The new year has begun withPokemon GObringing Ho-Oh as the first raid boss of 2021. This legendary Pokemon is available from January 1st, 2021 to January 5th, 2021 for players to fight and attempt to capture.
Something special about this Ho-Oh encounter inPokemon GOis 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 andflying-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 inPokemon 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:
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:
Finally, there are plenty ofelectric-type Pokemonthat 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:
After taking down Ho-Oh, players are recommended to useGolden Razz Berriesor 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 GOis available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
