Ho-Oh counters

Gen 9 Doubles Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Ho-Oh
#0250 Ho-Oh
FireFlying
USAGE 8.7% #21
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 98.7% Brave Bird 81.2% Tailwind 78.0% Protect 47.1% Helping Hand 38.9% Life Dew 28.4% Whirlwind 9.0% Recover 6.6%
Items
Leftovers 53.9% Clear Amulet 20.8% Red Card 7.9% Rocky Helmet 6.5% Covert Cloak 2.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.3% Sitrus Berry 1.9% Light Clay 1.8%
Abilities
Regenerator96.4%Pressure3.6%
Tera Types
Grass 44.8% Flying 36.0% Ground 6.8% Fire 4.6% Fairy 4.4% Steel 1.3% Water 0.7% Dragon 0.7%
Common Teammates
Miraidon80.1%Calyrex-Shadow60.9%Zamazenta-Crowned58.0%Arceus57.4%Smeargle36.5%Koraidon36.4%Calyrex-Ice20.0%Incineroar16.1%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Miraidon
Miraidon
ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK
46.823
54
53.7% dies 7.29%
02
Kyogre
Kyogre
Water SOFT CHECK
21.281
53
52.7% dies 10.82%
03
Zamazenta-Crowned
Zamazenta-Crowned
FightingSteel SOFT CHECK
23.904
50
49.6% dies 10.23%

Ranked #21 with 8.72% usage. Sorted by reliability score.