In Pokemon GO, various Raid bosses are frequently rotating in and out of the game as each Season comes and passes, containing a variety of different events. Because of this, players will usually only have a limited period to prepare for and participate in Raid battles for a chance of obtaining specified Pokemon.

To make the best of these limited-time opportunities, players should take the approach of identifying a Raid boss's key weaknesses and resistances, then use this information to build an appropriate team for countering and defeating them in battle. Players who are looking to take on Ho-Oh Raids in Pokemon GO can find all the information they'll need to build an appropriate team and successfully defeat and capture this beloved Generation 2 Legendary in the guide below.

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Pokemon GO: Ho-Oh Weakness & Resistances

In Pokemon GO, Ho-Oh is a Fire and Flying dual-type Pokemon. With this dual-typing, Ho-Oh has a few significant weaknesses that players should keep in mind. Ho-Oh is weak to Pokemon and moves of the Electric or Water types, but is also 2x weak to Rock type Pokemon or moves, so players should keep this in mind when building a team to go up against Ho-Oh in battle.

In addition to these key weaknesses, Ho-Oh also has a few resistances that players will need to keep in mind and avoid utilizing in their selections. Ho-Oh is resistant to Pokemon and moves of the Ground, Bug, Steel, Grass, Fighting, and Fairy typings. Lastly, Ho-Oh's power is boosted by both Sunny Weather and Windy Weather, so players may wish to keep Raids in such locations out of their focus unless there are no better options.

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Best Ho-Oh Raid Counters In Pokemon GO

As a Legendary Pokemon and 5-Star Raid Boss in Pokemon GO, Ho-Oh has a maximum CP of 4367 and a stat spread of 239 ATK, 244 DEF, and 214 STA. When Ho-Oh is equipped with the best potential moveset combination of Incinerate and Brave Bird, you can expect this Pokemon to dish out an approximate 15.43 damage per second, or a total damage output of 635.25 before fainting in battle. To best counter Ho-Oh and emerge victorious, Trainers will need to keep in mind Ho-Oh's key weaknesses and resistances and use them to build a team that can tank incoming damage from this beast — or out-damage it before fainting. To help point Trainers in the right direction, the best Ho-Oh counters and their strongest movesets have been identified in the list below.

Best Ho-Oh Counters

Pokémon GO

Platform(s)

iOS , Android

Released

July 6, 2016

Publisher(s)

Niantic

Genre(s)

Augmented Reality

Developer(s)

Niantic , The Pokemon Company