Ho-Oh #253(Nat. #0250)

The Rainbow Pokémon

Typing	FireFlying
Abilities	Pressure
Classification	The Rainbow Pokémon
National ID	#0250
Regional ID	#0253

Type Effectiveness

Weak x4

Rock

Weak x2

WaterElectric

Resists x½

FightingSteelFire

Resists x¼

BugGrass

Immune x0

Ground

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	106	166—213
Attack	130	121—200
Defense	90	85—156
Sp. Attack	110	103—178
Sp. Defense	154	143—226
Speed	90	85—156
Total	680	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Undiscovered
Egg Cycles	120
Egg Steps	30600
Gender Ratio	Unknown
Height	3.8 m (12'6")
Weight	199.0 kg (438.7 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	3 Sp. Defense
Base Exp. Yield	220
Catch Rate	3
Catch Chance	~0.42% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	0

Pokédex Entries

HeartGold

"Legends claim this Pokémon flies the world’s skies continuously on its magnificent, seven-colored wings."

SoulSilver

"A legend says that its body glows in seven colors. A rainbow is said to form behind it when it flies."

Learnset

Level-up Tutor TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Ho-Oh via level-up in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Weather Ball	50	100	Normal	Spec.
1	Whirlwind	—	100	Normal	Stat.
9	Gust	40	100	Flying	Spec.
15	Brave Bird	120	100	Flying	Phys.
23	Extrasensory	80	100	Psychic	Spec.
29	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
37	Fire Blast	120	85	Fire	Spec.
43	Sacred Fire	100	95	Fire	Phys.
50	Punishment	1	100	Dark	Phys.
57	Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
65	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
71	Recover	—	—	Normal	Stat.
79	Future Sight	80	90	Psychic	Spec.
85	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
93	Calm Mind	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
99	Sky Attack	140	90	Flying	Phys.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Ho-Oh as Tutor Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Air Cutter	55	95	Flying	Spec.
Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
Heat Wave	100	90	Fire	Spec.
Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Ominous Wind	60	100	Ghost	Spec.
Signal Beam	75	100	Bug	Spec.
Sky Attack	140	90	Flying	Phys.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
Tailwind	—	—	Flying	Stat.
Twister	40	100	Dragon	Spec.
Zen Headbutt	80	90	Psychic	Phys.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Ho-Oh via TM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM004	Calm Mind	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM005	Roar	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM016	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM019	Giga Drain	60	100	Grass	Spec.
TM020	Safeguard	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM022	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM024	Thunderbolt	95	100	Electric	Spec.
TM025	Thunder	120	70	Electric	Spec.
TM026	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM029	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM033	Reflect	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM034	Shock Wave	60	—	Electric	Spec.
TM035	Flamethrower	95	100	Fire	Spec.
TM037	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM038	Fire Blast	120	85	Fire	Spec.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM047	Steel Wing	70	90	Steel	Phys.
TM050	Overheat	140	90	Fire	Spec.
TM051	Roost	—	—	Flying	Stat.
TM057	Charge Beam	50	90	Electric	Spec.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM061	Will-O-Wisp	—	75	Fire	Stat.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Flash	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM073	Thunder Wave	—	100	Electric	Stat.
TM077	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM085	Dream Eater	100	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM088	Pluck	60	100	Flying	Phys.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Ho-Oh via HM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM02	Fly	90	95	Flying	Phys.
HM04	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Ho-Oh via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Defog	DP Pt	—	—	Flying	Stat.
Double-Edge	E FRLG	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Mimic	E FRLG	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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