Pokemon GO Shadow Ho Oh Raid Guide

Pokemon GO is adding Shadow Ho-Oh to Shadow Raids for this weekend, and fans are quite curious to learn more about the best counters and weaknesses they can capitalize on to take down this legendary beast.

Ho-Oh has been one of the most beloved legendaries in the Pokemon Universe, thanks to its stature in the anime. Players are always eagerly looking for ways to get the Pokemon, and the addition of it in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet as part of the Indigo Disk DLC was widely celebrated by fans. Now, fans have a chance to catch it in Pokemon GO, and here is how they can make the battle easier for them.

Pokemon GO: Shadow Ho-Oh Weaknesses And Resistances

Shadow Ho-Oh is an extremely strong legendary Pokemon, with its Fire and Flying-type making it strong against a wide range of types. It is weather boosted by Sunny and Windy weather, and defeating it at that time will get even trickier. Thankfully, Pokemon GO compensates for it by giving some additional rewards for catching weather-boosted Pokemon.

As far as Shadow Ho-Oh’s weakness is concerned it is weak against three types, and players can ideally use any combination of these types to whittle down the Pokeon’s HP. It is quite crucial to note that since raids are quite difficult, it is quite pivotal to take advantage of the Same-Type-Attack-Bonus, commonly known as STAB. Basically, players should use the same base type Pokemon as the attack-type, to deal even more damage.

Pokemon GO: Shadow Ho-Oh Counters

Like a lot of other raids, players can use regular or Shadow/Mega Pokemon to beat Shadow Ho-Oh. That being said, considering how tricky it can be to take it down, some Mega and Shadow Pokemon are much more suited for the battle. Here are the best shadow and mega Pokemon players can use against Shadow Ho-Oh.

For players looking to use regular Pokemon instead, there are a few good options as well, although a number of them are just normal counterparts of the shadow/mega Pokemon listed earlier.