Ho-Oh counters

Gen 9 Pokebilitiesbh · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Ho-Oh
#0250 Ho-Oh
FireFlying
USAGE 20.6% #7
ABILITYMagic Guard
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
Mortal Spin 48.6% U-turn 44.1% Flare Blitz 37.8% Sacred Fire 30.1% Beak Blast 30.0% Brave Bird 24.3% Strength Sap 15.2% Tidy Up 14.3%
Items
Assault Vest 40.3% Life Orb 25.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 17.0% Leftovers 13.0% Choice Band 2.1% Charti Berry 2.1% Rocky Helmet 0.1% nothing 0.0%
Abilities
Magic Guard81.5%Desolate Land15.6%Regenerator1.0%Prankster0.6%Magic Bounce0.4%Aerilate0.4%Water Absorb0.1%Fluffy0.1%
Common Teammates
Chansey57.2%Arceus-Ghost43.9%Dondozo27.7%Ting-Lu23.2%Swampert-Mega21.3%Aggron-Mega16.0%Clodsire16.0%Gliscor14.6%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #7 with 20.62% usage. Sorted by reliability score.