Pokemon GO Ho-Oh Raid has brought all the Pokémon fans together and here is everything to know about it.
As part of Pokemon Go’s festival of colors, Ho-OH has been seen come across as a five-star raid boss. Due to this many trainers have been able to battle and capture the legendary pokemon from the Johto region.
There will be an exceptional maximum defense on attack stats that Ho-Oh would offer which can be very useful in battles in Pokemon Go. This 5-star boss can be a solid attacker in PvE formats like raids, but Ho-Oh has good durability that gives it more viability in PvP arenas, especially in the Ultra and Masters Leagues.
As the legendary pokemon has a vast catalog of moves to offer and given that you have so many options to choose from it would be difficult to decide which is the best counter for Ho-Oh in Pokemon Go. So here is a list of all the best counters for Ho-Oh and what are its best movesets.
Let’s talk about the weaknesses and strengths of Ho-Oh. It is a dual-type pokemon which makes it vulnerable to 3 different types of attack one of which is a double weakness. This includes a standard weakness to both water and electric-type attacks and a double weakness to rock-type attacks.
Ho-Oh is a fire and flying type Pokémon which makes this Pokémon resistant to 7 different types of attacks, so you don’t have many options. Ground, Fighting, steel, fire, and Fairy-type attacks will be weak against Ho-Oh. On the other hand Bug and Grass-type, attacks are double weak against them.
And now that you know what is it weak and what is it strong to you will have to make sure that you avoid using pokemon and attacks of these 7 types especially bug and grass types.
Now let’s move on to Ho-Oh’s best counters that you can use to take on a battle with this five Star Pokémon.
Due to the differences between PvE and PvP opponents, players would likely need a different moveset for Ho-Oh depending on whether they are using it in PvE or PvP events. Ho-Oh thus typically requires a moveset with more elemental type coverage in PvP than it would in PvE, where a Pokemon GO player can deploy Ho-Oh as a hard counter to a raid boss, group of gym defenders, or Team GO Rocket enemies.
Here is a list of the best movesets for Ho-Oh in Pokemon GO:
| Pokemon Type: Rock | Recommended Moves |
|---|---|
| Mega Aerodactyl | Fast Attack: Rock Throw Charged Attack: Rock Slide |
| Rampardos | Fast Attack: Smack Down Charged Attack: Rock Slide |
| Tyrantrum | Fast Attack: Rock Throw Charged Attack: Meteor Beam |
| Shadow Tyranitar | Fast Attack: Smack Down Charged Attack: Stone Edge |
| Shadow Aggron | Fast Attack: Smack Down Charged Attack: Meteor Beam |
| Rhyperior | Fast Attack: Smack Down Charged Attack: Rock Wrecker |
| Terrakion | Fast Attack: Smack Down Charged Attack: Rock Slide |
| Shadow Omastar | Fast Attack: Rock Throw Charged Attack: Rock Slide |
| Shadow Golem | Fast Attack: Rock Throw Charged Attack: Stone Edge |
| Gigalith | Fast Attack: Smack Down Charged Attack: Meteor Beam |
| Nihilego | Fast Attack: Acid Charged Attack: Rock Slide |
| Shadow Sudowoodo | Fast Attack: Rock Throw Charged Attack: Meteor Bea |
| Pokemon | Recommended Moves |
|---|---|
| Mega Ampharos | Fast Attack: Volt Switch Charged Attack: Power Gem |
| Alolan Golem | Fast Attack: Rock Throw Charged Attack: Stone Edge |
| Shadow Zapdos | Fast Attack: Thunder Shock Charged Attack: Ancient Power |
| Mega Manectric | Fast Attack: Thunder Fang Charged Attack: Wild Charge |
| Shadow Raikou | Fast Attack: Thunder Shock Charged Attack: Wild Charge |
| Xurkitree | Fast Attack: Thunder Shock Charged Attack: Discharge |
| Pokemon Type: Water | Recommended Moves |
|---|---|
| Primal Kyogre | Fast Attack: Waterfall Charged Attack: Origin Pulse |
| Mega Blastoise | Fast Attack: Water Gun Charged Attack: Hydro Cannon |
| Mega Swampert | Fast Attack: Water Gun Charged Attack: Hydro Cannon |
| Mega Gyarados | Fast Attack: Waterfall Charged Attack: Hydro Pump |
| Clawitzer | Fast Attack: Smack Down Charged Attack: Crabhammer |
| Empoleon | Fast Attack: Waterfall Charged Attack: Hydro Cannon |
This is everything to know about Pokemon GO Ho-Oh Raid along with its best Counters, and Movesets. So by now you should be aware of all the best counters that you can use in your raid battle against Ho-Oh and how to strategize your attacks according to their weaknesses and strengths.
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