Ho-Oh in Pokémon GO

Type	Fire / Flying
Pokédex number	#250
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	239 / 244 / 214
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	3,863 / 4,367 / 4,420
Max HP, level 50	192
Class	Legendary
Buddy distance	20 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Height / weight	3.81 m / 199 kg

Ho-Oh evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Ho-Oh does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Ho-Oh

Ho-Oh CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,655	1,589	118	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	2,207	2,119	136	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	2,759	2,649	152	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	3,311	3,179	167	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	3,587	3,444	174
40	3,863	3,709	180
45	4,111	3,947	186
50	4,367	4,193	192
51	4,420	4,243	193	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Ho-Oh best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Ho-Oh at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Ho-Oh gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Incinerate	Brave Bird	13.6
Extrasensory	Brave Bird	13.1
Steel Wing	Brave Bird	12.7
Incinerate	Sacred Fire	12.7	Elite TM
Incinerate	Fire Blast	12.4

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Extrasensory	Psychic	11	11	1 s	11.0
Hidden Power	Normal	15	15	1.5 s	10.0
Incinerate	Fire	32	22	2.5 s	12.8	same type, ×1.2
Steel Wing	Steel	14	8	1 s	14.0

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Brave Bird	Flying	130	100	2 s	65.0	same type, ×1.2
Earthquake	Ground	140	100	3.5 s	40.0	Elite TM
Fire Blast	Fire	140	100	4 s	35.0	same type, ×1.2
Sacred Fire	Fire	120	100	2.5 s	48.0	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
Solar Beam	Grass	180	100	5 s	36.0

Ho-Oh weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Fire / Flying. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Rock	×2.56
Electric	×1.6
Water	×1.6
Bug	×0.39
Grass	×0.39
Fairy	×0.625
Fighting	×0.625
Fire	×0.625
Ground	×0.625
Steel	×0.625

Ho-Oh CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 3,863 · HP 180

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.