Ho-Oh in Polished Crystal

Fire / Flying — where to catch it, what it learns, and how it differs from the official games.

Compared with the official games

Abilities gains Drought

Compared against present-day official data. The Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived after Pokémon Crystal, so a difference here can belong to the series rather than to this hack.

Other changes in this hack

Wild held items: Sacred Ash
Catch rate 3
Base experience 220
EV yield: 3 SDf
Egg groups: None
Growth rate: Slow
Move tutors: Double-Edge, Dream Eater, Earth Power, Endure, Hyper Voice, Iron Head, Sleep Talk, Swagger, Zap Cannon, Zen Headbutt

In the Faithful version

Everything above is the Polished version. In Faithful, its abilities are Pressure, Regenerator.

Ho-Oh in other guides

The same Pokémon, as 16 other hacks change it:

Unbound Emerald Rogue Infinite Fusion Radical Red Gaia Blaze Black 2 Redux & Volt White 2 Redux Inclement Emerald Elite Redux Emerald Imperium Emerald Kaizo Blaze Black 2 & Volt White 2 Sacred Gold & Storm Silver Renegade Platinum Rising Ruby & Sinking Sapphire Blaze Black & Volt White Fire Red Omega

Where to find Ho-Oh

Not found in the wild — evolve or trade for it.

Level-up moves

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Roar Scares wild foes to end battle.	Normal	Stat	—	—	20
9	Gust Whips up a strong gust of wind.	Flying	Spec	40	100	35
15	DragonBreath A strong breath attack.	Dragon	Spec	60	100	20
23	Extrasensory	Psychic	Spec	80	100	20
29	Sunny Day Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.	Fire	Stat	—	—	5
37	Fire Blast	Fire	Spec	110	85	5
43	Solar Beam 1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack	Grass	Spec	120	100	10
50	Sacred Fire	Fire	Phys	100	95	5
57	AncientPower An attack that may raise all stats.	Rock	Spec	60	100	5
65	Safeguard Prevents all status problems.	Normal	Stat	—	—	25
71	Recover Restores HP by 1/2 the max HP.	Normal	Stat	—	—	5
79	Future Sight An attack that hits on 3rd turn.	Psychic	Spec	120	100	10
85	Light Screen Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light.	Psychic	Stat	—	—	30
93	Calm Mind Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def.	Psychic	Stat	—	—	20
99	Brave Bird A charge that also hurts the user.	Flying	Phys	120	100	15

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this hack

TMs & HMs (39)

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM03	Curse Celadon Mansion	Ghost	—
TM04	Calm Mind Celadon Dept. Store	Psychic	—
TM05	Roar Route 32	Normal	—
TM06	Toxic Celadon Game Corner	Poison	—
TM10	Hidden Power Lake of Rage	Unknown	70
TM11	Sunny Day Celadon Dept. Store	Fire	—
TM15	Hyper Beam Goldenrod Dept. Store	Normal	150
TM16	Light Screen Goldenrod Dept. Store	Psychic	—
TM17	Protect Goldenrod Dept. Store	Normal	—
TM18	Rain Dance Celadon Dept. Store	Water	—
TM19	Giga Drain Erika	Grass	75
TM20	Safeguard Celadon Dept. Store	Normal	—
TM21	Bulldoze Route 39	Ground	60
TM22	Solar Beam Goldenrod Dept. Store	Grass	120
TM24	Thunderbolt Goldenrod Game Corner	Electric	90
TM25	Thunder Goldenrod Dept. Store	Electric	110
TM26	Earthquake Victory Road	Ground	100
TM27	Return Goldenrod Dept. Store	Normal	1
TM30	Shadow Ball Morty	Ghost	80
TM31	Brick Break Route 36	Fighting	75
TM32	Double Team Celadon Game Corner	Normal	—
TM33	Reflect Goldenrod Dept. Store	Psychic	—
TM35	Flamethrower Goldenrod Game Corner	Fire	90
TM37	Sandstorm Celadon Dept. Store	Rock	—
TM38	Fire Blast Goldenrod Dept. Store	Fire	110
TM39	Swift Union Cave	Normal	60
TM40	Aerial Ace Mount Mortar	Flying	60
TM41	Substitute Lake of Rage	Normal	—
TM42	Facade Dim Cave	Normal	70
TM43	Flame Charge Burned Tower	Fire	50
TM44	Rest Dim Cave	Psychic	—
TM47	Steel Wing Route 28	Steel	70
TM51	Roost Falkner	Flying	—
TM61	Will-O-Wisp Blaine	Fire	—
TM68	Giga Impact Celadon Game Corner	Normal	150
TM70	Flash Sprout Tower	Normal	—
TM73	Thunder Wave Rock Tunnel	Electric	—
HM02	Fly Yellow Forest	Flying	90
HM04	Strength Cianwood City	Fighting	80