Is Ho-Oh viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Ho-Oh is ranked #4 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 32.45% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Ho-Oh in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Garganacl has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 86.8% of 321.117236112492 relevant encounters. Standard error is 1.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Ho-Oh matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex 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 9 National Dex Ubers · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0250 Ho-Oh

FireFlying

USAGE 32.5% #4

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 99.0% Defog 89.3% Brave Bird 68.8% Whirlwind 65.2% Toxic 31.7% Thunder Wave 12.7% Recover 9.9% Earthquake 8.1%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 92.9% Assault Vest 3.2% Choice Band 2.8% Choice Scarf 0.3% Life Orb 0.3% Normalium Z 0.2% Leftovers 0.1% Mirror Herb 0.1%

Abilities

Regenerator99.6%Pressure0.4%

Tera Types

Grass 58.4% Fairy 13.1% Ground 12.6% Dark 5.7% Flying 4.0% Fire 2.6% Water 1.5% Steel 0.6%

Common Teammates

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane23.4%

Alomomola19.9%

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Explore Ho-Oh + Garganacl teams 79 score Explore Ho-Oh + Zygarde teams 66 score Explore Ho-Oh + Groudon-Primal teams 65 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Ho-Oh + Groudon-Primal 65.0% teammate usage Explore teams →

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

Garganacl

Rock DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

321.117

79.2

86.8% Standard error 1.89 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Garganacl: 146-172 (36.1 - 42.5%) -- 93.2% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Salamence-Mega

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

96.397

68.8

83.8% Standard error 3.75 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Aerilate Salamence-Mega Double-Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 306-361 (73.5 - 86.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Mewtwo

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

131.387

66.5

80.4% Standard error 3.46 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Mewtwo Psystrike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 289-341 (69.4 - 81.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Zygarde

DragonGround DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

974.061

65.9

71.7% Standard error 1.44 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

1,614.047

65.2

69.8% Standard error 1.14 points

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Heat Crash (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh in Harsh Sunshine: 225-266 (54 - 63.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Kyogre-Primal

Water OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

489.722

61.3

69.6% Standard error 2.08 points

DAMAGE CALCHeavy Rain

252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ho-Oh in Heavy Rain: 548-648 (131.7 - 155.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

793.361

59.1

65.8% Standard error 1.68 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ SpA Eternatus Meteor Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ho-Oh: 496-584 (119.2 - 140.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

415.578

56.8

66.0% Standard error 2.32 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 420-496 (100.9 - 119.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Mewtwo-Mega-X

PsychicFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

65.354

56.4

77.2% Standard error 5.19 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mewtwo-Mega-X Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 700-824 (168.2 - 198%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Mewtwo-Mega-Y

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

138.124

54.5

70.1% Standard error 3.90 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Mewtwo-Mega-Y Psystrike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 267-315 (64.1 - 75.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Tyranitar-Mega

RockDark DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

43.714

54.4

79.0% Standard error 6.16 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tyranitar-Mega: 130-154 (32.1 - 38.1%) -- 95.7% chance to 3HKO

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Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

262.331

52.8

64.6% Standard error 2.95 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus: 136-162 (30.6 - 36.4%) -- 58.2% chance to 3HKO

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Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

101.609

51.6

69.8% Standard error 4.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Sacred Fire vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Calyrex-Ice: 194-230 (48 - 56.9%) -- 90.6% chance to 2HKO

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Terapagos

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

35.673

51.0

78.5% Standard error 6.88 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Terapagos: 172-204 (44.7 - 53.1%) -- 28.1% chance to 2HKO

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Deoxys-Attack

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

162.299

50.4

65.3% Standard error 3.74 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Life Orb Deoxys-Attack Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 463-546 (111.2 - 131.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Marshadow

FightingGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

444.178

49.8

59.1% Standard error 2.33 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Technician Marshadow Rock Tomb vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 460-544 (110.5 - 130.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Yveltal

DarkFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

1,147.871

49.5

55.4% Standard error 1.47 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Life Orb Dark Aura Yveltal Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 226-266 (54.3 - 63.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Melmetal

Steel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

104.305

46.9

65.6% Standard error 4.65 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Sacred Fire vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Melmetal: 204-240 (43 - 50.6%) -- 2% chance to 2HKO

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Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

792.056

46.4

53.5% Standard error 1.77 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Wild Charge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 392-462 (94.2 - 111%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO

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Arceus-Ground

Ground SOFT CHECK View matchup

613.84

46.3

54.3% Standard error 2.01 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Arceus-Ground Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 332-392 (79.8 - 94.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Kyurem-Black

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

36.829

45.1

74.0% Standard error 7.23 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kyurem-Black Fusion Bolt vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 320-378 (76.9 - 90.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arceus-Dark

Dark SOFT CHECK View matchup

489.155

43.9

53.0% Standard error 2.26 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Dread Plate Arceus-Dark Foul Play vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 151-178 (36.2 - 42.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Lunala

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

289.731

43.1

54.8% Standard error 2.92 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ SpA Lunala Meteor Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ho-Oh: 476-560 (114.4 - 134.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Dondozo

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

271.984

41.2

53.3% Standard error 3.02 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dondozo Wave Crash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 392-464 (94.2 - 111.5%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO

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Rayquaza

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

23.934

38.7

74.4% Standard error 8.92 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Rayquaza Dragon Ascent vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 391-462 (93.9 - 111%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO

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Chien-Pao

DarkIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

132.619

34.6

52.0% Standard error 4.34 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sword of Ruin Chien-Pao Icicle Crash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 210-247 (50.4 - 59.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Kyogre

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.447

34.6

72.3% Standard error 9.44 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Kyogre: 166-196 (41 - 48.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

1,373.836

32.3

37.6% Standard error 1.31 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 235-277 (56.4 - 66.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

555.592

31.9

40.2% Standard error 2.08 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 164-194 (39.4 - 46.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Chi-Yu

DarkFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

83.718

31.7

53.5% Standard error 5.45 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Beads of Ruin Chi-Yu Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ho-Oh: 105-124 (25.2 - 29.8%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Ranked #4 with 32.45% usage. Sorted by conservative score.