Ho-oh - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Ho-oh can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Ho-oh artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Ho-oh learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Whirlwind	Normal	—	100
9	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
15	Gust	Flying	40	100
23	Recover	Normal	—	—
29	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
37	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
43	Swift	Normal	60	∞
51	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
57	AncientPower	Rock	60	100
65	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
71	Punishment	Dark	—	100
79	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
85	Sacred Fire	Fire	100	95
93	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
99	Sky Attack	Flying	140	90

Egg moves

Ho-oh does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Moves learnt by HM

Ho-oh is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying	90	95
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
05	Defog	Flying	—	—
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Ho-oh is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Ho-oh can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Ho-oh learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Whirlwind	Normal	—	100
9	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
15	Gust	Flying	40	100
23	Recover	Normal	—	—
29	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
37	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
43	Swift	Normal	60	∞
51	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
57	AncientPower	Rock	60	100
65	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
71	Punishment	Dark	—	100
79	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
85	Sacred Fire	Fire	100	95
93	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
99	Sky Attack	Flying	140	90

Egg moves

Ho-oh does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Platinum.

Move Tutor moves

Ho-oh can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Twister	Dragon	40	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Ho-oh is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying	90	95
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
05	Defog	Flying	—	—
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Ho-oh is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Ho-oh can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Ho-oh learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
1	Whirlwind	Normal	—	100
9	Gust	Flying	40	100
15	Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
23	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
29	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
37	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
43	Sacred Fire	Fire	100	95
50	Punishment	Dark	—	100
57	AncientPower	Rock	60	100
65	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
71	Recover	Normal	—	—
79	Future Sight	Psychic	80	90
85	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
93	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
99	Sky Attack	Flying	140	90

Egg moves

Ho-oh does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move Tutor moves

Ho-oh can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Snore	Normal	40	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Twister	Dragon	40	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Ho-oh is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying	90	95
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Ho-oh is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Ho-oh can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor