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Ho-Oh is a species of fictional creatures called Pokémon created for the Pokémon media franchise. Developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo, the Japanese franchise began in 1996 with the video games Pokémon Red and Green for the Game Boy, which were later released in North America as Pokémon Red and Blue in 1998. [1]
The set's symbol is a black silhouette of Ho-Oh's wing, superimposed on a white silhouette of Lugia's wing. It is a set of 115 cards, plus 2 secret cards (including the box topper), plus 28 Unowns. The set, which in Japan was named "GoldenSky and SilverSea", is set in Johto, and is the first set by Pokémon USA to mainly consist of Pokémon ...
The word "Pokémon" is a romanized contraction of the Japanese brand Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā). [2] The concept of the Pokémon universe, in both the video games and the general fictional world of Pokémon, stems most notably from Tajiri's childhood hobby of insect collecting .
Ho-Oh is a Legendary Pokémon. [406] Ho-Oh's design is likely inspired by the Fenghuang (firebird) of Chinese myth, [35] as well as the immortal phoenix of Greek mythology. [407] Likewise, its name likely derives from the Fenghuang's Japanese name, "hō-ō". [35] In the games' lore, Ho-Oh is a Pokémon worshipped as a deity.
Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands (originally aired simply as Pokémon) is the second season of Pokémon, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Episode Orange Archipelago (ポケットモンスター：オレンジ諸島編, Poketto Monsutā: Orenji Shotō Hen).
The localized English names of the 100 new Pokémon were kept confidential by Nintendo, with the company releasing names periodically. The domain names 'pokemongold.com' and 'pokemonsilver.com' were registered for this very purpose, [42] and such names released included Chikorita, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Togepi, Hoothoot, and Marill. [43]
Lugia meanwhile, gains the upper hand in its duel with Hoopa's shadow which ends the conflict by tricking Lugia into flying through a ring which returns Lugia back to its ocean home. Hoopa then summons the legendary Pokémon Latias, Latios, and Rayquaza. Ash, Hoopa, and Pikachu ride on Latias and Latios, while Rayquaza helps to battle Hoopa's ...
Pokémon Stadium 2, known in Japan as Pokémon Stadium Gold & Silver, [a] [b] is a strategy video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is the third game in the Pokémon Stadium series, following prior releases Pocket Monsters Stadium and Pokémon Stadium .