Ho-Oh
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Template:Pokeinfobox Ho‑Oh, romanized as Houou (ホウオウ) in Japan, is a fictional, mythical character in the Pokémon series. The Pokémon's romanized Japanese name is the Japanese word for phoenix, specifically, the legendary Chinese phoenix, the Fenghuang. It represents Pokémon Gold.
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Characteristics
Ho-Oh is similar to a phoenix, and it can see into the future. It flies continuously through the world's skies on its magnificant 7-coloured wings. Its appearance signifies the beginning of an era of peace between humans and Pokémon. It is also said to live at the foot of a rainbow.
Long ago in Ecruteak, there were two towers, the Brass Tower and Tin Tower. Lugia and Ho-Oh resided there for a long time. When the Brass Tower burned down, both fled, never to be seen again. This happened because Lugia and Ho-oh fought in the sky in Pokemon: The Johto Journey's opening for a few minutes . Three Pokémon became trapped in the flames of the Brass Tower and perished. Ho-Oh returned to the tower, resurrected the three Pokémon, who were renamed Raikou, Entei, and Suicune, and had them guard the ruins of the Burned Tower.
Ho-Oh's relationship with the three legendary beasts parallels the relationship Lugia has with the legendary birds Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres.
In the video games
In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, it is caught at the Tin Tower in Ecruteak City.
To catch Ho-oh in Gold or Silver, one must first receive the Rainbow Wing. The way to obtain it varies between the various versions. In Crystal, one must first capture the three legendary beasts. In Pokémon Colosseum, one can receive Ho-Oh by first purifying every one of Story Mode's Shadow Pokémon, and then using the Story Mode team to completely clear the Battle Mode equivalent of Mt. Battle. The player can import any Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, or LeafGreen Pokemon into the Story mode and use them.
Ho-oh in Super Smash Bros. Melee
Although it is somewhat rare, Ho-Oh can appear in Super Smash Bros. Melee out of a Poké Ball. Once it appears, it will fly up and into the background, and proceed to use the devastating fire attack Sacred Fire, spread across the area of the playing field where its Poké Ball had been.
Anime Appearances
In the first episode of the series, Ash Ketchum sees a large, shining bird flying above the plain, making Ho-oh far and away the first Pokémon to appear in the anime before the games. When he consults his Pokédex, it responds that it has no data on the gorgeous creature, emphasizing that there are many Pokémon that have not yet been identified. Ash later discovers it was Ho-Oh by talking to Morty, Ecruteak City's gym leader, and Eusine, a Suicune fanatic and legendary Pokémon expert. Ash later sees Ho-Oh again as he leaves for Hoenn.
Given the timing of the episode's debut, most people speculate that Ho-oh was created by the series's staff and later incorporated into the second generation of games by Nintendo, or was intended to be one of the 3 Legendary Birds from the original games.
Drawing on the similarity to the Chinese Phoenix, who is said to appear when a great leader or hero is born, the fact that Ash sees it on his first day as a trainer serves as foreshadowing that Ash will save the world or be a legendary hero at least once. Indeed, although Ash hasn't done anything similar in the series, he did save the world in both Pokémon: The First Movie when he convinces Mewtwo that humans aren't evil and in Pokémon: The Movie 2000 when he brought the three mystic orbs back to their shrine.
In the trading card game
Ho-Oh has made five appearances in the Trading Card Game thus far, and they are in the following sets:
- Neo Revelation (rare Colorless)
- Neo Revelation (holographic Fire-type)
- Skyridge (as a holographic Colorless with the Crystal Type Poke-Body)
- Unseen Forces (rare Fire-type)
- Unseen Forces (holographic Fire-type, as Ho-Oh EX)
The first colorless Ho-Oh wielded a Rainbow Burn attack that did more damage with more different energy cards attached to it. Ho-Oh EX is a Pokemon with a powered up version of the Neo Revelation Ho-Oh's Rainbow Burn attack.