Something special about this Ho-Oh encounter in Pokemon GO is that Ho-Oh during these raids has the chance to be shiny. Those who want this unique form of Ho-Oh will need to challenge raids multiple times in order to increase the odds of encountering it.
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With Ho-Oh being a legendary Pokemon, it won’t be a cakewalk in battle to defeat. Most players will need the extra support from multiple trainers in order to beat the raid, but having counters to this Pokemon will help the raid go just a little smoother.
Ho-Oh is a dual fire and flying-type Pokemon. This means that it is weak to rock, water, and electric type moves. It however is also resistant to fighting, bug, steel, fire, grass, and fairy-type moves.
There are plenty of powerful rock, water, and electric-type Pokemon currently available in Pokemon GO. However, some of course are far better than others.
Some of the best rock-type Pokemon to bring against Ho-Oh as well as their most powerful movesets against Ho-Oh are:
Tyranitar - Smack Down and Stone Edge Rhyperior - Smack Down and Rock Wrecker Rampardos - Smack Down and Rock Slide Terrakion - Smack Down and Rock Slide Aerodactyl - Rock Throw and Rock Slide Omastar - Rock Throw and Rock Slide
With water-types, there is a lot more variety in Pokemon due to how common the type is. However, the best ones to bring up against Ho-Oh during raids include:
Mega Blastoise - Water Gun and Hydro Cannon Swampert - Water Gun and Hydro Cannon Kyogre - Waterfall and Surf Gyarados - Waterfall and Hydro Pump Kingler - Bubble and Crab Hammer Feraligatr - Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
Finally, there are plenty of electric-type Pokemon that will be helpful against Ho-Oh. Many of these Pokemon include legendary Pokemon that could have been caught during previous raids, but there are more ordinary non-raid Pokemon as well. These electric-type Pokemon are:
Raikou - Thunder Shock and Wild Charge Electivire - Thunder Shock and Wild Charge Zapdos - Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt Zekrom - Charge Beam and Wild Charge Magnezone - Spark and Wild Charge
After taking down Ho-Oh, players are recommended to use Golden Razz Berries or whatever they can use in order to increase the odds of this legendary Pokemon staying in their Pokeball. There is nothing more disappointing than taking down a difficult raid only for the Pokemon to flee at the end.
Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
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Source: Game Press
