Seventh card in the set. First legendary on the list.
When The Pokémon Company published the product page for M6a 30th Celebration, it put a block of eight legendary Pokémon front and centre under the heading “legendary Pokémon met on past adventures” — and Ho-Oh, at 007/103, sits at the head of that group. It is one of the quieter reveals in a set otherwise dominated by the two FUR chase cards, but for anyone who collects the rainbow phoenix, it is the card worth knowing now that the set has released, on September 16, 2026.
This guide covers everything that is actually known about Ho-Oh 007/103 — the card text, where it sits in the set, and what is still unverified (including, honestly, its rarity) — plus the Japanese anniversary product you can buy from Tokyo now that the set has released. Currency conversions for our own store prices below use ¥154/USD; other figures use their original source’s rate.
Ho-Oh 007/103 is listed in the official 30th Celebration card database (published September 9, 2026), illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic; its rarity is still not stated by any source we checked — the official database publishes number and illustrator only. The set released worldwide on September 16, 2026, at ¥360 per pack. The Japanese booster box on our store is currently listed as a pre-order at ¥25,000 (~$162) sealed — the no-shrink option is sold out at the time of this update — shipping after release, see the M6a box page. If you want anniversary product in hand now, the S8a 25th Anniversary booster box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is currently listed at ¥67,200 (~$436).
30th CELEBRATION released worldwide on September 16, 2026. Ho-Oh 007/103’s rarity is still unstated by any source we checked. Store: our M6a box is listed as a pre-order at ¥25,000 sealed (no-shrink sold out); the S8a 25th Anniversary box is now ¥67,200; the 25th Anniversary Golden Box is currently listed at ¥257,500.
Full card list: every card of the set with its official image, in number order — 30th CELEBRATION (M6a) card list (all 173 cards).
Ho-Oh 007/103: Confirmed Card Text, Unconfirmed Rarity
Here is what is solid. Ho-Oh 007/103 is a confirmed entry in the official 30th Celebration card database, published September 9, 2026, which gives the card number and its illustrator, Anesaki Dynamic. It is a Fire-type per the card list, and the official product page pictures it in the legendary feature block.
The Japanese card text, per PokeBeach’s September 9 translation, gives Ho-Oh HP130 and two attacks:
- Sacred Breath ([R][R]) — discard all Energy from this Pokémon, then heal all damage from one of your Pokémon.
- Fire Wing ([R][R][R]) — 100 damage.
That first attack is a very Ho-Oh design — a phoenix that burns its own resources to bring a teammate back to full health. Weakness is Water ×2, Retreat cost 2.
The official card database publishes only the card number and illustrator for each entry — it does not state a rarity, and as of release day, September 16, 2026, no other source we reviewed states one for Ho-Oh 007/103 either. The only related data point is tcgscreener listing the English set’s Ho-Oh (012/128) as a Rare — an aggregator report about a different card number. Treat the rarity as unverified until a source publishes one.
The Eight-Legendary Block in 30th Celebration
Ho-Oh does not stand alone. The official M6a product page highlights eight legendary Pokémon together in its “past adventures” feature: Ho-Oh, Lugia, Groudon, Kyogre, Reshiram, Zekrom, Zacian and Zamazenta — a deliberate tour through three decades of box legendaries. That featured eight is a curated highlight, not the full picture: the official card database published September 9, 2026 shows more than twenty Legendary and Mythical Pokémon across the 103-card main set, including Moltres, Articuno, Zapdos, Miraidon, Mewtwo, Mew, Xerneas, Koraidon, Yveltal, Jirachi ex, Dialga and Solgaleo alongside the featured eight.
The confirmed numbers so far place the group across the whole base set: Reshiram at 008/103, Kyogre at 013/103, Zekrom at 050/103, Groudon at 068/103, Zacian at 085/103, Zamazenta at 086/103 and Lugia at 097/103. Ho-Oh’s partner from the Johto era gets two appearances, in fact — the new Lugia at 097/103 and a special reprint of the Aquapolis-era “Crystal” Lugia at 142/103 in the 30-card historic block.
We have separate guides on the Lugia 30th Celebration cards and the Reshiram 008/103 card, and if you collect the phoenix across eras, our Ho-Oh cards hub covers the character’s wider card catalogue.
Set Basics: Release, MSRP and Numbering
The framework around Ho-Oh’s card, all from the official product page:
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release date | Released September 16, 2026 (Wednesday), simultaneous worldwide |
| Pack MSRP | ¥360 tax-in, 6 holo cards per pack |
| Box | 20 packs, ¥7,200 tax-in |
| Per-pack guarantees | 1 Pikachu card and 1 YOSHIROTTEN-designed basic Energy in every pack |
| Base set size | 165 numbered cards = 103 main set + 32 secret rares + 30 Classic Collection, plus 8 Basic Energy (173 in all; PokeBeach’s headline figure is 176) |
| Pokémon Center Online | Ran an additional lottery for the FUTURISTIC BOX and Card Set, September 11–16 (results due September 30, 2026) |
Ho-Oh at 007/103 sits inside the base numbering, well away from the secret-rare blocks — the compiled AR block runs 104–123 (20 cards, all now shown), the compiled SAR block runs 124–133 (10 cards, including the Pikachu ex day/night pair at 126/127), the two YOSHIROTTEN FUR cards sit at 134 and 135, and the Classic Collection reprints span 136 to 165 (all 30 now confirmed in the official card list; 151 and 152 are the two halves of Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND and share one database entry). For how that numbering fits together, see our complete 30th Celebration guide.
Value Outlook: What the Predictions Do (and Don’t) Say
The set has released, and real marketplace listings now exist for several of its chase cards — but for Ho-Oh 007/103 specifically, there is no dated release-day figure in this update, so any yen figure beyond the ¥360/¥7,200 MSRP for this card remains an unofficial prediction, labelled as such.
The notable thing about Ho-Oh 007/103 is what the prediction lists omit: snkrdunk’s 29 August 2026 price-prediction ranking, which assigned unofficial pre-release estimates across most of the set — from the FUR chase pair down to ¥500-class RR cards — did not list Ho-Oh at all. As of release day, September 16, 2026, no aggregator we checked has published a figure for it either. That is consistent with a base-set slot rather than a chase card, though with the rarity unverified we would not go further than that.
For the sealed box, the pre-release picture was wide: snkrdunk’s 29 August prediction sat at ¥18,000-plus, while pre-release listing figures gathered by Japanese price aggregators in late August ranged from roughly ¥30,000 to ¥60,000. Real asks moved differently: on SNKRDUNK, the lowest asking price for a sealed M6a box fell from ¥47,200 on September 1 to ¥28,200 on September 10 and ¥17,500 on release day, September 16, 2026 — still about 2.4× the ¥7,200 MSRP. All of these figures are asks or earlier predictions, never sale prices. Pull rates for the set’s hits remain officially unpublished; the only confirmed insertion facts are the per-pack Pikachu and Energy guarantees.
Anniversary Product You Can Buy
M6a has now released, but Pokémon’s previous milestone — the 25th anniversary — produced Japanese product that has been on our shelves in Tokyo for years, and it remains the closest historical read on how anniversary sealed product behaves after release.
(update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order)The S8a 25th Anniversary Collection booster box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is currently listed at ¥67,200 (~$436) — a box that launched at standard Japanese MSRP in 2021. Our S8a pull-rate and best-cards breakdown covers what is inside.
At the premium end, the 25th Anniversary Golden Box — the sealed golden premium set from 2021 — is currently listed at ¥257,500 (~$1,672); our Golden Box guide explains the format. A gentler entry point is the 25th Anniversary Collection Special Set, currently listed at ¥33,600 (~$218).
For the broader picture of how the two milestone sets compare, our 30th anniversary cards guide puts the whole programme side by side.
Where to Buy from Japan
We ship Japanese sealed product and PSA-graded singles worldwide from Tokyo with tracked delivery. The Japanese 30th Celebration box has a product page on our store, currently listed as a pre-order now that the set has released.
The 30th CELEBRATION Premium Deck Set (Espeon & Umbreon) is also currently listed, at ¥29,800 (~$194, pre-order); restock requests for the M6a box’s no-shrink option go through Quick Order. In the meantime, the currently listed anniversary lineup lives in our Japanese sealed booster box collection, graded phoenixes and other slabs are in the PSA10 collection, and the Quick Order page is the fastest way to build a mixed order or file a restock request for anything else shown as sold out.
Frequently Asked Questions
What rarity is Ho-Oh 007/103 in 30th Celebration?
It still has not been confirmed. Ho-Oh 007/103 is in the official card database (published September 9, 2026), but that database publishes only the card number and illustrator, not rarity. The only related data point is an aggregator listing the English set’s Ho-Oh (012/128) as a Rare, which is a different card number in a differently structured set.
What does Ho-Oh 007/103 do?
Per PokeBeach’s September 9, 2026 translation, Ho-Oh is a Fire-type with HP130. It has two attacks: Sacred Breath, which discards all Energy from Ho-Oh and heals all damage from one of your Pokémon, and Fire Wing, which deals 100 damage. Weakness is Water ×2, Retreat cost 2.
When did the 30th Celebration set release?
The set released on September 16, 2026, simultaneously worldwide. Packs are ¥360 tax-in with six holo cards; a 20-pack box is ¥7,200 tax-in. Every pack includes one Pikachu card and one YOSHIROTTEN-designed basic Energy.
Is Ho-Oh 007/103 expected to be a valuable card?
No dated marketplace or prediction figure has been published for it. snkrdunk’s 29 August 2026 prediction list covers the set’s chase cards and RR slots but omits Ho-Oh entirely, and as of release day, September 16, 2026, no aggregator we checked has published a figure for it either — which suggests it is viewed as a base-set card, though its rarity remains unverified.
Can I buy the Japanese 30th Celebration booster box now?
Yes, as a pre-order. Samurai Sword Tokyo currently lists the M6a box at ¥25,000 (sealed); the no-shrink option is sold out at the time of this update. Orders ship from Tokyo after release.
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