Ho-Oh

Ho-Oh FireFlying

Gen 9 Ubers · Rank #6 · 12.09% usage

What beats Ho-Oh in Gen 9 Ubers? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, these Pokémon are the most effective checks and counters. The KO Rate (D) column shows how often Ho-Oh is KO'd or forced out by each checker. Higher percentages mean stronger counters.

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Salazzle Salazzle 21 42.9% 10.80%
2 Arceus-Dragon Arceus-Dragon 22 54.5% 10.62%
3 Keldeo Keldeo 21 38.1% 10.60%
4 Malamar Malamar 23 43.5% 10.34%
5 Hitmonlee Hitmonlee 21 33.3% 10.29%
6 Okidogi Okidogi 21 33.3% 10.29%
7 Scyther Scyther 21 33.3% 10.29%
8 Zacian Zacian 23 39.1% 10.18%
9 Thundurus Thundurus 24 54.2% 10.17%
10 Arceus-Fighting Arceus-Fighting 25 56.0% 9.93%
11 Thundurus-Therian Thundurus-Therian 24 62.5% 9.88%
12 Crawdaunt Crawdaunt 21 71.4% 9.86%
13 Pikachu Pikachu 26 53.8% 9.78%
14 Lapras Lapras 26 53.8% 9.78%
15 Moltres Moltres 27 48.1% 9.62%
16 Heracross Heracross 25 36.0% 9.60%
17 Flygon Flygon 25 32.0% 9.33%
18 Noivern Noivern 27 37.0% 9.29%
19 Indeedee-F Indeedee-F 24 29.2% 9.28%
20 Suicune Suicune 23 73.9% 9.16%
21 Bronzong Bronzong 23 26.1% 9.16%
22 Latias Latias 28 35.7% 9.06%
23 Tropius Tropius 26 30.8% 9.05%
24 Ambipom Ambipom 30 56.7% 9.05%
25 Avalugg-Hisui Avalugg-Hisui 30 56.7% 9.05%
26 Moltres-Galar Moltres-Galar 31 51.6% 8.98%
27 Staraptor Staraptor 31 45.2% 8.94%
28 Golurk Golurk 32 50.0% 8.84%
29 Carbink Carbink 24 75.0% 8.84%
30 Slowking Slowking 29 34.5% 8.83%

KO Rate (D): % of Ho-Oh's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Ho-Oh. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.