Ho-Oh counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg I · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Ho-Oh
#0250 Ho-Oh
FireFlying
USAGE 5.2% #30
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 99.6% Protect 96.3% Brave Bird 94.6% Tailwind 89.9% Life Dew 6.3% Recover 5.0% Whirlwind 1.9% Tera Blast 0.9%
Items
Clear Amulet 82.4% Leftovers 4.3% Safety Goggles 4.2% Rocky Helmet 3.5% Covert Cloak 1.1% Sitrus Berry 1.1% Life Orb 0.8% Choice Scarf 0.7%
Abilities
Regenerator99.3%Pressure0.7%
Tera Types
Grass 89.0% Water 4.3% Fairy 1.8% Fire 1.5% Ground 1.4% Dragon 1.2% Steel 0.4% Electric 0.3%
Common Teammates
Incineroar75.3%Flutter Mane74.9%Koraidon69.1%Raging Bolt69.1%Rhydon63.7%Rillaboom10.4%Miraidon10.2%Grimmsnarl9.4%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #30 with 5.23% usage. Sorted by reliability score.