Ho-Oh is a Fire and Flying type Pokémon from Johto, introduced in Generation 2 and known as the Rainbow Pokémon. It stands 3.8 m tall, weighs 199.0 kg and has a base stat total of 680. It is a Legendary Pokémon.
Its highest base stat is Sp. Def at 154 and its lowest is Defense at 90. Its total of 680 is higher than 99% of all Pokémon.
| HP | 106 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 130 | |
| Defense | 90 | |
| Sp. Atk | 110 | |
| Sp. Def | 154 | |
| Speed | 90 | |
| Total | 680 |
Ho-Oh takes four times damage from Rock moves and double damage from Water and Electric moves. It resists Fighting, Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass and Fairy moves. It is immune to Ground moves.
Ho-Oh does not evolve.
Ho-Oh has a catch rate of 3 out of 255, which makes it one of the hardest Pokémon to catch. In the Tall Grass Club meadow, better balls improve your odds.
In the Tall Grass Club catching game, Ho-Oh lives in the Volcano, which opens after you've caught 10 Pokémon. Wild Ho-Oh start turning up once your partner is around level 45. Legendary Pokémon only appear once you've caught 100 Pokémon, and only rarely. Tap Track on this page and it will turn up more often.
Here's where wild Ho-Oh can be found in the main Pokémon games, newest games last.
Ho-Oh is weak to Rock, Water and Electric moves, so Pokémon of those types are your best bet.
Strong counters that also resist its attacks:
These are the attacks Ho-Oh learns by levelling up in the newest games, which are the same moves it learns in Tall Grass Club. Its first moves are Gust, Ancient Power and Weather Ball.
| Level | Move | Type | Power | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gust | Flying | 40 | 100% |
| 1 | Ancient Power | Rock | 60 | 100% |
| 1 | Weather Ball | Normal | 50 | 100% |
| 36 | Extrasensory | Psychic | 80 | 100% |
| 54 | Sacred Fire | Fire | 100 | 95% |
| 72 | Fire Blast | Fire | 110 | 85% |
| 90 | Sky Attack | Flying | 140 | 90% |
| 99 | Overheat | Fire | 130 | 90% |