Ho-Oh @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 204 Def / 52 SpD
Impish Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Defog
- Toxic
- Whirlwind
Ho-Oh is a great wall thanks to its great HP stat, bulk, and access to Regenerator to keep itself healthy. Ho-Oh can tank physical attacks from Pokemon such as Marshadow, Necrozma-DM, and Zacian not locked into Wild Charge and threaten them back with Sacred Fire or Toxic. It can also use Toxic to come in on special attacks from Yveltal and Calyrex-S and cripple them or cripple switch-ins like Kyogre and Palkia. Ho-Oh can use Whirlwind to phaze threatening setup sweepers such as Zygarde-C and Xerneas. It needs teammates that can come in on Kyogre and Eternatus, so Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Calyrex-S, respectively, are useful to check them. Ferrothorn can also provide entry hazards, which pair well with Whirlwind. Necrozma-DM is another good teammate that can check Eternatus, provide Stealth Rock, and check a boosted Xerneas if Ho-Oh is chipped.
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 204 Def / 52 SpD
Impish Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Defog
- Toxic
- Whirlwind
Ho-Oh is a great wall thanks to its great HP stat, bulk, and access to Regenerator to keep itself healthy. Ho-Oh can tank physical attacks from Pokemon such as Marshadow, Necrozma-DM, and Zacian not locked into Wild Charge and threaten them back with Sacred Fire or Toxic. It can also use Toxic to come in on special attacks from Yveltal and Calyrex-S and cripple them or cripple switch-ins like Kyogre and Palkia. Ho-Oh can use Whirlwind to phaze threatening setup sweepers such as Zygarde-C and Xerneas. It needs teammates that can come in on Kyogre and Eternatus, so Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Calyrex-S, respectively, are useful to check them. Ferrothorn can also provide entry hazards, which pair well with Whirlwind. Necrozma-DM is another good teammate that can check Eternatus, provide Stealth Rock, and check a boosted Xerneas if Ho-Oh is chipped.
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