Ho-Oh Raid Guide

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Ho-Oh

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
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
Flying
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
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 FireFlying
Max CP at Level 40 3863 | Max CP at Level 50 4367
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
  • Extrasensory Psychic
  • Hidden Power
  • Incinerate Fire
  • Steel Wing Steel
  • Brave Bird Flying
  • Solar Beam Grass
  • Fire Blast Fire
  • Sacred Fire* Fire
  • Earthquake* Ground

*Legacy Move only available via Elite TM

Solar Beam will hit your Water types hard, so be warned.

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