Where can I find Ho-Oh in Polished Crystal?

Ho-Oh can be obtained as a legendary at Tin Tower Roof in Polished Crystal.

Ho-Oh is a fire/flying-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Ho-Oh learn in Polished Crystal?

Ho-Oh can learn 15+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Ho-Oh have?

Ho-Oh's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Pressure, Drought, Regenerator.

Ho-Oh

fireflying

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It will reveal itself before a pure-hearted trainer by shining its bright rainbow-colored wings.

Ho-Oh needs the Rainbow Wing, which ALSO means you need to catch all three legendary dogs and then also beating the Elite Four. Then you can go to the Tin Tower Roof where Ho-Oh is at Level 75. Its a long process to get here!

Ho-Oh is the more offensive counterpart to Lugia. Sacred Fire is great - 50% burn chance plus STAB makes it hurt! Regenerator heals you when you switch out, so you can hit hard and pivot to something else. Brave Bird for secondary STAB, Earthquake or Recover for the last slots. Like Moltres, it hates Stealth Rock, but Regenerator helps offset that. Also banned from Battle Tower.

Remember, every Legendary will have 3 perfect IVs when caught.

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

FireFlying

Dex

#286

Abilities

Pressure(Primary)

Raises the foe's PP usage.

Drought(Secondary)

Summons sunlight when switched in.

Regenerator(Hidden)

Restores HP when withdrawn.

Growth Rate

Slow

Gender Ratio

Genderless

Egg Groups

Unknown

Hatch Rate

Unknown

Catch Rate

Poké Ball1.6%

Great Ball1.6%

Ultra Ball1.6%

Base Exp

220

EV Yield

3 SpecialDefense

Wild Held Items

Sacredash(100%)

Weak To

water ×2electric ×2rock ×4

Resists

fire ×0.5grass ×0.25fighting ×0.5bug ×0.25steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5

Immune To

ground

Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

This Pokémon does not evolve.

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How to Obtain

There's a one-time encounter in Tin Tower Roof at level 75.

Location	Level	Method	Form	Held Item	Prerequisite
Tin Tower Roof	Lv. 75	legendary	-	-	-

Level Up Moves (15)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Roar	normal		0	100	20
1	Roar	Scares wild foes to end battle.
RoarLevel: 1
normal		0	100	20
Scares wild foes to end battle.
9	Gust	flying		40	100	35
9	Gust	Whips up a strong gust of wind.
GustLevel: 9
flying		40	100	35
Whips up a strong gust of wind.
15	Dragonbreath	dragon		60	100	20
15	Dragonbreath	A strong breath attack.
DragonbreathLevel: 15
dragon		60	100	20
A strong breath attack.
23	Extrasensory	psychic		80	100	20
23	Extrasensory	An attack that may cause flinching.
ExtrasensoryLevel: 23
psychic		80	100	20
An attack that may cause flinching.
29	Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5
29	Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny DayLevel: 29
fire		0	100	5
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
37	Fire Blast	fire		110	85	5
37	Fire Blast	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Fire BlastLevel: 37
fire		110	85	5
An attack that may inflict a burn.
43	Solar Beam	grass		120	100	10
43	Solar Beam	1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
Solar BeamLevel: 43
grass		120	100	10
1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
50	Sacred Fire	fire		100	95	5
50	Sacred Fire	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Sacred FireLevel: 50
fire		100	95	5
An attack that may inflict a burn.
57	Ancientpower	rock		60	100	5
57	Ancientpower	An attack that may raise all stats.
AncientpowerLevel: 57
rock		60	100	5
An attack that may raise all stats.
65	Safeguard	normal		0	100	25
65	Safeguard	Prevents all status problems.
SafeguardLevel: 65
normal		0	100	25
Prevents all status problems.
71	Recover	normal		0	100	5
71	Recover	Restores HP by 1/2 the max HP.
RecoverLevel: 71
normal		0	100	5
Restores HP by 1/2 the max HP.
79	Future Sight	psychic		120	100	10
79	Future Sight	An attack that hits on 3rd turn.
Future SightLevel: 79
psychic		120	100	10
An attack that hits on 3rd turn.
85	Light Screen	psychic		0	100	30
85	Light Screen	Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light.
Light ScreenLevel: 85
psychic		0	100	30
Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light.
93	Calm Mind	psychic		0	100	20
93	Calm Mind	Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def.
Calm MindLevel: 93
psychic		0	100	20
Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def.
99	Brave Bird	flying		120	100	15
99	Brave Bird	A charge that also hurts the user.
Brave BirdLevel: 99
flying		120	100	15
A charge that also hurts the user.

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TM/HM Moves (40)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Calm Mind	psychic		0	100	20	TM04
Calm Mind	Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def.
Calm Mind
psychic		0	100	20	TM04
Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def.
Roar	normal		0	100	20	TM05
Roar	Scares wild foes to end battle.
Roar
normal		0	100	20	TM05
Scares wild foes to end battle.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	100	5	TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Hyper Beam	normal		150	90	5	TM15
Hyper Beam	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Hyper Beam
normal		150	90	5	TM15
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Light Screen	psychic		0	100	30	TM16
Light Screen	Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light.
Light Screen
psychic		0	100	30	TM16
Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Giga Drain	grass		75	100	10	TM19
Giga Drain	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Giga Drain
grass		75	100	10	TM19
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Safeguard	normal		0	100	25	TM20
Safeguard	Prevents all status problems.
Safeguard
normal		0	100	25	TM20
Prevents all status problems.
Bulldoze	ground		60	100	20	TM21
Bulldoze	A Ground attack that lowers Speed.
Bulldoze
ground		60	100	20	TM21
A Ground attack that lowers Speed.
Solar Beam	grass		120	100	10	TM22
Solar Beam	1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
Solar Beam
grass		120	100	10	TM22
1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
Thunderbolt	electric		90	100	15	TM24
Thunderbolt	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunderbolt
electric		90	100	15	TM24
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunder	electric		110	70	10	TM25
Thunder	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunder
electric		110	70	10	TM25
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Earthquake	ground		100	100	10	TM26
Earthquake	Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
Earthquake
ground		100	100	10	TM26
Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Psychic	psychic		90	100	10	TM29
Psychic	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Psychic
psychic		90	100	10	TM29
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Shadow Ball	ghost		80	100	15	TM30
Shadow Ball	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Shadow Ball
ghost		80	100	15	TM30
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Brick Break	fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Brick Break	Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Brick Break
fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Reflect	psychic		0	100	20	TM33
Reflect	Raises Defense with a barrier.
Reflect
psychic		0	100	20	TM33
Raises Defense with a barrier.
Flamethrower	fire		90	100	15	TM35
Flamethrower	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Flamethrower
fire		90	100	15	TM35
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Sandstorm	rock		0	100	10	TM37
Sandstorm	Inflicts damage every turn.
Sandstorm
rock		0	100	10	TM37
Inflicts damage every turn.
Fire Blast	fire		110	85	5	TM38
Fire Blast	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Fire Blast
fire		110	85	5	TM38
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Swift	normal		60	100	20	TM39
Swift	An attack that never misses.
Swift
normal		60	100	20	TM39
An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace	flying		60	100	20	TM40
Aerial Ace	An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace
flying		60	100	20	TM40
An attack that never misses.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Flame Charge	fire		50	100	20	TM43
Flame Charge	An attack that may up user's Speed.
Flame Charge
fire		50	100	20	TM43
An attack that may up user's Speed.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Steel Wing	steel		70	90	25	TM47
Steel Wing	An attack that may up user's Defense.
Steel Wing
steel		70	90	25	TM47
An attack that may up user's Defense.
Roost	flying		0	100	5	TM51
Roost	Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
Roost
flying		0	100	5	TM51
Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
Will O Wisp	fire		0	85	15	TM61
Will O Wisp	A move that may burn the foe.
Will O Wisp
fire		0	85	15	TM61
A move that may burn the foe.
Giga Impact	normal		150	90	5	TM68
Giga Impact	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Giga Impact
normal		150	90	5	TM68
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Flash	normal		0	100	20	TM70
Flash	A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
Flash
normal		0	100	20	TM70
A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
Thunder Wave	electric		0	90	20	TM73
Thunder Wave	A move that paralyzes the foe.
Thunder Wave
electric		0	90	20	TM73
A move that paralyzes the foe.
Fly	flying		90	100	15	HM02
Fly	1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack
Fly
flying		90	100	15	HM02
1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack
Strength	fighting		80	100	15	HM04
Strength	A powerful physical attack.
Strength
fighting		80	100	15	HM04
A powerful physical attack.

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Move Tutor Moves (10)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Dream Eater	psychic		100	100	15	MT09
Dream Eater	Steals HP from a sleeping victim.
Dream Eater
psychic		100	100	15	MT09
Steals HP from a sleeping victim.
Earth Power	ground		90	100	10	MT10
Earth Power	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Earth Power
ground		90	100	10	MT10
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Hyper Voice	normal		90	100	10	MT14
Hyper Voice	Attack the foe with sound waves.
Hyper Voice
normal		90	100	10	MT14
Attack the foe with sound waves.
Iron Head	steel		80	100	15	MT17
Iron Head	An attack that may cause flinching.
Iron Head
steel		80	100	15	MT17
An attack that may cause flinching.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Zap Cannon	electric		120	50	5	MT30
Zap Cannon	An attack that always paralyzes.
Zap Cannon
electric		120	50	5	MT30
An attack that always paralyzes.
Zen Headbutt	psychic		80	90	15	MT31
Zen Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Zen Headbutt
psychic		80	90	15	MT31
An attack that may cause flinching.

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Base Stats

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Ho-Oh in Pokémon Polished Crystal

Ho-Oh is #286 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its fire/flying typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution, and where to find it. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Ho-Oh form.

Similar Fire Pokémon

#275

Moltres

fireflying

#277

Entei

fire

Guides mentioning Ho-Oh

Polished Crystal Legendary & Special Pokémon: Locations and Catch Guide
Find legendary and special Pokémon in Pokémon Polished Crystal, including locations, prerequisites, encounter levels, and roaming or static encounter details.

Ho-Oh

Evolution Chain

How to Obtain

Level Up Moves (15)

TM/HM Moves (40)

Move Tutor Moves (10)

Base Stats

Ho-Oh in Pokémon Polished Crystal

Similar Fire Pokémon

Moltres

Entei

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