $2.99, Heavily Played $2.34, Damaged $1.73 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Ho-Oh GX is valued near $125.00 — about 27x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Ho-Oh GX: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Ho-Oh GX, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Ho-Oh GX sits around $125.00 — roughly 27x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $26.00, CGC 10 $59.95, CGC 9.5 $31.00 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $3.30 | $3.30 | $3.30 | 4 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $5.59 | $5.59 | $5.59 | 18 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $59.95 | $59.95 | $59.95 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 7 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $7.00 | $7.00 | $7.00 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $31.00 | $31.00 | $31.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $125.00 | $125.00 | $125.00 | 29 |
| ebay | PSA 3 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $19.01 | $19.01 | $19.01 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 11 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | 24 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $26.00 | $26.00 | $26.00 | 30 |
| ebay | SGC 9 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $1.73 | $1.62 | $1.62 | 26 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $2.34 | $1.99 | $1.99 | 38 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $4.02 | $3.97 | $5.33 | 305 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $2.99 | $2.50 | $3.18 | 110 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $4.57 | $3.29 | $4.99 | 668 |
Collector Outlook for Ho-Oh GX
As an Ultra Rare, Ho-Oh GX carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Ho-Oh GX on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
