Kyurem finally leaves Pokémon GO raids tomorrow, January 1, 2021 at 1 pm Pacific, replaced by Ho-Oh, who will remain the Legendary Raid Boss until January 5, 2021 at 10 pm local time. Let’s take a look at the top counters to help trainers take down the Ho-Oh, a dual Fire / Flying type, which can be found in its Shiny form. With this Raid Guide, you can prepare a team to face this Legendary from the Johto region, explore his double weakness and understand the 100% IVs of Ho-Oh.
Best accountants Ho-Oh
Pokebattler, who calculates all possible Pokémon combinations and moves, lists the top 10 Ho-Oh counters as:
- Rampardos (Smack Down, Rock Slide)
- Shadow Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge)
- Shadow Aerodactyl (Rock Throw, Rock Slide)
- Tyranitar (Smack Down, Stone Edge)
- Rhyperior (Smack Down, Rock Wrecker)
- Terrakion (Smack Down, Rock Slide)
- Shadow Omastar (Rock Throw, Rock Slide)
- Landorus (Rock Throw, Rock Slide)
- Aerodactyl (Rock Throw, Rock Slide)
- Gigalith (Smack Down, Rock Slide)
It is recommended to increase your counters as much as possible, but creating this amount of strong Pokémon Shadow with your movements unlocked is a difficult task even for the most experienced players. Here are ten additional non-Shadow counters that can help you take down Ho-Oh efficiently.
- Omastar (Rock Throw, Rock Slide)
- Alolan Golem (stone throw, stone edge)
- Golem (stone throw, stone edge)
- Aggron (Smack Down, Stone Edge)
- Crustle (Smack Down, Rock Slide)
- Zekrom (Charge Beam, Wild Charge)
- Regirock (Rock Throw, Stone Edge)
- Archeops (Wing Attack, Ancient Power)
- Rayquaza (Dragon Tail, Ancient Power)
- Melmetal (Thunder Shock, Rock Slide)
How many coaches are needed?
Ho-Oh can be defeated with three coaches, but if you can’t guarantee the best counters with maximum CP and the best moves, your best bet is to make sure you have four or five players.
Using the circle lock technique to ensure Great or Excellent launches, along with Golden Razz Berries, is the best way to capture Ho-Oh. Be careful, though, as Ho-Oh has a rather strange circle placement that may require some adjustments.
Brilliant odds and 100% IVs
The brightness rate for legendary Pokémon is approximately one in twenty.
When looking for a Pokémon with the best stats, the 100% IV Ho-Oh will have a CP of 2207 in normal weather conditions and 2759 in optimized conditions.
Good forays, fellow coaches!