Ho-Oh counters

Gen 8 National Dex Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Ho-Oh
#0250 Ho-Oh
FireFlying
USAGE 23.5% #6
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 100.0% Brave Bird 93.7% Defog 71.2% Whirlwind 50.9% Thunder Wave 46.1% Toxic 29.4% Recover 6.1% Roost 1.6%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 100.0% Charcoal 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Wise Glasses 0.0% Scope Lens 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Choice Band 0.0%
Abilities
Regenerator100.0%Pressure0.0%
Common Teammates
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane69.4%Zygarde63.5%Yveltal55.0%Chansey55.0%Arceus-Fairy49.6%Ferrothorn32.8%Arceus-Ground22.9%Ditto21.1%

Checks & Counters

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

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #6 with 23.51% usage. Sorted by reliability score.