Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#250 Ho-Oh

FireFlying

SpeciesRainbow Pokémon
Japanese nameHouou
PronunciationHO-OH
Height12′ 6″ 3.81 m
Weight439.0 lb 197.55 kg
GenderGenderless

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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.

Evolution

Ho-ohThis Pokémon didn’t evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.

Ho-Oh in the original Gengar’s Pokédex — Ho-Oh as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 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.

Where to find Ho-Oh

Game	Where to find it	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									✓
Crystal									✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

Normal×1
Fire×0.5
Water×2
Electric×2
Grass×0.25
Ice×1
Fighting×0.5
Poison×1
Ground×0
Flying×1
Psychic×1
Bug×0.25
Rock×4
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×0.5

3 weaknesses and 6 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Water1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
Grass1st: Good 2nd: Good
Ice1st: Good 2nd: Normal
Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Good
Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Flying1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Bug1st: Good 2nd: Good
Rock1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Dragon1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Steel1st: Good 2nd: Bad

7 advantages and 7 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C	Move	Type	Kind
Start	Sacred Fire	Fire	Special
Start	Safeguard	Normal	Status
Start	Gust	Flying	Physical
Start	Recover	Normal	Status
44	Fire Blast	Fire	Special
55	Sunny Day	Fire	Status
66	Swift	Normal	Physical
77	Whirlwind	Normal	Status
88	Ancient Power	Rock	Physical
99	Future Sight	Psychic	Status

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

Flamethrower, Thunderbolt

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

TM03Curse
TM05Roar
TM06Toxic
TM07Zap Cannon
TM08Rock Smash
TM09Psych Up
TM10Hidden Power
TM11Sunny Day
TM13Snore
TM15Hyper Beam
TM17Protect
TM18Rain Dance
TM19Giga Drain
TM20Endure
TM21Frustration
TM22Solarbeam
TM24Dragonbreath
TM25Thunder
TM26Earthquake
TM27Return
TM29Psychic
TM30Shadow Ball
TM31Mud-Slap
TM32Double Team
TM34Swagger
TM35Sleep Talk
TM37Sandstorm
TM38Fire Blast
TM39Swift
TM42Dream Eater
TM43Detect
TM44Rest
TM47Steel Wing
TM50Nightmare
HM02Fly
HM04Strength
HM05Flash

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups	No Eggs group X

Compatible Pokémon

None: this Pokémon can’t breed.

Egg moves

None.

Stats

Stat	Base	Range at Lv. 100	G/S/C rank
HP	106	385-415	9/4590.32%
Attack	130	328-358	2/4998.41%
Defense	90	248-278	14/5575.80%
Speed	90	248-278	12/4780.20%
Special Attack	110	288-318	7/4694.52%
Special Defense	154	376-406	2/4199.90%
Total	680	1873-2053	1/8799.53%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library