Ho-Oh (Pokémon GO)

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Lugia

Celebi

#250

2207

2759

Attacker Rank

B Tier

C Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/13/15 · L14.5 · CP 1500

F Tier

#762

Ultra LeagueUltra

1/15/14 · L24 · CP 2497

F Tier

#314

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 4367

S Tier

#24

Normal

Shiny

Ho-Oh

#250

Fire

Flying

Attack

239

Top 15.8%

Defense

244

Top 3.4%

Stamina

214

Top 15.4%

Total

697

Pokédex details

LegendaryShiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

2119 -2207 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2649 -2759 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1589 -1655 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

4367 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Ho-Oh takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Rock

256%

Water

160%

Electric

160%

Resists

Grass

39.1%

Bug

39.1%

Fire

62.5%

Fighting

62.5%

Ground

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Ho-Oh can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Incinerate
Brave Bird
13.57
253.7
1105.7s
12.04
2
Steel Wing
Brave Bird
13.27
248.1
1130.5s
11.71
3
Extrasensory
Brave Bird
13.22
247.3
1134.4s
11.68
4
Hidden Power Fire
Brave Bird
12.91
241.4
1162.1s
11.41
5
Hidden Power Flying
Brave Bird
12.91
241.4
1162.1s
11.41
6
Incinerate
Sacred Fire
12.67
237.0
1183.7s
11.22
7
Steel Wing
Sacred Fire
12.37
231.4
1212.3s
10.98
8
Incinerate
Fire Blast
12.33
230.7
1216.2s
10.94
9
Extrasensory
Sacred Fire
12.10
226.3
1239.8s
10.68
10
Steel Wing
Fire Blast
12.07
225.8
1242.6s
10.66

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Ho-Oh in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Diancie
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
36.56
600.8
25.0
410.2s
31.61
2
Mega Tyranitar
Smack Down
Stone Edge
33.44
998.6
15.0
448.6s
30.93
3
Mega Aerodactyl
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
33.70
725.5
20.7
445.1s
30.42
4
Shadow Tyrantrum
Rock Throw
Meteor Beam
34.21
666.1
22.5
438.5s
30.36
5
Shadow Rhyperior
Smack Down
Rock Wrecker
33.29
636.2
23.6
450.6s
29.02
6
Shadow Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
35.73
374.7
40.0
419.8s
28.67
7
Shadow Tyranitar
Smack Down
Stone Edge
31.25
604.7
24.8
480.0s
27.65
8
Glimmora
Rock Throw
Meteor Beam
31.10
579.8
25.9
482.4s
27.58
9
Shadow Gigalith
Lock On
Meteor Beam
31.04
525.2
28.6
483.2s
26.95
10
Tyrantrum
Rock Throw
Meteor Beam
29.33
681.3
22.0
511.4s
26.49

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Ho-Oh in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Incinerate

Multipurpose

Brave Bird

Self-Debuff Nuke

Sacred Fire

Debuff Nuke

Rank 1 IVs

1500

0/13/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 14.5

121.58

Attack

130.74

Defense

116

Stat Product · 1,843,807

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/13/15	14.5	1500	100.00%
0/15/13	14.5	1499	99.91%
1/11/15	14.5	1500	99.64%
0/12/15	14.5	1497	99.61%
1/13/13	14.5	1500	99.55%
0/14/14	14.5	1500	99.52%
0/14/13	14.5	1496	99.52%
1/15/11	14.5	1499	99.46%
1/10/15	14.5	1497	99.25%
0/11/15	14.5	1494	99.22%
2/11/13	14.5	1500	99.19%
1/12/14	14.5	1500	99.17%
1/12/13	14.5	1497	99.17%
0/13/14	14.5	1497	99.14%
0/13/13	14.5	1493	99.14%
2/13/11	14.5	1499	99.10%
1/14/12	14.5	1499	99.07%
1/14/11	14.5	1496	99.07%
0/15/12	14.5	1496	99.04%
0/15/11	14.5	1493	99.04%
2/15/9	14.5	1498	98.99%
2/8/15	14.5	1498	98.88%
1/9/15	14.5	1494	98.86%
0/10/15	14.5	1491	98.83%
3/9/13	14.5	1500	98.82%
2/10/14	14.5	1500	98.80%
2/10/13	14.5	1497	98.80%
1/11/14	14.5	1497	98.78%
1/11/13	14.5	1494	98.78%
0/12/14	14.5	1494	98.75%
0/12/13	14.5	1490	98.75%
3/11/11	14.5	1500	98.74%
2/12/12	14.5	1500	98.71%
2/12/11	14.5	1496	98.71%
1/13/12	14.5	1496	98.69%
1/13/11	14.5	1493	98.69%
0/14/12	14.5	1493	98.66%
0/14/11	14.5	1490	98.66%
3/13/9	14.5	1499	98.64%
2/14/10	14.5	1499	98.61%
2/14/9	14.5	1495	98.61%
0/12/1	15	1500	98.60%
1/15/10	14.5	1495	98.58%
1/15/9	14.5	1492	98.58%
3/15/7	14.5	1498	98.52%
0/5/7	15	1500	98.50%
3/6/15	14.5	1498	98.50%
2/7/15	14.5	1495	98.48%
1/8/15	14.5	1491	98.46%
8/14/15	14	1500	98.45%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (6)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Ho-Oh can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Extrasensory
11
11
1.0s
11
Hidden Power
15
15
1.5s
10
Incinerate
32
22
2.5s
12.8
Steel Wing
14
8
1.0s
14

Charged Attacks

Brave Bird
130
-100
2.0s
65
Earthquake
140
-100
3.5s
40
Fire Blast
140
-100
4.0s
35
Sacred Fire
120
-100
2.5s
48
Solar Beam
180
-100
5.0s
36

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Ho-Oh including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Ho-Oh

#250

Dynamax Ho-Oh

#250

Apex Shadow Ho-Oh

#250

Shadow Ho-Oh

#250

Backgrounds

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Ho-Oh has 1 background in Pokémon GO.

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Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Fire- and Flying-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Ho-Oh with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Charizard X #6

Boosts:

Mega Charizard Y #6

Boosts:

Mega Pidgeot #18

Boosts:

Mega Pinsir #127

Boosts:

Mega Aerodactyl #142

Boosts:

Mega Dragonite #149

Boosts:

Mega Skarmory #227

Boosts:

Mega Houndoom #229

Boosts:

Mega Blaziken #257

Boosts:

Mega Camerupt #323

Boosts:

Mega Salamence #373

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Rayquaza #384

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 1.867 m to 6.668 m tall, averaging 3.81 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	1.867 m 6'02"	1.905 m 6'03"
XS	1.905 m 6'03"	2.857 m 9'05"
M	2.857 m 9'05"	4.763 m 15'08"
XL	4.763 m 15'08"	5.715 m 18'09"
XXL	5.715 m 18'09"	6.668 m 21'11"

XXS

1.867 m

6'02"

1.905 m

6'03"

1.905 m

6'03"

2.857 m

9'05"

2.857 m

9'05"

4.763 m

15'08"

4.763 m

15'08"

5.715 m

18'09"

XXL

5.715 m

18'09"

6.668 m

21'11"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Flying
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1.1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	20s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Ho-Oh at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	54 CP	27	2980 CP
2	171 CP	28	3090 CP
3	287 CP	29	3201 CP
4	404 CP	30	3311 CP
5	521 CP	31	3366 CP
6	637 CP	32	3422 CP
7	754 CP	33	3477 CP
8	870 CP	34	3532 CP
9	987 CP	35	3587 CP
10	1104 CP	36	3642 CP
11	1214 CP	37	3698 CP
12	1324 CP	38	3753 CP
13	1435 CP	39	3808 CP
14	1545 CP	40	3863 CP
15	1655 CP	41	3912 CP
16	1766 CP	42	3961 CP
17	1876 CP	43	4011 CP
18	1986 CP	44	4061 CP
19	2097 CP	45	4111 CP
20	2207 CP	46	4162 CP
21	2318 CP	47	4213 CP
22	2428 CP	48	4264 CP
23	2538 CP	49	4316 CP
24	2649 CP	50	4367 CP
25	2759 CP	51	4420 CP
26	2870 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	54 CP	18	1986 CP	35	3587 CP
2	171 CP	19	2097 CP	36	3642 CP
3	287 CP	20	2207 CP	37	3698 CP
4	404 CP	21	2318 CP	38	3753 CP
5	521 CP	22	2428 CP	39	3808 CP
6	637 CP	23	2538 CP	40	3863 CP
7	754 CP	24	2649 CP	41	3912 CP
8	870 CP	25	2759 CP	42	3961 CP
9	987 CP	26	2870 CP	43	4011 CP
10	1104 CP	27	2980 CP	44	4061 CP
11	1214 CP	28	3090 CP	45	4111 CP
12	1324 CP	29	3201 CP	46	4162 CP
13	1435 CP	30	3311 CP	47	4213 CP
14	1545 CP	31	3366 CP	48	4264 CP
15	1655 CP	32	3422 CP	49	4316 CP
16	1766 CP	33	3477 CP	50	4367 CP
17	1876 CP	34	3532 CP	51	4420 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Ho-Oh up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Lugia

Celebi