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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Ho-Oh in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Ho-Oh, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.
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Ho-Oh is a newly returning Legendary Pokemon available in the The Indigo Disk DLC. These builds will not be legal for Ranked Battle until at least Regulation G of Ranked Battle is released on May 1, 2024. For builds for Pokemon that are currently legal for Ranked Battle, click here |
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List of Contents
Nat. Dex #250 | Type | |
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Ho-Oh | ||
Abilities | ||
Pressure Regenerator (Hidden) |
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Weak to: | (4x) | |
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
(0.25x) | ||
Immune to: | (0x) |
Ability Name | Description | |
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Pressure | When the user is hit with an opponent's move, that move loses 2 PP instead of 1. | |
Regenerator (Hidden) |
The user restores up to 1/3 of its max HP when switched out of battle. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 106 | 67 |
Atk | 130 | 37 |
Def | 90 | 192 |
SpAtk | 110 | 108 |
SpDef | 154 | 3 |
Speed | 90 | 206 |
Total | 680 | 8 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
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HP | 213 | 213 | 181 | 181 | 166 |
Atk | 200 | 182 | 150 | 135 | 121 |
Def | 156 | 142 | 110 | 99 | 85 |
SpAtk | 178 | 162 | 130 | 117 | 103 |
SpDef | 226 | 206 | 174 | 156 | 143 |
Spd | 156 | 142 | 110 | 99 | 85 |
Best Natures | ||
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Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk) |
Jolly (+Spe, -Sp. Atk) |
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Impish (+Def, -Sp. Atk) |
Careful (+Sp. Def, -Sp. Atk) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Assault Vest | ★★★★ |
Physically Defensive | ★★★★ |
Nature | Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk) |
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EV Spread | HP 252 / Atk 252 / Sp. Def 4 |
Final Stat Values | HP 213 / Atk 200 / Def 110 / Sp. Def 175 / Spe 110 |
Ability | Regenerator |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Assault Vest |
Moveset | ・
Sacred Fire
・ Brave Bird ・ Earthquake ・ Tera Blast |
Strong offensive movepool with great coverage. Amazing Sp. Def stat, which is further boosted by an Assault Vest. Can now Terastallize to deal with its common weaknesses. |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Regenerator | Assault Vest |
The Ability chosen for this build is Regenerator. This lets Ho-Oh recover 1/3 of its max HP every time it's switched out.
The item chosen for this build is an Assault Vest. This improves on Ho-Oh's amazing base 154 Sp. Def, making it ridiculously specially defensive.
Sacred Fire | Brave Bird |
Earthquake | Tera Blast |
Sacred Fire is Ho-Oh's signature move and its best Fire-type STAB attack. It also has a 50% chance to burn the target and thaws out Ho-Oh if it's frozen, plus the only downside is that it has 95% accuracy.
Brave Bird is its best Flying-type STAB move, but Ho-Oh takes recoil damage every time it's used. Thankfully it can easily heal off the damage by switching out thanks to Regenerator.
Earthquake is its main coverage move to help Ho-Oh deal with Rock and Electric-types that it is weak to, especially Rock since it resists both of its STAB moves.
Tera Blast becomes a Grass-type move once Ho-Oh Terastallizes. This provides both good offensive coverage and a way to deal with Water-types that it is weak to.
Grass Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Grass is the best Tera Type for this build because it removes Ho-Oh's weaknesses and makes Water and Electric into resists while also making Tera Blast a great coverage move.
Best Grass (Tera) Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
A full 252 EVs are placed in Ho-Oh's HP and Attack to make it as bulky as possible while still being able to hit hard. The extra 4 EVs are put into its Sp. Def to further increase its special bulk.
An Adamant nature is preferred to maximize Ho-Oh's damage output.
Dual Wingbeat | Does less damage than Brave Bird, but it does no recoil damage and gives a way for Ho-Oh to deal with items and abilities like Focus Sash and Multiscale. |
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Flare Blitz | Does more damage than Sacred Fire, but it can cause Ho-Oh to take too much recoil damage when combined with Brave Bird. |
Mystical Fire | Lowers the opponent's Sp. Atk by one stage, making it even harder for special attackers to knockout Ho-Oh. |
Nature | Impish (+Def, -Sp. Atk) |
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EV Spread | HP 252 / Def 252 / Sp. Def 4 |
Final Stat Values | HP 213 / Atk 150 / Def 156 / Sp. Def 175 / Spe 110 |
Ability | Regenerator |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Heavy-Duty Boots |
Moveset | ・
Sacred Fire
・ Brave Bird ・ Earthquake ・ Recover |
Strong offensive movepool with great coverage. Incredibly bulky with full investment in its Defense. Can now Terastallize to deal with its common weaknesses. |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Regenerator | Heavy-Duty Boots |
The Ability chosen for this build is Regenerator. This lets Ho-Oh recover 1/3 of its max HP every time it's switched out.
The item chosen for this build are Heavy-Duty Boots. This prevents Ho-Oh from losing half of its max HP from Stealth Rocks every time it switches in.
Sacred Fire | Brave Bird |
Earthquake | Tera Blast |
Sacred Fire is Ho-Oh's signature move and its best Fire-type STAB attack. It also has a 50% chance to burn the target and thaws out Ho-Oh if it's frozen, plus the only downside is that it has 95% accuracy.
Brave Bird is its best Flying-type STAB move, but Ho-Oh takes recoil damage every time it's used. Thankfully it has multiple ways to heal off the damage thanks to Regenerator and Recover.
Earthquake is its main coverage move to help Ho-Oh deal with Rock and Electric-types that it is weak to, especially Rock since it resists both of its STAB moves.
Recover heals Ho-Oh for half of its max HP, making it incredibly difficult to knockout thanks to its HP and Def investment combined with its naturally high Sp. Def stat.
Steel Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Steel is the best Tera Type for this build because it is the best defensive type in the game, and Ho-Oh normally is immune or resists Steel's three weaknesses.
Best Steel (Tera) Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
A full 252 EVs are placed in Ho-Oh's HP and Defense to make it as physically bulky as possible. The extra 4 EVs are put into its Sp. Def to further increase its special bulk.
An Impish nature is preferred to maximize Ho-Oh's Defense stat.
Dual Wingbeat | Does less damage than Brave Bird, but it does no recoil damage and gives a way for Ho-Oh to deal with items and abilities like Focus Sash and Multiscale. |
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Flare Blitz | Does more damage than Sacred Fire, but it can cause Ho-Oh to take too much recoil damage when combined with Brave Bird. |
Mystical Fire | Lowers the opponent's Sp. Atk by one stage, making it even harder for special attackers to knockout Ho-Oh. |
While Ho-Oh can act as a great attacker for the team, its ability Regenerator, naturally high Sp. Def stat and a solid amount of natural resistances make it an amazing defensive pivot.
Use Ho-Oh to pivot around to get good matchups for your Pokemon and deal good damage with their STAB moves in the process. This will slowly whittle down your opponent's health leading into an easier end game for you to close out.
Ho-Oh appreciates teammates who can come in and out to tank hits for each other so that it can maximize the healing it can get from Regenerator.
Offensive Lead | Physical Attacker | Special Attacker |
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Koraidon | Ho-Oh | Gholdengo |
These three Pokemon create a solid defensive core that can switch in and out to tank hits for each other.
Koraidon acts as a solid offensive lead that can punish more passive leads with Bulk Up, Swords Dance, or Scale Shot Speed boosts. It can also set up the Sun with Orichalcum Pulse to reduce the damage of Water-type attacks for Ho-Oh.
Ho-Oh is the main defensive pivot for this team to mainly tank Fairy attacks for Koraidon and Ground plus Fire attacks for Gholdengo. Its great bulk also allows it to tank other super-effective hits targeted at its allies even if they'll be neutral hits instead of resisted.
Gholdengo is the final Pokemon used because of the many natural resistances and immunities that it has, allowing it to be a safe pivot for cases where the opponent is trying to predict a switch to a different Pokemon or if you'll Terastallize to change your typing.
Pokemon | Description |
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Ogerpon (Cornerstone Mask) | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Has Sturdy to prevent an OHKO. ・Terastallzing gives Cornerstone Ogerpon a Defense boost, helping it tank Ho-Oh's hits. ▶️ Cornerstone Ogerpon Best Movesets |
Iron Hands | Ranking: ★★★★
・Great natural bulk helps it comfortably tank Ho-Oh's hits. ・Forces Ho-Oh to Terastallize or it will take massive damage from an Electric-type STAB attack. ▶️ Iron Hands Best Movesets |
Kleavor | Ranking: ★★★★
・Takes neutral damage from all of Ho-Oh's common attacks. ・Stealth Rocks from Stone Axe does half of Ho-Oh's max HP every time it switches in unless it's Terastallized. ・Has good coverage moves in case of a Defensive Tera. ▶️ Kleavor Best Movesets |
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