Ho-Oh is now the newest Pokémon to join the ever-increasing character fray of Pokémon Unite, as a part of their 3rd Anniversary celebration. It is a new Ranged Defender type Pokémon that has skills to protect and aid allies in battles. Apart from Hu-Oh’s powerful Sustain capabilities, it also possesses a powerful unite move capable of resurrecting allied Pokémon that fell in battle. All these make it a powerful defender-type Pokémon that would essentially change the tide of every teamfight. This guide will let you know about Ho-Oh in Pokémon Unite, its abilities, best items, and team compositions.
Previously, we have discussed how to master playing with other Pokémon like Pikachu, Mamoswine, Eldegoss, Zeraora, Blissey, Charizard, Snorlax, Tsareena, Decidueye, Dragonite, Talonflame, Cinderace, Greninja, Gardevoir, Venusaur, Wigglytuff, Trevenant, Gengar, Lucario, Aegislash, Crustle, Hoopa, Garchomp Absol, Alolan Ninetales, Duraludon, Cramorant, Blastoise, Slowbro, Machamp, Mr. Mime, Greedent, Azumarill, Sylveon, Gyarados, Miraidon, Falinks and Ceruledge. Therefore, one must make sure to check those guides as well. For now, let’s focus on Ho-Oh.
Ho-Oh: In-game Cost
Ho-Oh is an exclusive Unite license currently available for grabs from the Ho-Oh Commemorative event. Via the event, Players can obtain the Ho-Oh UNITE License completely free by rolling dice, completing tile tasks and accumulating at least 1000 Divine Forest coins from the event. As Ho-Oh Unite license will be available for exchange with 1000 Divine Forest coins.
Pokémon Unite Ho-Oh Movesets
Ho-Oh is a ranged defender-type Pokémon on Pokémon Unite that has lots of sustained potential that would let Ho-Oh protect allies more effectively. It has a range of sustain and ally-boost moves in its closet, that would effectively assist attackers on one’s team.
More importantly, Ho-Oh’s Unite move can be a real game-changer in teamfights as its capability to revive teammates makes it even more annoying to face. In short, Ho-Oh possesses lots of offence, sustain and crowd-control abilities that make it a viable team defender.
Basic Attack
Becomes a boosted attack with every third attack, shooting out a sweeping flame that deals increased damage and restores the user’s HP. When the user hits multiple Pokémon with a boosted attack, the amount of HP restored is increased.
Passive: Regenerator
If the Pokémon doesn’t take damage from Pokémon on the opposing team for a set amount of time, it will gradually recover HP.
Ability 1 – Tailwind
The skill has the user whip up a whirlwind in the designated direction, dealing damage to the opposing Pokémon it hits. The whirlwind then remains on the field for a short time.
The ally Pokémon moving in the same direction as the whirlwind have their movement speed increased while opposing Pokémon moving against the whirlwind have their movement speed decreased.
Ability Choices at Level 5
Upon reaching Level 5, Ho-Oh can select either of the following two moves:
| Flamethrower | Sky Attack |
|---|---|
| It has the user blown flames in the designated direction, dealing damage to opposing Pokémon it hits. This move’s cooldown increases the longer the user blows flames. If the user hits Pokémon from the opposing team with this move, the user recovers HP. If the user continues to hit opposing Pokémon with this move, the Pokémon are burned, decreasing their movement speed. When the burned Pokémon moves, it will leave behind scorched ground will also be burned, decreasing their movement speed. | The skill has the user spread its wings and charge, then return to its original position, dealing damage to opposing Pokémon it hits and burning the ground along its flight path for a short time. Burning ground deals damage to opposing Pokémon and applies a slowing effect. When this move is used again, or if another move is used mid-charge, the user stops in place. |
| Upgrade: Increases the length of time the user can continue to blow flames and reduces this move’s cooldown. | Upgrade: Also gradually restores the user’s HP while the user is on burning ground. |
Ability 2 – Safeguard
The skill has the user create a protective field that reduces damage taken from the next attack. When this field reduces damage from an attack, the user’s movement speed is increased for a short time.
Ability Choices at Level 7
At Level 7, either of these two moves becomes available:
| Fly | Fire Spin |
|---|---|
| The skill has the user fly higher, allowing it to move freely over walls, and increasing its movement speed and Attack. After using this move, the user’s next three basic attacks become boosted attacks. When this move is used again, the user lands on the ground forcefully, dealing damage to nearby opposing Pokémon. | The skill has the user generate a blazing vortex around itself, dealing damage and applying a slowing effect to opposing Pokémon it hits. The user redirects a portion of damage taken by ally Pokémon inside the vortex to itself. At the start of this move, the user receives a shield effect. This move ends if the user loses this shield. While the user is still shielded, if a set amount of time passes or if this move is used again, the user releases a heat wave around itself that deals damage to opposing Pokémon. The more damage the user takes while the shielding effect is active, the more damage this heat wave deals. |
| Upgrade: Increases the length of time the user can fly. | Upgrade: Automatically release a heat wave when the user’s shield is lost. |
Unite Move – Rekindling Flame
When a nearby ally Pokémon is knocked out, a feather is left in its place for a short time. This move has the user spread its wings wide and consume all of the Aeos energy it has to revive knocked-out ally Pokémon, returning them to battle at their respective feathers. The more Aeos energy that’s consumed, the more ally Pokémon are revived.
Best items for Ho-Oh in Pokémon Unite
Further in this guide, we will discuss the best-held items for Ho-Oh in Pokémon Unite, as well as its best battle item.
Best Held Items
| Item(s) | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Exp Share | This item is essential as it increases Ho-Oh’s durability and survivability, especially during teamfights. This would further buy time for Hu-Oh to outlast allies and resurrect them with its Unite move. |
| Focus Band | This item is essential as it increases Ho-Oh’s durability and survivability, especially during teamfights. This would further buy time for Hu-Oh to outlast allies and resurrect them with its Unite move. |
| Muscle Band | This item grants bonus damage based on enemies HP. It can be quite essential whilst taking on high HP enemy Pokémon. |
Besides the above-suggested builds, a Ho-Oh player may also use the following held item combo build:
- Exp. Share, Attack Weight, and Muscle Band
- Attack Weight, Weakness Policy, and Focus Band
- Muscle Band, Cursed Bangle, and Weakness Policy.
Best Battle Items
- Eject Button: It helps Ho-Oh to quickly move to a designated place when retreating or chasing opponents.
- Full Heal: It removes all Crowd-control effects and debuffs on Ho-Oh and also increases its damage whilst the item is active.
Pokémon Unite Ho-Oh Gameplay Tips
Our Pokémon Unite Ho-Oh Guide will now discuss how to play or a perfect game plan for the Pokémon, across the game. The following division has two sections of the early and late game, which players must make sure to read, till the end.
Early Game
Since Ho-Oh doesn’t evolve, it is advisable to proceed to the Top/Bottom lane depending on your team’s composition. As a defender-type Pokémon, it is advisable to prioritize protecting and aiding attacker-type Pokémon. Taking held items like Exp. Share makes it more demanding to aid your teammate level up.
Players are also expected to first unlock and use Tailwind as it’s a good damaging move, that can be used to aid both you and your allies apiom level-up farming. As a defender-type Pokémon, try to always stay ahead of your teammate during the fights so you can absorb all the damage whilst aiding your teammate in damaging the opponents.
Ho-Oh should also use Safeguard to boost his durability especially during teamfights and during early-game Wild-Pokémon takedown of bosses like Drednaw and Rotom. On attaining level 5, it is highly advisable to unlock Flamethrower as it allows you to easily chase and attack wild Pokémon. One can also choose Sky Attack, as it also provides extra mobility and high burst damage. One’s final picks depend on which combo one wishes to utilize. Best Combos to use:
- Flamethrower + Fly
- Sky Attack + Fire Spin
Late Game
On leveling up to Level 7, Ho-Oh can choose which ability best combos with the previously selected Level 5 ability. On choosing the best combo, players would be able to bring out the best of Hu-Oh and dominate enemies with its skills.
On unlocking Ho-Oh’s Unite move, it is best to stay close to squishy attacker-type allies so one can easily revive them and put them back up for action. The Unite move can also be very useful during the Zapdos’ fight to ensure your team secures the objective, no matter what. Ho-Oh’s unite move gives any defeated ally a second chance to battle and get things right.
Positioning of Ho-Oh
The best path for Ho-Oh would be the top or bottom lane. Ho-Oh’s focus should be aiding your team’s backlines in battle. Focus on aiding and defending your team’s goal also, as this would help your team secure the match. In short, as a defender-type Pokémon, it is highly recommended that you move along with your allied speedster to help take down objectives.
Ho-Oh with other Pokémon
Our Pokémon Unite Ho-Oh guide will also talk about the relationship between Ho-Oh and other Pokémon.
Best synergies with Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh is a defender Pokémon who would need allying Pokémon with lots of attack and crowd-control abilities to excel much.
| Pokémon | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Venusaur | Can dish out lots of attack damage to enemy Pokémon, coupled with Ho-Oh’s abilities would be an unstoppable duo. |
| Slowbro | Damage output and slow effects from Slowbro coupled with Ho-Oh’s unite move would make it easier for your team to easily win and dominate. |
| Pikachu | The attacking prowess coupled with Ho-Oh ability buffs would make it easier to casually shred all enemies continuously. |
Pokémon which are strong and weak against Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh is countered by Pokémon with high Crowd-control or disable skill abilities. However, Ho-Oh dominates against Pokémon with low or zero mobility as Ho-Oh can easily engage and aid allies to take them down.
| Pokémon that Ceruledge counters | Pokémon that counter Ceruledge |
|---|---|
| Greninja | Slowbro |
| Gardevoir | Buzzwole |
| Cinderace | Trevenant |
| Vensaur | Alolan Ninetales |
| Delphox | Blastoise |
Pokémon Unite Ho-Oh Guide: Tips, tricks and strategies
Our Pokémon Unite Ho-Oh guide includes the perfect game plan for the early and late game during the Unite battles.
- First and foremost, players should not venture alone, not especially into the enemy territory.
- Due to the nature of Ho-Oh’s role, it is advisable to always stay close to allies to support and aid them in battle.
- Take advantage of Ho-Oh passive as it would essentially reduce Ho-Oh’s recalls and make it more available to be with allies.
- Make sure to accumulate lots of Aeos energy before engaging in teamfights as the number of allies that be revived with Ho-Oh’s unite move solely depends on its remaining Aeos energy.
- Utilize Fire Spin’s ability to easily protect allies as it redirects some of enemies’ damage to Ho-Oh.
- Ho-Oh should utilize Fly as a multipurpose mobility ability that can aid transversing terrains, repositioning, and properly aiding teamfight disengages.
Final Thoughts
Players must keep all the valuable points in mind while playing with Ho-Oh. It is indeed a very powerful Ranged Defender-type Pokémon with lots of cool abilities that would undoubtedly help allies remain a constant threat to enemies.
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