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Ho-Oh is a Legendary Fire- and Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Ho-Oh has a maximum CP of 4,367. It is weak to Rock, Electric, and Water-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Ho-Oh is Incinerate and Sacred Fire.

Ho-Oh Stats and Max CP

Ho-Oh's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

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PvE Analysis

Ho-Oh PvE Analysis

Recommended moves

• Fire Attacker:IncinerateSacred Fire
• Flying Attacker:ExtrasensoryBrave Bird

The Legendary Ho-Oh is at its best with Sacred Fire+ on Apex Shadow Ho-Oh, or Sacred Fire++, which can only be obtained by purifying an Apex Shadow Ho-Oh that has the move Sacred Fire+. Those moves were only available through the Masterwork Research: Apex as a part of the GO Tour: Johto ticket, so they are unfortunately unobtainable. For all other Ho-Oh caught outside of GO Tour: Johto, you can use an Elite Charged TM to give it Sacred Fire (120 DMG in PvE), which is good but still inferior to the + and ++ version.

Regardless of which variant you're able to use, it honestly doesn't make too much of a difference because fellow Fire/Flying Pokémon are just better in ⚔️ Raids.

🔥 Moltres with Fire Spin and Overheat deals higher DPS than Sacred Fire++ Ho-Oh.

🔥 Forget Legendaries, even a regular Charizard with Blast Burn is just 1.5% behind Sacred Fire++ Ho-Oh in DPS. Not to mention, you can Mega Evolve the latter into Mega Charizard Y, the best Fire/Flying type in Pokémon GO.

As a result, it's just not justified powering up a Ho-Oh even with Sacred Fire++, given how expensive it is to power up compared to a starter like Charizard.

Funnily enough, Charizard with Blast Burn actually dishes out almost 11% more damage than Sacred Fire Ho-Oh! So it's not worth wasting an Elite Charged TM for Ho-Oh.

PvP Analysis

Ho-Oh PvP Analysis

Recommended moves

• Great League:IncinerateBrave BirdSacred Fire
• Ultra League:IncinerateBrave BirdSacred Fire
• Master League:IncinerateBrave BirdSacred Fire

Note that Sacred Fire and Sacred Fire++ have the same stats in PvP. The variation is only for PvE. #### 🔵 Great League Not applicable #### 🟡 Ultra League Ho-Oh is decent in the Ultra League, with Incinerate's high damage setting the tone for most of its performance with shields with Sacred Fire. The cheaper Brave Bird causes a hefty DEF nerf to itself, so you're left with only Fire-type offense in a format where Ho-Oh isn't too bulky due to its high ATK. For battles, Ho-Oh is always preferred as a closer, helping it beat the usual Pokémon it has a type advantage over, and also Shadow Dusknoir, Shadow Ninetales, Ampharos, Ludicolo, Toucannon, and Cresselia. To be fair, Charizard is better suited for this role, and is also more versatile in application. Just stick with the iconic Zard for this League. #### 🟣 Master League Ho-Oh unleashes its best in the Master League, with Incinerate's tormenting damage and energy gains (although with a large cooldown) make quick work of most Steel and Fairy types. It also puts a lot of pressure on Psychic Pokémon, with wins against Mewtwo, Lunala, Solgaleo, and Dusk Mane Necrozma (the last two are part Steel types, so Fire is super-effective). Under (0-0) shields, Ho-Oh takes out Lugia, but against a meta that can fire off powerful Charged Attacks while Ho-Oh is spamming Incinerate, you will find that there isn't much difference between (1-1) and (0-0). It's overall more or less consistent across all shield scenarios, and that's what makes Ho-Oh easy to fit into teams.

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Fire-type

B#52

Flying-type

C#36

Great League

D#757

Ultra League

C#326

Master League

B#25

Ho-Oh Type Chart

Ho-Oh takes increased damage from:

Rock256.0%

Electric160.0%

Water160.0%

Ho-Oh takes reduced damage from:

Bug39.1%

Grass39.1%

Fairy62.5%

Fighting62.5%

Fire62.5%

Ground62.5%

Steel62.5%

Ho-Oh best moveset

Incinerate + Sacred Fire

B

Incinerate

Sacred Fire

The best Fire-type moveset for Ho-Oh is Incinerate and Sacred Fire (13.57 DPS, 423.3 TDO). In raids, Ho-Oh ranks #52 among Fire-type attackers (B Tier).

Extrasensory + Brave Bird

C

Extrasensory

Brave Bird

The best Flying-type moveset for Ho-Oh is Extrasensory and Brave Bird (14.10 DPS, 439.8 TDO). In raids, Ho-Oh ranks #36 among Flying-type attackers (C Tier).

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Data table

Sort: #	Sort: Fast Attack	Sort: Charged Attack	Sort: eDPS	Sort: DPS	Sort: TDO
1.	Incinerate	Brave Bird	13.51	14.55	453.7
2.	Steel Wing	Brave Bird	13.12	14.13	440.7
3.	Extrasensory	Brave Bird	13.10	14.10	439.8
4.	Incinerate	Sacred Fire	12.60	13.57	423.3
5.	Incinerate	Fire Blast	12.26	13.20	411.8
6.	Steel Wing	Sacred Fire	12.23	13.17	410.8
7.	Extrasensory	Sacred Fire	11.97	12.90	402.2
8.	Incinerate	Solar Beam	11.93	12.85	400.9

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Fast Attacks

• Incinerate32222.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Bug160%
  • Steel160%
  • Grass160%
  • Ice160%

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	32
  Energy	22
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	0.7s - 2.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	20
  Energy	20

  
  

  Effects

  Incinerate has no special effects.

  See Incinerate details page ↗
• Hidden Power15151.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Ghost39.1%
  • Steel62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	15
  Energy	15
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	1.1s - 1.4s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	9
  Energy	8

  
  

  Effects

  Hidden Power has no special effects.

  See Hidden Power details page ↗
• Extrasensory11111.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Fighting160%
  • Poison160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Psychic62.5%
  • Dark39.1%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	11
  Energy	11
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	10

  
  

  Effects

  Extrasensory has no special effects.

  See Extrasensory details page ↗
• Steel Wing1481.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Rock160%
  • Ice160%
  • Fairy160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	14
  Energy	8
  Weather boost	Snow
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.7s - 1.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	7
  Energy	5

  
  

  Effects

  Steel Wing has no special effects.

  See Steel Wing details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Fire Blast1401004.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Bug160%
  • Steel160%
  • Grass160%
  • Ice160%

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	140
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	4.0s
  Damage window	2.9s - 3.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	140
  Energy	80

  
  

  Effects

  Fire Blast has no special effects.

  See Fire Blast details page ↗
• Sacred Fire *1201002.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Bug160%
  • Steel160%
  • Grass160%
  • Ice160%

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	120
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.1s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	65

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Sacred Fire has a 50.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

  See Sacred Fire details page ↗
• Brave Bird1301002.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Fighting160%
  • Bug160%
  • Grass160%

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.0s - 1.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	55

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Brave Bird has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease User's Defense by 42.9%

  See Brave Bird details page ↗
• Solar Beam1801005.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	180
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	5.0s
  Damage window	2.8s - 4.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	150
  Energy	80

  
  

  Effects

  Solar Beam has no special effects.

  See Solar Beam details page ↗
• Earthquake *1401003.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Poison160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Fire160%
  • Electric160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying39.1%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Grass62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	140
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	2.6s - 3.4s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	120
  Energy	65

  
  

  Effects

  Earthquake has no special effects.

  See Earthquake details page ↗

Ho-Oh CP Chart

At Level 50, Ho-Oh maxes out at 4,367 CP. Raid catches are 2,119 to 2,207 CP, or 2,649 to 2,759 CP weather boosted. Field and Special Research catches are 1,589 to 1,655 CP. The top of each range is a hundo.

Max CP	4367 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1589 CP - 1655 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	2119 CP - 2207 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	2119 CP - 2207 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	2649 CP - 2759 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without a weather boost are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to 30, with no IV floor.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5-level boost, to Level 6 to 35, and a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Ho-Oh

Mega Pokémon that boost Ho-Oh’s Fire and Flying-type moves and give extra Candy and Candy XL when you catch Ho-Oh.

Fire

Flying

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#250
Height	3.81 m
Weight	199 kg
Region	Generation 2
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	Genderless
Buddy distance	20 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	100 100000

Ho-Oh family

Ho-Oh’s evolutions, regional forms and other variants in Pokémon GO.

Ho-Oh

Apex Shadow Ho-Oh

Dynamax Ho-Oh

Shadow Ho-Oh

The illustration compares it with a 1.70 m (5′07″) Trainer.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
1.87 m	1.91 m	3.81 m	5.72 m	6.67 m

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Size bounds

Ho-Oh's height ranges from 1.8669 m to 6.6675 m, with the average being 3.81 m.

Movement type

Flying

Movement Timer

11s

Jump Time

1.1s

Attack Probability

10%

Attack Timer

20s

Dodge Probability

15%

Dodge Duration

1s

Dodge Distance

1

Action Frequency

0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Stardust, Candy and Candy XL to power up Ho-Oh from Level 1 to 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50. Maxing it out costs 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy and 296 Candy XL.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Ho-Oh

• Regular Ho-OhCopy shortcode
• Shiny Ho-OhCopy shortcode

Ho-Oh high resolution sprites

High-resolution Pokémon HOME sprites for Ho-Oh. Labels are our best match for each sprite. Click one to download it at 512×512.

• #250
• #250

Official artwork

Wallpaper