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Defensive (Ho-Oh) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Tera Type: Ground / Water / Steel
Impish Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Earthquake
- Recover
- Whirlwind
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Ho-oh is one of the top gods thanks to not only its fantastic donations, but its ability to wall some of the top physical threats in the metagame such as Necrozma-DM and Zacian-C lacking Wild Charge all while keeping itself healthy with reliable recovery and Regenerator. Sacred Fire is not only a super reliable STAB, but it also scares off most physical attackers that would be otherwise crippled by burn such as Ogerpon-Wellspring and Great Tusk. Earthquake allows Ho-oh to hit Fire-types such as Iron Moth and Ceruledge while also hitting Pokemon such as Eternatus and Pecharunt supereffectively. Recover allows Ho-oh to not be as reliant on Regenerator to stay healthy and keep pressuring the opponent. Lastly, Whirlwind gives Ho-oh a way to force out setup sweepers such as Calyrex-I, Zamazenta, and Arceus formes that may try to power their way through it.
There are a plethora of Pokemon that would appreciate Ho-oh's absolutely amazing 154 Special Defense stat with offensive threats such as Great Tusk and defensive stalwarts such as Ting-Lu and Dondozo shoring up their weaker defensive stat and shrugging off any special attack aimed at the team. Ho-oh also has a solid 130 Attack stat to donate, which is on the higher end compared to other gods, so Pokemon such as Samurott-Hisui and Ogerpon-Wellspring appreciate the nice power boost to their powerful STABs. Thanks to Ho-oh's ability to phaze the opponent, entry hazards pair extremely well with Ho-oh so Pokemon such as Garganacl and Clodsire that can easily set them are natural partners.
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