Pokémon GO Ho-Oh Raid Guide

Ho-Oh is a Fire, Flying-type boss. It is weak to Rock, Water, Electric, and the top counter in our current attacker data is Mega Tyranitar(Smack Down + Stone Edge). The ranking below is our per-type attacker table recalculated for this boss's type matchups.

Ho-Oh

FireFlying

Weak toRock×2.56· double weaknessWater×1.6Electric×1.6

ResistsGrass×0.391Bug×0.391Fire×0.625Fighting×0.625Ground×0.625Steel×0.625Fairy×0.625

CP100% IV 2,207 · Weather boosted 2,759Caught at level 25 in Sunny, Windy weather

Weather that boosts its weaknesses — Partly Cloudy: Rock / Rainy: Water, Electric

Best Ho-Oh counters

Level 40, 15 IVs, target defense 180. Each attacker's moveset from our tier table is recalculated with this boss's type matchups (fast and charged moves separately). Overall combines damage output and time survived.

#	Pokémon · Attack type	Moveset	DPS	Overall
1	Mega Tyranitar Rock×2.56	Smack DownStone Edge★	38.0	98.9
2	Mega Diancie Rock×2.56	Rock ThrowRock Slide	42.6	95.2
3	Shadow Gigalith Rock×2.56	Lock OnMeteor Beam★	42.0	94.0
4	Shadow Rhyperior Rock×2.56	Smack DownRock Wrecker★	38.6	90.2
5	Shadow Tyrantrum Rock×2.56	Rock ThrowMeteor Beam	40.9	90.0
6	Shadow Rampardos Rock×2.56	Smack DownRock Slide	43.1	86.2
7	Shadow Tyranitar Rock×2.56	Smack DownStone Edge★	37.0	85.9
8	Mega Aerodactyl Rock×2.56	Rock ThrowRock Slide	36.3	85.2
9	Gigalith Rock×2.56	Lock OnMeteor Beam★	35.4	83.1
10	Glimmora Rock×2.56	Rock ThrowMeteor Beam	36.4	82.5
11	Mega Greninja Water×1.6	Water ShurikenSurf★	36.8	81.9
12	Rhyperior Rock×2.56	Smack DownRock Wrecker★	32.5	79.7
13	Shadow Aggron Rock×2.56	Smack DownMeteor Beam	34.5	79.3
14	Tyrantrum Rock×2.56	Rock ThrowMeteor Beam	34.3	79.1
15	Shadow Aurorus Rock×2.56	Rock ThrowMeteor Beam	34.3	78.3

★ = legacy move (not available from a regular TM)

Without Megas or Shadows

The same ranking with Mega and Shadow Pokémon removed.

#	Pokémon · Attack type	Moveset	DPS	Overall
1	Gigalith Rock×2.56	Lock OnMeteor Beam★	35.4	83.1
2	Glimmora Rock×2.56	Rock ThrowMeteor Beam	36.4	82.5
3	Rhyperior Rock×2.56	Smack DownRock Wrecker★	32.5	79.7
4	Tyrantrum Rock×2.56	Rock ThrowMeteor Beam	34.3	79.1
5	Tyranitar Rock×2.56	Smack DownStone Edge★	31.4	76.3
6	Terrakion Rock×2.56	Smack DownRock Slide	32.4	76.1
7	Rampardos Rock×2.56	Smack DownRock Slide	36.3	75.9
8	Aggron Rock×2.56	Smack DownMeteor Beam	28.6	68.9

Moves Ho-Oh can use

Based on this Pokémon's current move pool, legacy moves excluded. The boss carries one fast move and one charged move from this list.

CP by IV

The CP shown on the catch screen tells you the IVs.

FAQ

Data basis

• Game data (move power, duration, base stats): as of 2026-10-08
• Counter ranking: GBL Note's own calculation — attacker tier table (2026-10-07) with this boss's type matchups
• Availability: checked automatically from a public schedule feed (2026-10-11)
• Sources: PokeMiners game master · PvPoke game master · LeekDuck schedule data (ScrapedDuck)

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