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

Ho-Oh is ranked #7 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 26.90% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

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

The best counter for Ho-Oh in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers is Salamence-Mega with a 88.3% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Ho-Oh include Salamence-Mega, Garganacl, Mewtwo, Zygarde, Rayquaza.

What is the best counter for Ho-Oh in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Salamence-Mega is the best counter for Ho-Oh in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers, KOing or forcing it out in 88.3% of their encounters.

Ho-Oh counters

Gen 9 National Dex Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0250 Ho-Oh

FireFlying

USAGE 26.9% #7

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 98.5% Defog 87.0% Whirlwind 59.5% Brave Bird 58.1% Toxic 46.6% Earthquake 13.8% Thunder Wave 9.9% Recover 8.1%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 90.7% Choice Band 8.6% Leftovers 0.3% Choice Scarf 0.1% Assault Vest 0.1% Life Orb 0.1% Rocky Helmet 0.1% Normalium Z 0.0%

Abilities

Regenerator99.8%Pressure0.2%

Tera Types

Grass 47.8% Ground 18.5% Dark 8.2% Flying 7.9% Fairy 7.7% Fire 4.3% Water 2.5% Electric 1.1%

Common Teammates

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane24.9%

Arceus-Dark24.1%

Marshadow23.2%

Browse Gen 9 National Dex Ubers teams using Ho-Oh →

Teams using Garganacl 85% Teams using Zygarde 75%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Salamence-Mega

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

21.097

88.3% dies 7.01%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Salamence-Mega counters → Teams with Salamence-Mega →

Garganacl

Rock DEFENSIVE COUNTER

93.525

84.6% dies 5.27%

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

View Garganacl counters → Teams with Garganacl →

Mewtwo

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

117.311

81.4% dies 6.22%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Mewtwo counters → Teams with Mewtwo →

Zygarde

DragonGround DEFENSIVE COUNTER

731.612

74.9% dies 2.77%

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

View Zygarde counters → Teams with Zygarde →

Rayquaza

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

96.953

73.0% dies 6.34%

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

View Rayquaza counters → Teams with Rayquaza →

Mewtwo-Mega-X

PsychicFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK

134.305

71.8% dies 6.66%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Mewtwo-Mega-X counters → Teams with Mewtwo-Mega-X →

Chi-Yu

DarkFire OFFENSIVE CHECK

58.506

71.6% dies 8.27%

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

View Chi-Yu counters → Teams with Chi-Yu →

Tyranitar-Mega

RockDark DEFENSIVE COUNTER

34.552

70.9% dies 7.73%

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

Teams with Tyranitar-Mega →

Eternatus

PoisonDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

639.289

69.4% dies 3.12%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Eternatus counters → Teams with Eternatus →

Kyogre-Primal

Water OFFENSIVE CHECK

411.58

69.0% dies 3.92%

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

View Kyogre-Primal counters → Teams with Kyogre-Primal →

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK

1,406.83

67.2% dies 2.16%

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

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

View Groudon-Primal counters → Teams with Groudon-Primal →

Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce DEFENSIVE COUNTER

71.182

66.1% dies 9.70%

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

View Calyrex-Ice counters → Teams with Calyrex-Ice →

Melmetal

Steel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

154.689

66.0% dies 6.58%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Melmetal counters → Teams with Melmetal →

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

330.705

63.8% dies 4.55%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Necrozma-Dusk-Mane counters → Teams with Necrozma-Dusk-Mane →

Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER

150.468

62.9% dies 6.71%

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

View Arceus counters → Teams with Arceus →

Mewtwo-Mega-Y

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

61.027

62.4% dies 8.75%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Mewtwo-Mega-Y counters → Teams with Mewtwo-Mega-Y →

Chien-Pao

DarkIce OFFENSIVE CHECK

225.936

58.4% dies 5.60%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Sword of Ruin Chien-Pao Icicle Crash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 313-370 (75.2 - 88.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Chien-Pao counters → Teams with Chien-Pao →

Marshadow

FightingGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

518.656

57.1% dies 3.76%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Marshadow counters → Teams with Marshadow →

Pecharunt

PoisonGhost DEFENSIVE COUNTER

68.598

55.8% dies 6.00%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Pecharunt: 124-146 (32.6 - 38.4%) -- 97.9% chance to 3HKO

Teams with Pecharunt →

Kyogre

Water DEFENSIVE COUNTER

57.327

55.7% dies 9.25%

DAMAGE CALCRain

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

View Kyogre counters → Teams with Kyogre →

Deoxys-Attack

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK

111.204

55.7% dies 8.04%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Deoxys-Attack Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 356-420 (85.5 - 100.9%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO

View Deoxys-Attack counters → Teams with Deoxys-Attack →

Dondozo

Water SOFT CHECK

221.095

54.4% dies 5.73%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dondozo Liquidation vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 278-330 (66.8 - 79.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Dondozo counters → Teams with Dondozo →

Yveltal

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK

836.749

54.3% dies 2.98%

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

View Yveltal counters → Teams with Yveltal →

Lunala

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK

148.796

53.5% dies 6.94%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Lunala counters → Teams with Lunala →

Arceus-Dark

Dark SOFT CHECK

381.391

53.2% dies 4.39%

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

View Arceus-Dark counters → Teams with Arceus-Dark →

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK

807.526

48.5% dies 3.02%

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

View Zacian-Crowned counters → Teams with Zacian-Crowned →

Arceus-Ground

Ground SOFT CHECK

434.426

48.4% dies 4.14%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Arceus-Ground counters → Teams with Arceus-Ground →

Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK

36.79

40.5% dies 8.09%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Black Glasses Kingambit Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 237-279 (56.9 - 67%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Kingambit counters → Teams with Kingambit →

Terapagos

Normal SOFT CHECK

59.708

40.4% dies 8.61%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Terapagos Tera Starstorm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ho-Oh: 73-87 (17.5 - 20.9%) -- possible 5HKO

View Terapagos counters → Teams with Terapagos →

Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon SOFT CHECK

403.293

38.8% dies 4.17%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Poltergeist vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Ho-Oh: 163-193 (39.1 - 46.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Giratina-Origin counters → Teams with Giratina-Origin →

Ranked #7 with 26.90% usage. Sorted by reliability score.