Overview
- Fairly large attack stat paired with powerful STAB attacks make Ho-Oh a dominant offensive force.
- Can abuse Sacred Fire's 50% Sacred Fire to halt physical attackers and provide residual damage to allow Lugia's Multiscale and Deoxys's Focus Sash to be broken.
- Excessive bulk allows Ho-Oh to switch into many Pokémon with ease, while absorbing all neutral or resisted special attacks.
- Access to a phenomenal ability in Regenerator allows Ho-Oh to successfully regain HP without much effort, granted Stealth Rock isn't up.
- SR Weakness D:
- Lack of PhysDef
Tank
Ho-Oh @ Life Orb
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 200 HP / 216 Atk / 92 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Brave Bird
- Earthquake / Thunder Wave / Substitute
- Recover
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Choice Band
Ho-Oh @ Choice Band
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 200 HP / 216 Atk / 92 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Brave Bird
- Earthquake
- Sleep Talk
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Stall-Oh
Ho-Oh @ Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 208 Def / 52 SpD
Impish Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Brave Bird
- Toxic
- Recover
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Checks and Counters
Stealth Rock: Ho-Oh's weakness to Stealth Rock removes any utility it provides, removing half its health when switching in. While Stealth Rock is up, Ho-Oh cannot utilise Regenerator effectively and is therefore impaired severely.
Rock-types: Ho-Oh suffers immensely from its crippling weakness to Rock-type Pokemon, particularly Arceus-Rock as it is only threatened by Choice Band Earthquake. Rock-type Pokemon resist both of Ho-Oh's STAB attacks, while they can also deal enough damage to OHKO with their STAB boosted Rock-type attacks. Other prevalent Rock-type Pokémon include Tyranitar.
Water-types: Arceus-Water can easily switch into any of Ho-Oh's attacks, and is able to 2HKO with Judgment or stall it out with Toxic. Primal Kyogre doesn't appreciate switching in on Brave Bird; however, if given the chance to attack, it can easily OHKO Ho-Oh without much concern.
Rock-type Coverage: Arceus and Groudon-Primal can often bear Stone Edge or Rock Slide, which OHKO Ho-Oh easily. Arbitrary Calm Mind Arceus formes may opt to invest in Attack, and run Stone Edge just to prevent Ho-Oh walling them.
Zekrom: Ho-Oh cannot damage Zekrom directly with its STAB attacks and often relies on Earthquake to deal damage or Sacred Fire's chance to inflict a burn. Zekrom's Bolt Strike decimates any Ho-Oh set with any item attached.
- Fairly large attack stat paired with powerful STAB attacks make Ho-Oh a dominant offensive force.
- Can abuse Sacred Fire's 50% Sacred Fire to halt physical attackers and provide residual damage to allow Lugia's Multiscale and Deoxys's Focus Sash to be broken.
- Excessive bulk allows Ho-Oh to switch into many Pokémon with ease, while absorbing all neutral or resisted special attacks.
- Access to a phenomenal ability in Regenerator allows Ho-Oh to successfully regain HP without much effort, granted Stealth Rock isn't up.
- SR Weakness D:
- Lack of PhysDef
Tank
Ho-Oh @ Life Orb
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 200 HP / 216 Atk / 92 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Brave Bird
- Earthquake / Thunder Wave / Substitute
- Recover
Set Comments
Moves
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Set Details
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Usage Tips
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Team Options
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Choice Band
Ho-Oh @ Choice Band
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 200 HP / 216 Atk / 92 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Brave Bird
- Earthquake
- Sleep Talk
Set Comments
Moves
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Set Details
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Stall-Oh
Ho-Oh @ Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 208 Def / 52 SpD
Impish Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Brave Bird
- Toxic
- Recover
Set Comments
Moves
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Set Details
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Usage Tips
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Team Options
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Strategy Comments
Other Options
List some options for the Pokemon user that are plausible but not always recommended due to either being not consistent enough or too outclassed by other Pokemon in the metagame.
Checks and Counters
Stealth Rock: Ho-Oh's weakness to Stealth Rock removes any utility it provides, removing half its health when switching in. While Stealth Rock is up, Ho-Oh cannot utilise Regenerator effectively and is therefore impaired severely.
Rock-types: Ho-Oh suffers immensely from its crippling weakness to Rock-type Pokemon, particularly Arceus-Rock as it is only threatened by Choice Band Earthquake. Rock-type Pokemon resist both of Ho-Oh's STAB attacks, while they can also deal enough damage to OHKO with their STAB boosted Rock-type attacks. Other prevalent Rock-type Pokémon include Tyranitar.
Water-types: Arceus-Water can easily switch into any of Ho-Oh's attacks, and is able to 2HKO with Judgment or stall it out with Toxic. Primal Kyogre doesn't appreciate switching in on Brave Bird; however, if given the chance to attack, it can easily OHKO Ho-Oh without much concern.
Rock-type Coverage: Arceus and Groudon-Primal can often bear Stone Edge or Rock Slide, which OHKO Ho-Oh easily. Arbitrary Calm Mind Arceus formes may opt to invest in Attack, and run Stone Edge just to prevent Ho-Oh walling them.
Zekrom: Ho-Oh cannot damage Zekrom directly with its STAB attacks and often relies on Earthquake to deal damage or Sacred Fire's chance to inflict a burn. Zekrom's Bolt Strike decimates any Ho-Oh set with any item attached.
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