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Ho-Oh, a Fire and Flying type Pokémon, official artwork

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Ho-Oh: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

FireFlyingUber

Ho-Oh is a bulky attacker, led by its Sp. Def (154) and Attack (130), with a base stat total of 680. Competitively it is banned from standard play for being too strong; a top pick in Ubers and unrestricted formats.

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What is Ho-Oh weak to?

How much damage Ho-Oh takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toRock
2×Weak toElectricWater
0.5×ResistsFairyFightingFireSteel
0.25×ResistsBugGrass
0×Immune toGround

Ho-Oh takes super-effective damage from Rock, Electric, Water (Rock hit it for 4x damage). It resists Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Steel, Bug, Grass and is immune to Ground.

Best moveset for Ho-Oh

Ho-Oh has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Sky AttackFlying140
  • OverheatFire130
  • Future SightPsychic120

Best nature for Ho-Oh

Jolly. Ho-Oh's Attack (130) far outclasses its Special Attack (110), and its 90 Speed is worth maximising, so Jolly (+Speed, −Sp. Atk) fits best.

Abilities

  • PressureIf this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.
  • RegeneratorThis Pokemon restores 1/3 of its maximum HP, rounded down, when it switches out.
Full learnset (62 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Sky AttackFlying14090%Physical
OverheatFire13090%Special
Brave BirdFlying120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Flare BlitzFire120100%Physical
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
HurricaneFlying11070%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Sacred FireFire10095%Physical
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
FlyFlying9095%Physical
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
ExtrasensoryPsychic80100%Special
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Scorching SandsGround70100%Special
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
Flame ChargeFire50100%Physical
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
GustFlying40100%Special
Fire SpinFire3585%Special
Calm MindPsychic--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Life DewWater--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RecoverNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SafeguardNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TailwindFlying--Status
WhirlwindNormal--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status