Ho-Oh ex
Unseen Forces · 104/115 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Set
Unseen ForcesNumber
104/115
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Ho-Oh ex: Rarity & Collectibility
Ho-Oh ex 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 #104/115 of the Unseen Forces 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 ex?
In 2026, a Near Mint Ho-Oh ex (Ultra Rare, Unseen Forces #104/115) changes hands at roughly $267.79, 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 $267.79, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $51.65. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $267.79, Lightly Played $194.50, Moderately Played $123.98, Heavily Played $60.25, Damaged $51.65 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Ho-Oh ex is valued near $2,000 — about 7.5x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Ho-Oh ex: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Ho-Oh ex, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Ho-Oh ex sits around $2,000 — roughly 7.5x 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 $610.00, CGC 10 $650.00, CGC 9.5 $316.50 — 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 | SGC 6 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | 1 |
| ebay | DAMAGED | $50.78 | $50.78 | $50.78 | 1 |
| ebay | HEAVILY PLAYED | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | 1 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $135.00 | $135.00 | $135.00 | 4 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $143.49 | $143.49 | $143.49 | 3 |
| ebay | BGS 5 5 | $49.54 | $49.54 | $49.54 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 8 5 | $301.22 | $301.22 | $301.22 | 2 |
| ebay | BGS 9 | $302.00 | $302.00 | $302.00 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $580.00 | $580.00 | $580.00 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $650.00 | $650.00 | $650.00 | 16 |
| ebay | CGC 6 | $93.99 | $93.99 | $93.99 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 6 5 | $199.65 | $199.65 | $199.65 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 7 | $81.67 | $81.67 | $81.67 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 7 5 | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $230.00 | $230.00 | $230.00 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $182.50 | $182.50 | $182.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $510.00 | $510.00 | $510.00 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $316.50 | $316.50 | $316.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 1 | $149.99 | $149.99 | $149.99 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | 28 |
| ebay | PSA 3 | $42.39 | $42.39 | $42.39 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 4 | $105.50 | $105.50 | $105.50 | 6 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $124.52 | $124.52 | $124.52 | 9 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $154.93 | $154.93 | $154.93 | 13 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $141.28 | $141.28 | $141.28 | 24 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $309.51 | $309.51 | $309.51 | 24 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $610.00 | $610.00 | $610.00 | 29 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $51.65 | $51.65 | $51.65 | 11 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $60.25 | $60.25 | $60.25 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $194.50 | $194.50 | $194.50 | 6 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $123.98 | $123.98 | $123.98 | 10 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $267.79 | $267.79 | $267.79 | 19 |
Collector Outlook for Ho-Oh ex
As an Ultra Rare, Ho-Oh ex carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. Premium scarcity like this is where collector interest compounds — condition and certified grade set the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Ho-Oh ex on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
