Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Ho-Oh

Ho-Oh

Rainbow Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Ho-Oh is a Fire and Flying Type Rainbow Pokémon, with a 0.4% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Ho-Oh can be found with Pressure as an Ability and has a Slow growth rate with a 3 Special Defense EV Yield. We recommend the Gentle Nature, based on 680 combined Base Stats.

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Ho-Oh Stats & Abilities
Ho-Oh Evolutions
Ho-Oh Locations
Ho-Oh Weakness
Ho-Oh Best Moves
Ho-Oh Level Up Moves
Ho-Oh TM Moves
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Ho-Oh Stats and Abilities

Based on Ho-Oh Base IVs we consider this pokemon S-Tier choice. Ho-Oh Highest IV Stat is Special Defense 154 and the Lowest being Defense 90.


Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
D	HP	106	322	416
S	Attack	130	238	394
E	Defense	90	166	306
B	Special Attack	110	202	350
A	Special Defense	154	281	447
D	Speed	90	166	306
S	Total	680


Ho-Oh	Detail
Best Nature	Gentle ↑ +10% Special Defense ↓ -10% Defense
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance
Like/Dislikes	Likes: Bitter Dislikes: Sour
EV Yield	3 Special Defense
Growth Rate	Slow
Catch Rate	3 (0.4% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Undiscovered
Egg Cycles	120 (30,584–30,840 steps)


Abilities	Description
Pressure Ability 1	Pressure makes any attack targeted at the ability-bearer - regardless of whether it hits - use 2 PP instead of 1.
Regenerator Hidden Ability	A Pokémon with Regenerator restores 1/3 of its maximum HP when switching out.

How To Evolve Ho-Oh in BDSP

The Pokemon Ho-Oh does not have an evolution in the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Series.

Where To Find Ho-Oh in BDSP

How To Get Ho-Oh In Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Ho-Oh is a Legendary Fire Flying Type Pokemon.

Brilliant Diamond Exclusive Pokemon

First obtain the Explorer Kit from the Old Man in Eterna City.
Go underground, while in the Grand Underground you have a Rare chance while mining to mine a Mysterious Shard.
After you have beat the game (Battling and Winning the Champion) - You will need 3 Mysterious Shards or 1 Mysterious Shard L to obtain the Rainbow Slate.
Travel to Ramanas Park located in Route 221, after you enter you can purchase the Rainbow Slate from one of the Vendors.
NOTE: You will need to purchase the current Slates available before new slates will appear in shop.
Take the Rainbow Slate to the corresponding room and place it on the pedestal, you will be transported and the Ho-Oh encounter will begin. 1 Rainbow Slate per encounter.

Ho-Oh has spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You can find the Unevolved form Lv. , within the location using the method.

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Ramanas Park	Interact	Ho-Oh Lv. ?

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Ho-Oh Weakness

Ho-Oh is a Fire and Flying Type pokemon. This will cause Ho-Oh to take More Damage from Water, Electric, Rock Type Moves, and Less Damage from Steel, Fire, Fairy, Fighting, Ground, Bug, Grass Type moves.

You can Click/Tap the Type Icons to view the best pokemon to Counter Ho-Oh Weaknesses


Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage	Rock
2.0x More Damage	Water Electric
0.5x Less Damage	Steel Fire Fairy Fighting
0.25x Less Damage	Bug Grass
Immune to Damage	Ground

What pokemon is Ho-Oh Weak Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Palkia
S	Kyogre
S	Tyranitar
S	Manaphy
S	Zapdos

What pokemon is Ho-Oh Strong Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Ho-Oh
S	Dialga
S	Groudon
S	Celebi
S	Metagross

Best Moves Ho-Oh in BDSP

Best Moveset for Ho-Oh Lv Up Moves based on Power.


Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
90	Sky Attack	Physical	210	90	5	Charges on first turn, attacks on second. May cause flinching.
99	Burn Up	Special	195	100	5	To inflict massive damage, the user burns itself out. After using this move, the user will no longer be Fire type.
81	Future Sight	Special	120	100	10	Damage occurs 2 turns later.
72	Fire Blast	Special	165	85	5	May burn opponent.

Best Moveset for Ho-Oh TM Moves based on Power.


TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
TM68	Giga Impact	Physical	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Special	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM50	Overheat	Special	195	90	5	Sharply lowers user's Special Attack.
TM22	Solar Beam	Special	120	100	10	Charges on first turn, attacks on second.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

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Ho-Oh Lv Up Moves

Ho-Oh TM Moves

Ho-Oh Level Up Moves

List of Moves Ho-Oh can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.


Lvl	Move	Desc
1	Gust	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Special Hits Pokémon using Fly/Bounce with double power.
1	Whirlwind	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status In battles, the opponent switches. In the wild, the Pokémon runs.
1	Weather Ball	Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Move's power and type changes with the weather.
1	Ancient Power	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special May raise all user's stats at once.
9	Life Dew	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User and teammates recover HP.
18	Safeguard	Power: — Acc: — PP: 25 Status The user's party is protected from status conditions.
27	Calm Mind	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Raises user's Special Attack and Special Defense.
36	Extrasensory	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May cause flinching.
45	Recover	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User recovers half its max HP.
54	Sacred Fire	Power: 150 Acc: 95 PP: 5 Physical May burn opponent.
63	Sunny Day	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it sunny for 5 turns.
72	Fire Blast	Power: 165 Acc: 85 PP: 5 Special May burn opponent.
81	Future Sight	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Damage occurs 2 turns later.
90	Sky Attack	Power: 210 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical Charges on first turn, attacks on second. May cause flinching.
99	Burn Up	Power: 195 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special To inflict massive damage, the user burns itself out. After using this move, the user will no longer be Fire type.

Ho-Oh TM Moves

List of Moves Ho-Oh can learn using (TMs) Technical Machine Items.


TM	Move	Desc
TM04	Calm Mind	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Raises user's Special Attack and Special Defense.
TM05	Roar	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status In battles, the opponent switches. In the wild, the Pokémon runs.
TM11	Sunny Day	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it sunny for 5 turns.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
TM16	Light Screen	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Halves damage from Special attacks for 5 turns.
TM17	Protect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM18	Rain Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
TM19	Giga Drain	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special User recovers half the HP inflicted on opponent.
TM20	Safeguard	Power: — Acc: — PP: 25 Status The user's party is protected from status conditions.
TM22	Solar Beam	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Charges on first turn, attacks on second.
TM24	Thunderbolt	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May paralyze opponent.
TM25	Thunder	Power: 110 Acc: 70 PP: 10 Special May paralyze opponent.
TM26	Earthquake	Power: 100 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power is doubled if opponent is underground from using Dig.
TM29	Psychic	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
TM30	Shadow Ball	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
TM32	Double Team	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
TM33	Reflect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Halves damage from Physical attacks for 5 turns.
TM34	Shock Wave	Power: 60 Acc: — PP: 20 Special Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
TM35	Flamethrower	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May burn opponent.
TM37	Sandstorm	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Creates a sandstorm for 5 turns.
TM38	Fire Blast	Power: 165 Acc: 85 PP: 5 Special May burn opponent.
TM40	Aerial Ace	Power: 90 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
TM42	Facade	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM47	Steel Wing	Power: 70 Acc: 90 PP: 25 Physical May raise user's Defense.
TM50	Overheat	Power: 195 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special Sharply lowers user's Special Attack.
TM51	Roost	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User recovers half of its max HP and loses the Flying type temporarily.
TM57	Charge Beam	Power: 50 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Special May raise user's Special Attack.
TM58	Endure	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Burns opponent.
TM68	Giga Impact	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
TM70	Flash	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 20 Status Lowers opponent's Accuracy.
TM73	Thunder Wave	Power: — Acc: 90 PP: 20 Status Paralyzes opponent.
TM77	Psych Up	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Copies the opponent's stat changes.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
TM83	Bulldoze	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Lowers opponent's Speed.
TM85	Dream Eater	Power: 100 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special User recovers half the HP inflicted on a sleeping opponent.
TM87	Swagger	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Opponent becomes confused, but its Attack is sharply raised.
TM88	Pluck	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical If the opponent is holding a berry, its effect is stolen by user.
TM90	Substitute	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
TM94	Fly	Power: 135 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Flies up on first turn, attacks on second turn.
TM96	Strength	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical
TM97	Defog	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Lowers opponent's Evasiveness and clears fog.
TM98	Rock Smash	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.

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