Pokemon GO Shadow Ho-Oh raid guide: Weaknesses and best counters

A Pokemon GO Shadow Ho-Oh raid guide will be necessary for those willing to challenge this beast. It returns to 5-star Shadow Raids for the Ho-Oh Shadow Raid Day event from 2 - 5 pm local time on January 19, 2025. During this time, players can challenge it in battle using both regular and Remote Raid passes.

To find out about the raid boss' weaknesses and best counters, check out this Pokemon GO Shadow Ho-Oh raid guide.

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Pokemon GO Shadow Ho-Oh raid weaknesses

What is super-effective against Shadow Ho-Oh in Pokemon GO?

Shadow Ho-Oh is a Fire- Flying-type Pocket Monster. This means it is weak to Rock-, Water-, and Electric-type damage.

To learn more about type matchups, check out our Pokemon Type Calculator.

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Shadow Ho-Oh's stat distribution and moveset in Pokemon GO

As a 5-star Shadow Raid boss in Pokemon GO, Shadow Ho-Oh has the following stats:

• Combat Power: 50,064
• Attack: 239 (+20%) [This goes up when the raid boss is Enraged]
• Defense: 244 (-20%) [This goes up significantly when the raid boss is Enraged]
• Stamina: 15,000 HP
• Fast Attacks: Extrasensory, Hidden Power, Incinerate, and Steel Wing
• Charged Attacks: Brave Bird, Solar Beam, and Fire Blast.

Shadow Ho-Oh raids last for 300 seconds and can be challenged by 20 players at a time. The battle ends when the timer runs our or when the raid boss has no HP remaining.

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Best counters to Pokemon GO Shadow Ho-Oh raids

Ho-Oh in the anime (Image via TPC)

The best Pocket Monsters to counter 5-star Pokemon GO Shadow Registeel raids are Mega Tyranitar, Primal Kyogre, and Shadow Raikou with their best movesets.

Best Rock-type counters to Shadow Ho-Oh

• Shadow Rhyperior with Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
• Shadow or Mega Tyranitar with Smack Down and Stone Edge
• Tyrantrum with Rock Throw and Meteor Beam
• Shadow Rampardos with Smack Down and Rock Slide

Best Electric-type counters to Shadow Ho-Oh

• Shadow or regular Raikou with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge
• Xurkitree with Thunder Shock and Discharge
• Zekrom with Charge Beam and Fusion Bolt
• Shadow Electrivire with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge
• Shadow Zapdos with Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt

Best Water-type counters to Shadow Ho-Oh

• Primal or Shadow Kyogre with Waterfall and Origin Pulse
• Shadow or Mega Gyarados with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
• Mega Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
• Shadow Empoleon with Waterfall and Hydro Cannon
• Shadow Feraligatr with Waterfall and Hydro Cannon

The following search strings will help you find the best counters of each of these types in your collection:

• Rock&@Rock&cp2000-
• Electric&@Electric&cp2000-
• Water&@Water&cp2000-

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Pokemon GO Shadow Ho-Oh raid catch CP and shiny availability

Ho-Oh shiny comparison (Image via TPC)

The CP of the Shadow Ho-Oh encounter during the Shadow Raid Day event will lie in one of the following ranges:

• No weather boost: 2,119 - 2,207 CP at level 20 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)
• Weather boosted (Sunny and Windy): 2,649 - 2,759 CP at level 25 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)

What are the 100% IV CPs from Pokemon GO Shadow Ho-Oh raids?

Here are the 100% CPs from Pokemon GO Shadow Ho-Oh raids:

• No weather boost: 2,207 CP
• Weather boosted (Snowy): 2,759 CP

Can Shadow Ho-Oh be shiny in Pokemon GO raids?

It is possible to find Shiny Shadow Ho-Oh in Pokemon GO from raids. The creature usually has 1-in-20 shiny odds, but during the Raid Day event, that will be boosted to 1-in-10.

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• Buddy Evolution Adventure Together guide
• Best Fast Attacks in Pokemon GO
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• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters