#250 Ho-oh
Ho-oh
Gender Undeterminate
Types
Fire Flying
Name Number Japanese Name
Ho-oh 250 Houou
Pronunciation Species
HO-OH Rainbow Pokémon
Name Meaning
Comes from a mythical Japanese phoenix-bird. The phoenix was a bird that would die in a burst of flame only to be reborn from the ashes.
Height Weight
12' 6" 3.81 m 439.0 lb 197.55 kg
Evolutions
Ho-oh This Pokémon didn’t Evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.
Pokedex Entries
Gold Stadium 2 Legends claim this POKEMON flies the world's skies continuously on its magnificent seven-colored wings.
Silver A legend says that its body glows in seven different colors. A rainbow is said to form behind it when it flies.
Crystal It will reveal itself before a pure-hearted trainer by shining its bright rainbow-colored wings.
Locations Found Time Rarity
Gold Tin Tower (Roof)
To catch Ho-oh (Gold/Silver):
1. Get the Rainbow Wing from the man in Pewter City (Silver) or the Radio Station Manager in Goldenrod City (Gold).
2. You must have the Fog Badge from Ecruteak City's Gym.
3. You may want to get an Escape Rope or a pokémon that knows "Fly" at this time, to escape the tower which Ho-oh is on top, after catching it. Also get strong pokémon into your party. A pokémon with False Swipe and Sleep Powder (or other sleep attacks), may come in handy. Buy many Ultra Balls and Great Balls. Ho-oh will be at level 40 in Gold and level 70 in Silver. So go prepared.
4. Now Fly to Ecruteak City. From the pokémon center, go left, then north the path and go inside the building. Move through the paths in the building until your back outside. Continue moving to the large tower (Tin Tower). Make your way through the tower. Ho-oh is on the roof so when you get there, SAVE it, then catch Ho-oh! Good luck!
Any One
Silver Any One
Crystal Tin Tower (Roof)
To catch Ho-oh (Crystal):
1. Beat the Elite Four.
2. Catch (not trade) Raikou, Entei, and Suicune.
3. Get the Rainbow Wing from the guardians of Tin Tower.
4. You may want to get an Escape Rope or a pokémon that knows "Fly" at this time, to escape the tower which Ho-oh is on top, after catching it. Also get strong pokémon into your party. A pokémon with False Swipe and Sleep Powder (or other sleep attacks), may come in handy. Buy many Ultra Balls and Great Balls. Ho-oh will be at level 60. So be prepared.
5. Fly to Ecruteak City if not already there. To get to Tin Tower: From the pokémon center, go left, then north the path and go inside the building. Move through the paths in the building until your back outside. Continue moving to the large tower (Tin Tower).
6. Make your way through the tower. Ho-oh is on the roof so when you get there, SAVE it, then catch Ho-oh! Good luck!
Any One
How to Catch
Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
G/S           X    
Crystal           X    
Weaknesses (Defense)
Normal = x1 Fire = x0.5 Water = x2 Electric = x2 Grass = x0.25 Ice = x1
Fighting = x0.5 Poison = x1 Ground = x0 Flying = x1 Psychic = x1 Bug = x0.25
Rock = x4 Ghost = x1 Dragon = x1 Dark = x1 Steel = x0.5
Total Weaknesses= 3/17
Total Resistances= 6/17
Defense Ratio= 1 : 2 ⇨ 50%
Advantages (Offense)
Normal =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal
Fire =
1st: Bad
2nd: Normal
Water =
1st: Bad
2nd: Normal
Electric =
1st: Normal
2nd: Bad
Grass =
1st: Good
2nd: Good
Ice =
1st: Good
2nd: Normal
Fighting =
1st: Normal
2nd: Good
Poison =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal
Ground =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal
Flying =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal
Psychic =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal
Bug =
1st: Good
2nd: Good
Rock =
1st: Bad
2nd: Bad
Ghost =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal
Dragon =
1st: Bad
2nd: Normal
Dark =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal
Steel =
1st: Good
2nd: Bad
Total Advantages = 7/34
Total Disadvantages = 7/34
Offensive Ratio = 1:1 (Adv : Dis) ⇨ 100%
Natural Learned Attacks
Note: Attacks in white are physical attacks, Attacks in blue are special attacks, and Attacks in yellow are techniques with no direct damage. To view what an attack/ability is Click Here. (Opens in new window)
G S C Attacks Type
- Sacred Fire FIR
- Safeguard NRM
- Gust FLY
- Recover NRM
44 Fire Blast FIR
55 Sunny Day FIR
66 Swift NRM
77 Whirlwind NRM
88 Ancient Power RCK
99 Future Sight PSY
Moves Learned from Move Tutor (Crystal)
Flamethrower, Thunderbolt
TM/HM Capibilities - Gold/Silver/Crystal         (Move cursor over TM/HMs and hold it to find out what it is)
TM 01 TM 02 TM 03 TM 04 TM 05 TM 06 TM 07 TM 08 TM 09 TM 10
TM 11 TM 12 TM 13 TM 14 TM 15 TM 16 TM 17 TM 18 TM 19 TM 20
TM 21 TM 22 TM 23 TM 24 TM 25 TM 26 TM 27 TM 28 TM 29 TM 30
TM 31 TM 32 TM 33 TM 34 TM 35 TM 36 TM 37 TM 38 TM 39 TM 40
TM 41 TM 42 TM 43 TM 44 TM 45 TM 46 TM 47 TM 48 TM 49 TM 50
HM 01 HM 02 HM 03 HM 04 HM 05 HM 06 HM 07  
Breeding Information (GSC Feature Only)
Breeding Groups: Group X - No Eggs -
Pokémon Compatibility:
Egg Moves: None
Stats Base Min-Max (L100) %ile Rank
Hit Points: 106
385-415 90.32% 9/45
Attack: 130
328-358 98.41% 2/49
Defense: 90
248-278 75.80% 14/55
Speed: 90
248-278 80.20% 12/47
Special Attack: 110
288-318 94.52% 7/46
Special Defense: 154
376-406 99.90% 2/41
Total: 680 1873-2053 99.53% 1/87

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