Ho-Oh #0250 Apex Shadow

FireFlying
LugiaLugia(#0249)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Celebi(#0251)Celebi
Max CPL403863L504367L51 · Best Buddy4420
Buddy Distance20 km per Candy
Purification5,000 Stardust · 5 Candy

Type Effectiveness

Ho-Oh takes 256% from Rock, and 160% from Water and Electric moves.

Weak ×2.6
Rock
Weak ×1.6
WaterElectric
Resists ×0.6
FireFightingGroundSteelFairy
Resists ×0.4
GrassBug

Apex Shadow Ho-Oh is a Fire/Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, doubly weak to Rock and weak to Water and Electric.

It reaches 4367 CP at level 50, or 4420 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Incinerate with Brave Bird.

Ho-Oh
Normal
Shiny Ho-Oh
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack239
Defense244
Stamina214

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
FireIncinerateFlyingBrave Bird16.0367
2FireIncinerateFireSacred Fire+15.8361
3SteelSteel WingFlyingBrave Bird15.7360
4PsychicExtrasensoryFlyingBrave Bird15.7359
5SteelSteel WingFireSacred Fire+15.5354
6PsychicExtrasensoryFireSacred Fire+15.4352
7FireIncinerateFireSacred Fire15.0343
8SteelSteel WingFireSacred Fire14.7336
16 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9FireIncinerateFireFire Blast14.6334
10PsychicExtrasensoryFireSacred Fire14.4329
11NormalHidden PowerFlyingBrave Bird14.4329
12SteelSteel WingFireFire Blast14.3328
13FireIncinerateGrassSolar Beam14.2326
14NormalHidden PowerFireSacred Fire+14.1324
15SteelSteel WingGrassSolar Beam14.0320
16PsychicExtrasensoryFireFire Blast14.0320
17FireIncinerateGroundEarthquake13.9318
18SteelSteel WingGroundEarthquake13.6312
19PsychicExtrasensoryGrassSolar Beam13.6311
20NormalHidden PowerFireSacred Fire13.2303
21PsychicExtrasensoryGroundEarthquake13.1299
22NormalHidden PowerFireFire Blast13.0297
23NormalHidden PowerGrassSolar Beam12.7290
24NormalHidden PowerGroundEarthquake12.1277

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Steel WingSteel1481.0s14.08.0
IncinerateFire32222.5s12.88.8
ExtrasensoryPsychic11111.0s11.011.0
Hidden PowerNormal15151.5s10.010.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
Brave BirdFlying1301002.0s65.01.30
Sacred Fire+Fire1351002.5s54.01.35
Sacred FireEFire1201002.5s48.01.20
EarthquakeEGround1401003.5s40.01.40
Solar BeamGrass1801005.0s36.01.80
Fire BlastFire1401004.0s35.01.40

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
IncinerateFire202054.04.0
Steel WingSteel7523.52.5
Hidden PowerNormal9833.02.7
ExtrasensoryPsychic81032.73.3

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Brave BirdFlying130552.36
Sacred FireEFire130652.00
Sacred Fire+Fire130652.00
Solar BeamGrass150801.88
EarthquakeEGround120651.85
Fire BlastFire140801.75

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Shadow RampardosRockSmack DownRockRock Slide34.7 eDPS
  2. 2Mega DiancieRockRock ThrowRockRock Slide34.1 eDPS
  3. 3Shadow RhyperiorRockSmack DownRockRock WreckerE33.5 eDPS
  4. 4Shadow TyrantrumRockRock ThrowRockMeteor Beam33.1 eDPS
  5. 5Mega TyranitarRockSmack DownERockStone Edge31.9 eDPS
  6. 6Mega AerodactylRockRock ThrowRockRock Slide31.4 eDPS
See Full Rankings

Worth Powering Up?

Stronger than the everyday pick against 23 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. Mega ScizorMega RaidFireIncinerateFireSacred Fire++1.2% Gainover Volcarona
  2. Burn Drive GenesectTier 5 RaidFireIncinerateFireSacred Fire++1.2% Gainover Chandelure
  3. KartanaTier 5 RaidFireIncinerateFireSacred Fire++1.1% Gainover Volcarona
  4. Shock Drive GenesectTier 5 RaidFireIncinerateFireSacred Fire++1.0% Gainover Volcarona
  5. Douse Drive GenesectTier 5 RaidFireIncinerateFireSacred Fire++1.0% Gainover Chandelure
  6. Mega MawileMega RaidFireIncinerateFireSacred Fire++0.9% Gainover Chandelure
  7. Mega AbomasnowMega RaidFireIncinerateFireSacred Fire++0.8% Gainover Volcarona
  8. Chill Drive GenesectTier 5 RaidFireIncinerateFireSacred Fire++0.8% Gainover Volcarona

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15158910/10/10165515/15/15
Raids & Eggs20211910/10/10220715/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25264910/10/10275915/15/15
L404034110/0/0386315/15/15
L505038560/0/0436715/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5139020/0/0442015/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1516551461
Level 2022071949
Level 2527592436
Level 3033112923
Level 3535873167
Level 4038633411
Level 4541113630
Level 5043673856
Level 5144203902

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move100 Candy · 100,000 Stardust
Height / Weight3.81 m · 199 kg
Gender Ratio
Genderless
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Ho-Oh in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Apex Shadow Ho-Oh is caught at level 15 with at least 10/10/10, and a Shadow cannot be traded, so only the spreads it can have are listed. Ranks are still out of all 4,096. It is over the Great League cap at level 15.

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs12/14/142498 CP at level 23
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#31612/14/1424982397.82%
#31811/15/1424932397.81%
#31911/15/1524982397.81%
#36810/12/10250023.597.71%
#45412/15/1324972397.53%
#50113/12/1424982397.45%
#50712/13/1424932397.44%
#50812/13/1524992397.44%
#51111/14/1424882397.43%
#51211/14/1524942397.43%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1206 of 4,096, with 96.55% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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