Shadow Ho-Oh

Shadow Ho-Oh is available from Tier 5 legendary Shadow Raids. Shiny Shadow Ho-Oh is available from Raids.

Shadow Ho-Oh can be caught with the following CP values, with an IV floor of 7/7/7:

• 2067 CP – 2207 CP (no weather boost, 100% Ho-Oh at Level 20)
• 2584 CP – 2759 CP (Sunny and Windy weather, 100% IV Ho-Oh at Level 25)

Shadow Ho-Oh is a Fire and Flying type and is weak to Rock, Electric and Water type attacks. Shadow Ho-Oh is an immensely difficult tier 5 raid due to the Shadow Raid mechanism. You will need to be well prepared with top counters, correct move-sets, powered-up Pokémon, and most importantly, Purified Gems.

Communication will be key for this raid! You will want to plan not only your Mega Pokémon team positions, and counters, but also your use of Purified Gems, so be sure you communicate with your fellow trainers.

We would suggest groups of 4+ for trainers with top counters that are maxed out, and armed with Purified Gems, or 8-10+ for lower-level trainers and those without ideal counters. Purified Gems are a must.

As these raids are in person only, you can make use of the Party Power raid bonus through Party Play! The Party Power is a Raid bonus that fills up as members of your Party attack the Raid Boss. Once the Party Power bonus is full, your next Charge Attack will receive a special boost. You can see the Party Power button and your progress towards achieving the bonus in the bottom left corner of your Raid Battle.

Best Shadow Ho-Oh Counters

Shadow Ho-Oh is double weak to Rock, and weak to Electric and Water attacks. Here are the best Pokémon to use against a Shadow Ho-Oh raid boss. Try to pick from the top end of this list, and ensure they have the necessary move-sets, and are powered up.

We would highly recommend the use of Mega Pokémon in Shadow Ho-Oh raids. They provide not only greater damage output, but also boost Pokémon of the same typing in the raid. We would suggest discussing your counter choices with your fellow trainers, and plan Mega Pokémon, and their position in your team accordingly.

If you have a group of 6, for example, one person should have their mega in slot 1, the next slot 2, the next slot 3, etc., you can try to keep the mega boost going throughout the raid.

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Shadow Ho-Oh Stats and Move Set

*Denotes a Legacy Move only obtainable via Elite TM

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Weather Effects

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Shiny Shadow Ho-Oh

Shiny Shadow Ho-Oh is available from defeating Ho-Oh in Shadow Raids. Shiny shadow Ho-Oh has been verified as activated on Reddit. Good luck Trainers!

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Shadow Raid Information & Advice

As a shadow raid, Ho-Oh will hit harder than ever before, so make sure your counters are powered up, have the right move-set, and aren’t weak to the raid boss’ moves. These raids are a tricky group task for even the most prepared trainers, and you will need Purified Gems to defeat them. Shadow Raid Bosses will grow enraged as you battle them, boosting their attack and defence.

You will need to subdue Shadow Ho-Oh using Purified Gems, a new item that can be assembled from Shadow Shards.

Shadow Shards are mysterious gem pieces that may be dropped by Team GO Rocket grunts, leaders, and Shadow Raids. You will need to gather enough shards to use Professor Willow’s newly invented Shard Refiner, and in return, you’ll be rewarded with a Purified Gem. Be sure to have collected as many as you can before you attempt a Shadow Ho-Oh raid, as without them you won’t be able to return it to its normal, non-enraged state. You can hold up to 10 Purified Gems in your inventory at a time.

There are multiple ways Purified Gems can assist your battle against enraged Shadow Raid Bosses:

• When you use a Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss’s attack and defence will be lowered temporarily. This can give you the opening you need to take them down.
• You and your fellow Trainers can use more than one Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid. If used at the same time, their effects will stack.
• If enough Purified Gems are used, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss will be subdued—returned to its non-enraged state—which might give you the edge you need to defeat it!

Purified Gems will show in the bottom left corner of the raid battle when you are able to use them, so be sure to communicate with your raid group to stack their effects!

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