Is Ho-Oh Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Event transfer only. Ho-Oh with AbilityPressure is a Fire/Flying legendary at 680 BST. Massive Attack and Special Defense. Handles Glacia, Sidney, and most of the E4. Wallace's Water Champion is the one problem. Even 680 BST Fire struggles against the Water finish.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Ho-Oh here.
Ho-Oh has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Ho-Oh has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Ho-Oh has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Ho-Oh has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Ho-Oh resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Ho-Oh trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Ho-Oh has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Ho-Oh has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Ho-Oh has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Ho-Oh has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Ho-Oh trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Ho-Oh has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Trade
Ho Oh cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 44FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5
- LV 77FireSacred FirePower 150Accuracy 95%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Ho-Oh in Emerald
Ho-Oh sits atop Navel Rock at level 70, unlocked by the same MysticTicket that opens Lugia below. With the distributions long gone and a catch rate of 3, the rainbow bird is a transfer for nearly every player now.
Wild Ho-Oh may be holding when caught:
Sacred Ash (always) Fully revives and restores all fainted Pokemon.1 location to catch Ho-Oh
Badge 8How to Get Ho-Oh in Emerald
How to Get Shiny Ho-Oh in Emerald
Ho-Oh perches at the top of Navel Rock, accessible in Emerald through the special Mystic Ticket event, with its shininess left to chance; save at the summit and soft-reset the level 70 battle repeatedly until the rainbow bird burns brighter. See every game where Shiny Ho-Oh can be hunted
Shiny Ho-Oh Evolution
Does Not EvolveHo-Oh Weakness
Type-wise, Ho Oh takes extra damage from Rock, Water, and Electric. Watch out for Rock attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Ho Oh's special bulk (base 154 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Rock |
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Electric |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Fighting, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Ho Oh Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Ho-Oh
 Kyogre Water | S | |
Obtain MethodMarine Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ho Oh View Kyogre builds →Hydro Pump 2x73-86% Thunderbolt 2x38-46% Ancient Power 4x56-66% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Frontier Interact Encounter | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ho Oh View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 4x84-98% Thunderbolt 2x16-19% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ho Oh View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 4x100-118%KO Water Pulse 2x14-16% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ho Oh View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 4x88-103%KO Thunderbolt 2x15-18% Surf 2x15-18% | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ho Oh View Walrein builds →Surf 2x40-47% Rock Tomb 4x39-46% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ho Oh View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 4x75-89% Thunderbolt 2x18-22% Surf 2x18-22% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ho Oh View Swampert builds →Surf 2x36-43% Rock Tomb 4x50-59% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Ho-Oh Evolutions
No breeding, no evolution. Ho Oh is a Fire/Flying legendary with 680 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
E Ho-Oh Best Moveset
130 base Attack and 154 Sp. Def give Ho-Oh a unique profile as a physically offensive tank that absorbs special hits most Fire types cannot. The moveset hits hard with physical Flying TermStab through MoveSacred Fire, whose 50%% burn chance cripples the physical attackers that try to check it.
Best Build
Ho-Oh best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Support Moveset
- Sacred Fire
- Recover
- Shadow Ball
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Ho Oh learns Overheat and Fire Blast naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Rock and beyond give it real matchup play.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 35 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its feathers--which glow in seven colors depending on the angle at which they are struck by light--are thought to bring joy. It is said to live at the foot of a rainbow.
Ho-Oh Emerald Guide
Ho-Oh is a static encounter at Navel Rock in Emerald. Ho-Oh appears at level 70. Prerequisite: Requires MysticTicket event item. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Emerald, Ho-Oh plays as a wall. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In Emerald, Timid is the go-to nature for Ho-Oh. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the wall role.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Gold & Silver, Ho Oh has been featured in 17 titles across 8 generations. Legendary status means a single encounter per playthrough in most games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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