With a double weakness to Rock these will be your key to victory over the rainbow Fire bird in almost any weather conditions and particularly in Partly Cloudy. Shiny Ho-Oh is available from raids and in the right conditions can be duo’d with a strong selection of Rock Pokémon but if you don’t have optimal counters a group of 4+ will be able to tackle it.
Ho-Oh Raid Boss CP is 50,064 and it can have Max Capture CP of:
- 2207 CP (Level 20, perfect 100% IV)
- 2759 CP (Level 25, perfect 100% IV Sunny and Windy weather)
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Ho-Oh Counters
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.
With that being said, here are the best counters for Ho-Oh in Pokémon GO:
# | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
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1. | Aerodactyl (Mega) | Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
344.51s | 12.92 |
2. | Rampardos | Smack Down Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
455.21s | 26.92 |
3. | Tyrantrum | Rock Throw Rock |
Meteor Beam Rock |
498.15s | 16.42 |
4. | Swampert (Mega) | Water Gun Water |
Hydro Cannon Water |
486.97s | 23.92 |
5. | Aggron (Mega) | Smack Down Rock |
Meteor Beam Rock |
536.37s | 15.67 |
6. | Rhyperior | Smack Down Rock |
Rock Wrecker Rock |
513.94s | 23.75 |
7. | Blastoise (Mega) | Water Gun Water |
Hydro Cannon Water |
520.06s | 21.58 |
8. | Terrakion | Smack Down Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
515.49s | 25.08 |
9. | Manectric (Mega) | Thunder Fang Electric |
Wild Charge Electric |
517.58s | 24.33 |
10. | Ampharos (Mega) | Volt Switch Electric |
Power Gem Rock |
549.36s | 16.08 |
11. | Tyranitar | Smack Down Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
554.75s | 19.00 |
12. | Gyarados (Mega) | Waterfall Water |
Hydro Pump Water |
569.17s | 17.83 |
13. | Gigalith | Smack Down Rock |
Meteor Beam Rock |
560.14s | 23.08 |
14. | Landorus | Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
577.15s | 24.08 |
15. | Kyogre (Primal) | Waterfall Water |
Surf Water |
595.95s | 17.75 |
16. | Landorus (Incarnate) | Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
579.04s | 24.33 |
17. | Aggron | Smack Down Rock |
Meteor Beam Rock |
600.01s | 18.75 |
18. | Aerodactyl | Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
588.04s | 25.33 |
19. | Aurorus | Rock Throw Rock |
Meteor Beam Rock |
599.59s | 26.83 |
20. | Lycanroc (Midday) | Rock Throw Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
599.67s | 30.50 |
21. | Lycanroc (Dusk) | Rock Throw Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
597.63s | 30.92 |
22. | Lycanroc | Rock Throw Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
601.12s | 30.75 |
23. | Golem | Rock Throw Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
634.96s | 26.64 |
24. | Golem (Alola) | Rock Throw Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
640.77s | 24.09 |
25. | Omastar | Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
635.61s | 26.75 |
26. | Nihilego | Acid Poison |
Rock Slide Rock |
661.37s | 18.92 |
27. | Archeops | Wing Attack |
Ancient Power Rock |
634.75s | 30.55 |
28. | Lycanroc (Midnight) | Rock Throw Rock |
Stone Edge Rock |
638.21s | 30.00 |
29. | Arcanine (Hisuian) | Snarl Dark |
Rock Slide Rock |
676.09s | 20.92 |
30. | Xurkitree | Thunder Shock Electric |
Discharge Electric |
657.49s | 32.33 |
31. | Sudowoodo | Rock Throw Rock |
Meteor Beam Rock |
676.99s | 25.38 |
32. | Zekrom | Charge Beam Electric |
Fusion Bolt Electric |
709.38s | 19.50 |
33. | Alakazam (Mega) | Confusion Psychic |
Psychic Psychic |
673.65s | 32.92 |
34. | Gengar (Mega) | Lick Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
688.23s | 30.36 |
35. | Crustle | Smack Down Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
689.64s | 30.75 |
Ho-Oh Raid Counters Explained
Ho-Oh has mostly the same counters like Moltres, as they have the same type combination. However, Ho-Oh has access to Solar Beam, which makes it quite dangerous to Rock and Water attackers and will be a OHKO for the majority of counters if boosted by Sunny weather.
Mega Aerodactyl has only recently pipped other long-running Rock kings and queens to the top of the counter list such as CD-exclusives like Rhyperior and Tyranitar. If you do not have the mega energy needed then these will serve you well in its place.
Weather Influence on Ho-Oh
Weather | Pros | Cons |
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Sunny | — | Boosts its Fire Blast and Solar Beam attacks |
Partly Cloudy | Boosts all Rock type move | — |
Cloudy | No pros nor cons | |
Rainy | Boosts all super effective Water and Electric type moves | — |
Windy | — | Boosts its Extrasensory and Brave Bird attack |
Fog | No pros nor cons | |
Snow | — | Boosts its Steel Wing attack |
Stats and Max CP
Ho-Oh Fire | |||||
Max CP at Level 40 3863 | Max CP at Level 50 4367 | |||||
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ATK 239 | DEF 244 | HP 214 | |||
Weak to | Resistances | ||||
Rockx2 Ice Water | Bug Fire Grass Fighting Fairy Ground Steel |
Ho-Oh moves
Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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*Legacy Move only available via Elite TM
Solar Beam will hit your Water types hard, so be warned.