Ho-Oh

#250 (Johto)

Pokémon type

Fire

Flying

Stronger attack types vs. Ho-Oh

256%

160%

63%

39%

Weaker attack types

Best moveset for Ho-Oh

The best moves for Ho-Oh are Incinerate and Brave Bird when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles.

Offense

Incinerate

15.4dps

Brave Bird

78dps

Defense

Incinerate

15.4dps

Brave Bird

78dps

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Evolution

Ho-Oh currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Ho-Oh:

Normal

Oh S

Standard game images

There is a very low chance that you can get a shiny Ho-Oh, which would have the following appearance:

Summary

Ho-Oh is a legendary Fire & Flying Pokémon. It is vulnerable to Rock, Water and Electric moves. Ho-Oh's strongest moveset is Incinerate & Brave Bird and it has a Max CP of 4,367.

About

"Ho-Oh's feathers glow in seven colors depending on the angle at which they are struck by light. These feathers are said to bring happiness to the bearers. This Pokémon is said to live at the foot of a rainbow."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Steel Wing	14	8	14
Extrasensory	11	11	11
Hidden Power	15	10	10
Incinerate	32	8.8	15.4

Main move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Fire Blast	140	-25	42
Solar Beam	180	-20	36
Brave Bird	130	-50	78
Earthquake Elite TM	140	-28.6	40
Sacred Fire Elite TM	120	-40	57.6
Frustration Shadow	10	-16.5	5
Return Purified	25	-66	50

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Offensive

Defensive

Quickmove	Mainmove	DPS	Relative
Incinerate 15.4 dps	Brave Bird 78 dps	22.9	100%
Extrasensory 11 dps	Brave Bird 78 dps	21.8	95%
Incinerate 15.4 dps	Fire Blast 42 dps	21.8	95%
Steel Wing 14 dps	Brave Bird 78 dps	21.8	95%
Incinerate 15.4 dps	Sacred Fire Elite TM 57.6 dps	21.7	95%
Hidden Power 10 dps	Brave Bird 78 dps	20.9	91%
Steel Wing 14 dps	Sacred Fire Elite TM 57.6 dps	20.6	90%
Steel Wing 14 dps	Fire Blast 42 dps	20.6	90%
Incinerate 15.4 dps	Solar Beam 36 dps	20.5	90%
Incinerate 15.4 dps	Earthquake Elite TM 40 dps	20.5	89%
Extrasensory 11 dps	Sacred Fire Elite TM 57.6 dps	20.3	89%
Extrasensory 11 dps	Fire Blast 42 dps	19.8	86%
Steel Wing 14 dps	Solar Beam 36 dps	19.6	85%
Steel Wing 14 dps	Earthquake Elite TM 40 dps	19.5	85%
Incinerate 15.4 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	19.4	85%
Hidden Power 10 dps	Fire Blast 42 dps	18.8	82%
Extrasensory 11 dps	Solar Beam 36 dps	18.6	81%
Hidden Power 10 dps	Sacred Fire Elite TM 57.6 dps	18.3	80%
Extrasensory 11 dps	Earthquake Elite TM 40 dps	18.1	79%
Hidden Power 10 dps	Solar Beam 36 dps	17.9	78%
Steel Wing 14 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	17.8	78%
Hidden Power 10 dps	Earthquake Elite TM 40 dps	17.4	76%
Extrasensory 11 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	16.5	72%
Incinerate 15.4 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	15.4	67%
Hidden Power 10 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	15	66%
Steel Wing 14 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	14	61%
Extrasensory 11 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	11	48%
Hidden Power 10 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	10	44%

Quickmove	Mainmove	DPS	Relative
Incinerate 15.4 dps	Brave Bird 78 dps	22.9	100%
Incinerate 15.4 dps	Sacred Fire Elite TM 57.6 dps	21.7	96%
Incinerate 15.4 dps	Earthquake Elite TM 40 dps	20.5	91%
Incinerate 15.4 dps	Fire Blast 42 dps	21.8	91%
Incinerate 15.4 dps	Solar Beam 36 dps	20.5	91%
Incinerate 15.4 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	19.4	68%
Hidden Power 10 dps	Solar Beam 36 dps	17.9	65%
Hidden Power 10 dps	Fire Blast 42 dps	18.8	63%
Hidden Power 10 dps	Brave Bird 78 dps	20.9	63%
Extrasensory 11 dps	Solar Beam 36 dps	18.6	61%
Extrasensory 11 dps	Fire Blast 42 dps	19.8	60%
Hidden Power 10 dps	Sacred Fire Elite TM 57.6 dps	18.3	59%
Extrasensory 11 dps	Brave Bird 78 dps	21.8	59%
Hidden Power 10 dps	Earthquake Elite TM 40 dps	17.4	58%
Steel Wing 14 dps	Solar Beam 36 dps	19.6	56%
Steel Wing 14 dps	Fire Blast 42 dps	20.6	56%
Extrasensory 11 dps	Sacred Fire Elite TM 57.6 dps	20.3	55%
Steel Wing 14 dps	Brave Bird 78 dps	21.8	55%
Extrasensory 11 dps	Earthquake Elite TM 40 dps	18.1	54%
Steel Wing 14 dps	Sacred Fire Elite TM 57.6 dps	20.6	53%
Steel Wing 14 dps	Earthquake Elite TM 40 dps	19.5	52%
Incinerate 15.4 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	15.4	49%
Hidden Power 10 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	15	43%
Steel Wing 14 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	17.8	41%
Extrasensory 11 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	16.5	38%
Steel Wing 14 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	14	31%
Hidden Power 10 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	10	28%
Extrasensory 11 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	11	25%

Counters & Raids

What counters Ho-Oh?

The 5 strongest Pokémon you can use to defeat Ho-Oh are:

Rampardos,
Rhyperior,
Tyrantrum,
Terrakion,
Glimmora.

Ho-Oh is a Fire/Flying type Pokémon, which makes it weak against Water and Electric moves, and especially weak against Rock moves.

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		239
Defense		244
Stamina		214

Max HP

Level 40

180

Size

Height	3.81 m
Weight	199 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,655
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,207
Level 30 Max wild	3,311
Level 40	3,863
Level 50	4,367

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,759
Level 35 (wild)	3,587