Ho-Oh
Fire
Best attacking moveset: Incinerate and Brave Bird, worth 14.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Ho-Oh can learn 20 combinations. Incinerate with Brave Bird does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extrasensory | Psychic | 11 | 1.0s | +11 |
| Hidden Power | Normal | 15 | 1.5s | +15 |
| Incinerate | Fire | 32 | 2.5s | +22 |
| Steel Wing | Steel | 14 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave Bird | 130 | 2.0s | -100 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Solar Beam | Grass | 180 | 5.0s | -100 |
| Earthquake Legacy | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Sacred Fire Legacy | Fire | 120 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Ho-Oh has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Numbers
| Max CP | 4,367 at level 50, 3,863 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 2,207 CP at level 20, or 2,759 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 2,119 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 239 attack · 244 defense · 214 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 20 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 20,000 Stardust and 20 Candy |
| Size | 3.81 m and 199 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Ho-Oh does not have one best moveset, it has 9. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Bug, Grass, Fighting.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Incinerate + Brave Bird | 22.4 |
| Grass | Incinerate + Brave Bird | 22.4 |
| Fighting | Extrasensory + Brave Bird | 20.8 |
| Steel | Incinerate + Sacred Fire | 20.8 |
| Ice | Incinerate + Sacred Fire | 20.8 |
| Rock | Steel Wing + Solar Beam | 18.5 |
| Fairy | Steel Wing + Brave Bird | 17.2 |
| Poison | Extrasensory + Earthquake | 17.1 |
| Ground | Incinerate + Solar Beam | 15.9 |
| Water | Extrasensory + Solar Beam | 15.9 |
| Electric | Incinerate + Earthquake | 15.1 |
| Fire | Extrasensory + Earthquake | 15.0 |
| Normal | Incinerate + Brave Bird | 14.0 |
| Incinerate + Brave Bird | 14.0 | |
| Ghost | Incinerate + Brave Bird | 14.0 |
| Psychic | Incinerate + Brave Bird | 14.0 |
| Dark | Incinerate + Brave Bird | 14.0 |
| Dragon | Extrasensory + Brave Bird | 13.6 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Ho-Oh is actually for.
Counters: what beats Ho-Oh
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 32.3 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 32.0 |
 Tyrantrum | RockDragon | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 29.9 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 29.9 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Smack Down + Rock Wrecker Legacy | 28.9 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 28.4 |
 Tyranitar | RockDark | Smack Down + Stone Edge Legacy | 27.3 |
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 26.6 |
 Lycanroc | Rock | Rock Throw + Stone Edge | 26.0 |
 Aggron | SteelRock | Smack Down + Meteor Beam | 25.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Ho-Oh's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.