Ho-Oh counters

Gen 6 Pure Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Ho-Oh
#0250 Ho-Oh
FireFlying
USAGE 3.7% #31
ABILITYMagic Bounce
BASE STATS
HP 106
ATK 130
DEF 90
SPA 110
SPD 154
SPE 90
BST680
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Rock
2×
WaterElectric
½×
FireFightingSteelFairy
¼×
GrassBug
0×
Ground
Moves
Baton Pass 76.0% Substitute 66.6% Quiver Dance 53.9% Minimize 50.5% Dark Void 34.3% Sacred Fire 14.6% Recover 13.7% King's Shield 10.8%
Items
Leftovers 70.4% Toxic Orb 14.3% Shed Shell 12.6% Lum Berry 1.1% Safety Goggles 1.1% Charti Berry 0.4% Choice Scarf 0.0% Mental Herb 0.0%
Abilities
Magic Bounce39.8%Prankster30.6%Poison Heal12.2%Wonder Guard9.0%Magic Guard7.6%Contrary0.4%Fur Coat0.4%Pure Power0.0%
Common Teammates
Rayquaza-Mega183.9%Ho-Oh51.0%Gengar-Mega47.5%Metagross-Mega43.1%Giratina27.2%Gyarados-Mega21.3%Xerneas17.0%Swampert-Mega12.9%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #31 with 3.74% usage. Sorted by reliability score.