Shadow Ho-Oh Counters Guide

Shadow Ho-Oh

Shadow Ho-Oh is available from Tier 5 legendary Shadow Raids. Shiny Shadow Ho-Oh ✨ is available from Raids.

Shadow Ho-Oh can be caught with the following CP values, with an IV floor of 7/7/7:

• 2067 CP – 2207 CP (no weather boost, 100% Ho-Oh at Level 20)
• 2584 CP – 2759 CP (Sunny and Windy weather, 100% IV Ho-Oh at Level 25)

Shadow Ho-Oh is a Fire and Flying type and is weak to Rock, Electric and Water type attacks. Shadow Ho-Oh is an immensely difficult tier 5 raid due to the Shadow Raid mechanism. You will need to be well prepared with top counters, correct move-sets, powered-up Pokémon, and most importantly, Purified Gems.

Communication will be key for this raid! You will want to plan not only your Mega Pokémon team positions, and counters, but also your use of Purified Gems, so be sure you communicate with your fellow trainers.

We would suggest groups of 4+ for trainers with top counters that are maxed out, and armed with Purified Gems, or 8-10+ for lower-level trainers and those without ideal counters. Purified Gems are a must.

As these raids are in person only, you can make use of the Party Power raid bonus through Party Play! The Party Power is a Raid bonus that fills up as members of your Party attack the Raid Boss. Once the Party Power bonus is full, your next Charge Attack will receive a special boost. You can see the Party Power button and your progress towards achieving the bonus in the bottom left corner of your Raid Battle.

Best Shadow Ho-Oh Counters

Shadow Ho-Oh is double weak to Rock, and weak to Electric and Water attacks. Here are the best Pokémon to use against a Shadow Ho-Oh raid boss. Try to pick from the top end of this list, and ensure they have the necessary move-sets, and are powered up.

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	27.92	37	758s
2.	Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down	Stone Edge	27.15	24	748s
3.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	29.18	47	705s
4.	Shadow Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker	27.84	40	716s
5.	Shadow Tyrantrum	Rock Throw	Meteor Beam	26.03	43	761s
6.	Shadow Tyranitar	Smack Down	Stone Edge	25.40	39	793s
7.	Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	28.15	72	738s
8.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Ancient Power	22.96	36	918s
9.	Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker	23.96	39	837s
10.	Shadow Gigalith	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	24.58	52	811s
11.	Shadow Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	23.93	65	885s
12.	Tyrantrum	Rock Throw	Meteor Beam	22.48	42	883s
13.	Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	24.65	70	841s
14.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	21.27	37	955s
15.	Terrakion	Smack Down	Rock Slide	22.64	53	902s
16.	Tyranitar	Smack Down	Stone Edge	21.55	39	933s
17.	Shadow Omastar	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	22.25	54	905s
18.	Gigalith	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	21.11	51	940s
19.	Alola Shadow Golem	Rock Throw	Rock Blast	22.03	58	929s
20.	Shadow Golem	Rock Throw	Rock Blast	21.93	65	942s
21.	Shadow Aggron	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	20.95	46	905s
22.	Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	20.72	63	1020s
23.	Stonjourner	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	20.41	52	998s
24.	Mega Blastoise	Rollout	Hydro Cannon	20.02	50	1024s
25.	Mega Ampharos	Volt Switch	Power Gem	19.60	50	1055s
26.	Incarnate Landorus	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	20.04	63	1046s
27.	Shadow Regirock	Rock Throw	Stone Edge	19.29	48	1050s
28.	Mega Aggron	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	19.26	40	1012s
29.	Shadow Aurorus	Rock Throw	Meteor Beam	20.25	68	960s
30.	Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock	Ancient Power	19.36	71	1093s

We would highly recommend the use of Mega Pokémon in Shadow Ho-Oh raids. They provide not only greater damage output, but also boost Pokémon of the same typing in the raid. We would suggest discussing your counter choices with your fellow trainers, and plan Mega Pokémon, and their position in your team accordingly.

If you have a group of 6, for example, one person should have their mega in slot 1, the next slot 2, the next slot 3, etc., you can try to keep the mega boost going throughout the raid.

Shadow Ho-Oh Stats and Move Set

	Shadow Ho-Oh FireFlying
Max CP	4367
ATK	239
DEF	244
HP	214
Weak to	x2 x2
Resists
Fast moves	Steel Wing Extrasensory Incinerate Hidden Power
Charge moves	Earthquake* Fire Blast Solar Beam Brave Bird Sacred Fire*

*Denotes a Legacy Move only obtainable via Elite TM

Weather Effects

Shiny Shadow Ho-Oh

Shiny Shadow Ho-Oh is available from defeating Ho-Oh in Shadow Raids. Shiny shadow Ho-Oh has been verified as activated on Reddit. Good luck Trainers!

Shadow Raid Information & Advice

As a shadow raid, Ho-Oh will hit harder than ever before, so make sure your counters are powered up, have the right move-set, and aren’t weak to the raid boss’ moves. These raids are a tricky group task for even the most prepared trainers, and you will need Purified Gems to defeat them. Shadow Raid Bosses will grow enraged as you battle them, boosting their attack and defence.

You will need to subdue Shadow Ho-Oh using Purified Gems, a new item that can be assembled from Shadow Shards.

Shadow Shards are mysterious gem pieces that may be dropped by Team GO Rocket grunts, leaders, and Shadow Raids. You will need to gather enough shards to use Professor Willow’s newly invented Shard Refiner, and in return, you’ll be rewarded with a Purified Gem. Be sure to have collected as many as you can before you attempt a Shadow Ho-Oh raid, as without them you won’t be able to return it to its normal, non-enraged state. You can hold up to 10 Purified Gems in your inventory at a time.

There are multiple ways Purified Gems can assist your battle against enraged Shadow Raid Bosses:

• When you use a Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss’s attack and defence will be lowered temporarily. This can give you the opening you need to take them down.
• You and your fellow Trainers can use more than one Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid. If used at the same time, their effects will stack.
• If enough Purified Gems are used, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss will be subdued—returned to its non-enraged state—which might give you the edge you need to defeat it!

Purified Gems will show in the bottom left corner of the raid battle when you are able to use them, so be sure to communicate with your raid group to stack their effects!