Is Ho-Oh viable in Gen 7 Ubers?

Ho-Oh is ranked #12 in Gen 7 Ubers with 15.73% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Ho-Oh in Gen 7 Ubers?

Zygarde has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 77.4% of 25.390894557571634 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.3 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Ho-Oh matchup checks ranked in Gen 7 Ubers?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Ho-Oh was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Ho-Oh counters

Gen 7 Ubers · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0250 Ho-Oh

FireFlying

USAGE 15.7% #12

ABILITYRegenerator

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

Sacred Fire 83.7% Toxic 75.1% Defog 66.5% Brave Bird 63.2% Recover 43.4% Whirlwind 19.9% Earthquake 14.9% Flamethrower 11.7%

Items

Leftovers 38.3% Life Orb 25.2% Choice Band 21.7% Mental Herb 5.1% Choice Scarf 3.7% Rocky Helmet 3.2% Charti Berry 1.2% Flyinium Z 0.7%

Abilities

Regenerator99.0%Pressure1.0%

Common Teammates

Groudon-Primal72.4%

Arceus-Ground44.6%

Magearna38.0%

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane33.9%

Leading observed checks

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Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Zygarde

DragonGround DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

25.391

44.3

77.4% Standard error 8.29 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Zygarde: 135-160 (32.1 - 38%) -- 0.6% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.568

27.3

67.6% Standard error 10.07 points

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 672-792 (161.5 - 190.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.784

6.3

47.2% Standard error 10.24 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Photon Geyser vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 226-267 (54.3 - 64.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.605

-11.3

3.8% Standard error 3.78 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 102-120 (24.5 - 28.8%) -- 99.6% chance to 4HKO

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Ranked #12 with 15.73% usage. Sorted by conservative score.