Pokemon GO Ho-Oh raid guide: Best counters, weaknesses, and more

A good Pokemon GO Ho-Oh raid guide can prepare you well against this Legendary bird in the upcoming raids. Ho-Oh is a Fire- and Flying-type Pocket Monster which gives it access to a lot of strong moves. This article will explore the best counters you can use against Ho-Oh in the Pokemon GO raids.

We will also discuss the critter's best moveset and weaknesses so you can build a strong raid party.

Pokemon GO Ho-Oh raid guide: Strengths and weaknesses of this raid boss

Another appearance of this Pokémon in the anime (Image via The Pokemon Company)

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Being a Fire- and Flying-type beast, Ho-Oh in Pokemon GO is vulnerable to the following elemental typing:

Rock
Electric
Water

This beast is strong against the following elemental typings:

Bug
Grass
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Ground
Steel

Best Ho-Oh counters in Pokemon GO

Recommended counters:

Mega Diancie
Mega Tyranitar
Mega Aerodactyl
Mega Rayquaza
Primal Kyogre
Mega Swampert
Mega Blastoise
Mega Aggron
Aerodactyl
Aurorus
Gigalith
Kyogre
Rampardos
Tyranitar
Aggron
Blastoise

Best Mega Pokemon or Primal Pokemon to use in Pokemon GO Ho-Oh raids

Mega Diancie
Mega Tyranitar
Mega Aerodactyl
Mega Rayquaza
Primal Kyogre
Mega Swampert
Mega Blastoise
Mega Aggron

What are the best moves to beat Ho-Oh in Pokemon GO raids?

As mentioned in this Pokemon GO Ho-Oh raid guide, this Legendary beast is vulnerable to Rock-, Electric-, and Water-type creatures. Therefore, you can counter it using moves from one of these elemental typings.

Fast moves:

Rock Throw
Smack Down
Waterfall
Volt Switch
Charge Beam
Thunder Shock

Charged moves:

Rock Slide
Stone Edge
Rock Wrecker
Meteor Beam
Ancient Power
Origin Pulse
Hydro Cannon
Fusion Bolt

Ho-Oh’s moveset as a raid boss in Pokemon GO

Ho-Oh can learn the following Fast moves:

Steel Wing
Extrasensory
Hidden Power
Incinerate

Ho-Oh can learn the following Charged moves:

Fire Blast
Solar Beam
Brave Bird

Catch Combat Power (CP) of Ho-Oh in Pokemon GO

Ho-Oh will have the following catch CPs:

Weather boosted: 2,563 CP to 2,759 CP at Level 25 with sunny or windy boost
Non-weather boosted: 2,050 CP to 2,207 CP at Level 20

Ho-Oh's stats

Max CP: 4,367 at level 50
Base attack: 239
Base defense: 244
Base stamina: 214

That concludes our Pokemon GO Ho-Oh raid guide. Read our other Pokemon GO articles:

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