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Counter guide · Fire / Flying · Gen II

What beats Ho-Oh?

The 5 hardest counters to Ho-Oh ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Archeops outspeeds and hits for 4× with rock-type STAB.

Ho-Oh
No. 250
Ho-Oh
Fire Flying
BST 680 · Speed 90 · Atk 130 · SpA 110

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Archeops
    No. 567
    Archeops
    Rock Flying
    Hits Ho-Oh for 4× via rock-type STAB Takes ½× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 110 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 140)
  2. #2
    Iron Boulder
    No. 1022
    Iron Boulder
    Rock Psychic
    Hits Ho-Oh for 4× via rock-type STAB Takes ½× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 124 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 120)
  3. #3
    Nihilego
    No. 793
    Nihilego
    Rock Poison
    Hits Ho-Oh for 4× via rock-type STAB Takes ½× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 103 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 127)
  4. #4
    Aerodactyl
    No. 142
    Aerodactyl
    Rock Flying
    Hits Ho-Oh for 4× via rock-type STAB Takes ½× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 130 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 105)
  5. #5
    Lycanroc
    No. 745
    Lycanroc
    Rock
    Hits Ho-Oh for 4× via rock-type STAB Takes ½× back from fire-type STAB Speed: 112 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 115)

Ho-Oh's type weaknesses

4× weak to
Rock
2× weak to
Water Electric
Immune to
Ground

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Ho-Oh, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Ho-Oh hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.