Ho Oh
Gold

Legends claim this POKéMON flies the world's skies con­ tinuously on its magnificent seven- colored wings.

Silver

A legend says that its body glows in seven colors. A rainbow is said to form behind it when it flies.

Crystal

It will reveal itself before a pure-hearted trainer by shining its bright rain­ bow-colored wings.

Pokédex & Training Data

Classification Rainbow Pokémon
Height 3.8 m (12'06")
Weight 199.0 kg (438.7 lbs)
Abilities N/A in Gen II
EV Yield +3 Sp. Def
Catch Rate 3
Base Friendship 0
Growth Rate slow
Gender Ratio
Genderless
Egg Groups This Pokemon Cannot Breed

Pokédex Numbers

Johto (G/S/C) #248
Johto (HG/SS) #253
National #250

Held Items

None in this generation.

Game Locations

Bell Tower Roof

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Gold/Silver
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Sacred Fire
100 95% 5 Has a 50% chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves.
11 Safeguard
— — 25 Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
22 Gust
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air.
33 Recover
— — 5 Heals the user by half its max HP.
44 Fire Blast
110 85% 5 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
55 Sunny Day
— — 5 Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
66 Swift
60 — 20 Never misses.
77 Whirlwind
— — 20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
88 Ancient Power
60 100% 5 Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.
99 Future Sight
120 100% 10 Hits the target two turns later.
Crystal
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Sacred Fire
100 95% 5 Has a 50% chance to burn the target. Lets frozen Pokémon thaw themselves.
11 Safeguard
— — 25 Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
22 Gust
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air.
33 Recover
— — 5 Heals the user by half its max HP.
44 Fire Blast
110 85% 5 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
55 Sunny Day
— — 5 Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
66 Swift
60 — 20 Never misses.
77 Whirlwind
— — 20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
88 Ancient Power
60 100% 5 Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.
99 Future Sight
120 100% 10 Hits the target two turns later.

TM/HM Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
HM02 Fly
90 95% 15 User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
HM04 Strength
80 100% 15 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
HM05 Flash
— 100% 20 Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.
TM03 Curse
— — 10 Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
TM05 Roar
— — 20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
TM06 Toxic
— 90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM07 Zap Cannon
120 50% 5 Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.
TM08 Rock Smash
40 100% 15 Has a 50% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
TM09 Psych Up
— — 10 Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s.
TM10 Hidden Power
60 100% 15 Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11 Sunny Day
— — 5 Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM13 Snore
50 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM15 Hyper Beam
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM17 Protect
— — 10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM18 Rain Dance
— — 5 Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
TM19 Giga Drain
75 100% 10 Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
TM20 Endure
— — 10 Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM21 Frustration
— 100% 20 Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM22 Solar Beam
120 100% 10 Requires a turn to charge before attacking.
TM24 Dragon Breath
60 100% 20 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
TM25 Thunder
110 70% 10 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
TM26 Earthquake
100 100% 10 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.
TM27 Return
— 100% 20 Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM29 Psychic
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
TM30 Shadow Ball
80 100% 15 Has a 20% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
TM31 Mud Slap
20 100% 10 Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
TM32 Double Team
— — 15 Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.
TM34 Swagger
— 85% 15 Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM35 Sleep Talk
— — 10 Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM37 Sandstorm
— — 10 Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.
TM38 Fire Blast
110 85% 5 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
TM39 Swift
60 — 20 Never misses.
TM42 Dream Eater
100 100% 15 Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
TM43 Detect
— — 5 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM44 Rest
— — 5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM47 Steel Wing
70 90% 25 Has a 10% chance to raise the user’s Defense by one stage.
TM50 Nightmare
— 100% 15 Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it’s asleep.

Tutor Moves

Crystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Flamethrower
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Thunderbolt
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Base Stats

Hp 106
Attack 130
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 110
Sp. Def 154
Speed 90
Total 680

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

0.5x
2x
0.25x
2x
0.5x
0x
0.25x
4x
0.5x
0.5x