Get ready to rescue Shadow Ho-Oh from Team GO Rocket in a dedicated raid day on Sunday, January 19, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time! Make sure to defeat Shadow Ho-Oh by using the best available counters.
Shadow Ho-Oh Raid Day
Shadow Ho-Oh
Date & Time 📅
- Starts: Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
- Ends: Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
Bonuses ⭐
Shadow Ho-Oh in Five-Star Shadow Raids
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For the first time in Pokémon GO, Remote Raid Passes can be used to participate in Shadow Raids during the events.
Increased chance of encountering Shiny Ho-Oh from Shadow Raids.
Up to five additional free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs (for a total of seven).
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The Remote Raid limit will increase to 20 from Saturday, January 18, at 4:00 p.m. to Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. PST.
Pokémon caught via five-star Shadow Raids during the events may have higher Attack, Defense, and HP (7/7/7).
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Use a Charged TM to teach Ho-Oh the Charged Attack Sacred Fire!
Featured Attack: Sacred Fire
During the event, you can use a Charged TM to teach Ho-Oh the Charged Attack Sacred Fire! You can only teach Ho-Oh Sacred Fire from 2:00 to 5:00 pm local time. You can teach old Ho-Oh’s Sacred Fire.
Sacred Fire is the best Fire-type attack Shadow Ho-Oh can learn and it is absolutely worth it. Here are Sacred Fire stats:
- Trainer Battles: 130 power
- Gyms and raids: 120 power
Shadow Ho-Oh Shadow Raid Day Tips and Tricks
Shadow Ho-Oh Catch CP and IV
Wit the increase of IV floor, Shadow Ho-Oh can be caught with a minimum of 7/7/7 IVs. That means the following CP ranges apply:
- 2067 CP – 2207 CP with no weather boost
- 2584 CP – 2759 CP with Sunny or Windy weather boost
Tips and Tricks from other Trainers
- You can only Sacred Fire on Shadow Ho-Oh from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm local time in your region. Trying to use a Charged TM outside of that time window will just pick between Brave Bird, Earthquake, Solar Beam and Fire Blast
- Japanese Trainers have reported a 10.5% chance to encounter a Shiny Shadow Ho-Oh. We expect this to be correct, amounting to 1 in 10 Raids being shiny.
- Shadow Ho-Oh Raids are available at every Gym and they last 30 minutes
- Ho-Oh is double weak to Rock, and weak to Electric and Water
- Ho-Oh can use Sacred Fire as a raid boss. Don’t forget to subdue Shadow Ho-Oh once it enrages. You need 8x Purified Gems to subdue.
- Raids don’t drop Charge TMs so use them wisely (The author of this line wasn’t wise and wasted 20 Charged TMs outside of event hour. Ah, the things we do for testing purposes).
- Purifying a Shadow Pokémon removes their special move, so use a TM after purifying if you want a Purified Ho-Oh with Sacred Fire
- The increased IVs from Shadow Raids are 7/7/7, up from previous 6/6/6 floor
- Cutoff time for removing Frustration using charged TMs is 22:00 (local time) today. Frustration can be removed during next event “Steeled Resolve” (starting Tuesday).
Shadow Ho-Oh Counters
| # | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Mega Tyranitar
|
Smack Down Rock | Stone Edge Rock | 39 | 537s |
| 2. |
Mega Aerodactyl
|
Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 46 | 530s |
| 3. |
Mega Diancie
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Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 74 | 510s |
| 4. |
Mega Rayquaza
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Ancient Power Rock | 43 | 640s |
| 5. |
Shadow Rhyperior
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Smack Down Rock | Rock Wrecker Rock | 74 | 559s |
| 6. |
Shadow Tyranitar
|
Smack Down Rock | Stone Edge Rock | 68 | 597s |
| 7. |
Primal Kyogre
|
Waterfall Water | Origin Pulse Water | 51 | 682s |
| 8. |
Rhyperior
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Smack Down Rock | Rock Wrecker Rock | 68 | 618s |
| 9. |
Tyrantrum
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Rock Throw Rock | Meteor Beam Rock | 63 | 643s |
| 10. |
Shadow Aerodactyl
|
Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 83 | 615s |
| 11. |
Tyranitar
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Smack Down Rock | Stone Edge Rock | 65 | 678s |
| 12. |
Terrakion
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Smack Down Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 78 | 641s |
| 13. |
Shadow Gigalith
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Smack Down Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 86 | 635s |
| 14. |
Mega Ampharos
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Volt Switch Electric | Power Gem Rock | 65 | 739s |
| 15. |
Stonjourner
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Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 78 | 705s |
| 16. |
Shadow Rampardos
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Smack Down Rock | Outrage Dragon | 131 | 609s |
| 17. |
Aerodactyl
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Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 80 | 706s |
| 18. |
Mega Aggron
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Smack Down Rock | Meteor Beam Rock | 71 | 747s |
| 19. |
Gigalith
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Smack Down Rock | Meteor Beam Rock | 81 | 715s |
| 20. |
Shadow Regirock
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Rock Throw Rock | Stone Edge Rock | 71 | 756s |
| 21. |
Incarnate Landorus
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Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 82 | 725s |
| 22. |
Alola Shadow Golem
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Rock Throw Rock | Rock Blast Rock | 107 | 703s |
| 23. |
Shadow Zapdos
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Thunder Shock Electric | Ancient Power Rock | 89 | 750s |
| 24. |
Mega Swampert
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Water Gun Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 80 | 783s |
| 25. |
Rampardos
|
Smack Down Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 127 | 707s |
| 26. |
Zekrom
|
Charge Beam Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 72 | 841s |
| 27. |
Shadow Omastar
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Rock Throw Rock | Rock Blast Rock | 116 | 734s |
| 28. |
Shadow Aggron
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Smack Down Rock | Meteor Beam Rock | 102 | 761s |
| 29. |
Shadow Golem
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Rock Throw Rock | Rock Blast Rock | 120 | 728s |
| 30. |
Shadow Kyogre
|
Waterfall Water | Surf Water | 88 | 795s |
Event Ticket
For US$5.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you can purchase a ticket that grants the following bonuses:
Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from Raid Battles
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Increased chance of encountering Shiny Ho-Oh from
Shadow Raids.
50% more XP from Raid Battles
2× Stardust from Raid Battles
These bonuses will be effective on Sunday, January 19, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time. Please note that this ticket will only be available in the in-game shop until Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. local time.
Shiny Shadow Ho-Oh Verification
Ho-Oh Shadow Raid Day Ultra Ticket Box
The Ho-Oh Shadow Raid Day Ultra Ticket Box will be available for US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) and includes both an event ticket and a bonus Premium Battle Pass at no additional cost!
