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Which Ho-oh shall I keep?

Hey, everyone. I usually don't make threads like this (only did it one time lol), but I've managed to catch two Ho-oh yesterday, both with decent IVs worth consideration, and I'm having trouble choosing one over the other. Here are their stats:

-2187 CP, (15 HP/11 ATK/15 DEF), 91 % IV
-2195 CP, (10 HP/15 ATK/15 DEF), 88.9 % IV

(Moveset isn't important right now, as I plan on experimenting with different combinations of Ho-oh's moveset to see which one I personally like the most with the use of TMs.) Lately, I've been seeing a lot of posts highly emphasizing the importance of high attack IV, which is enticing me to choose the 88.9% Ho-oh. Plus, the 88.9% Ho-oh has a higher max CP potential than the 91% Ho-oh. However, I haven't used Ho-oh in battle yet, and don't know how good of an attacker it is. If Ho-oh isn't that great of an attacker, then would it make sense to keep the 91% one, which could play the anchor role like Lugia? The only downside I see to the 88.9% one is its lower HP compared to the 91% one, but I did the IV calculations, and saw that the difference in HP when both are at level 40 is just a mere 4 HP, which isn't a crazy difference, right?

Do you guys have any advice on this conundrum of mine? Of course, if I manage to capture a Ho-oh with better (or perfect) IVs, then this won't matter anymore. But, assuming the 2195 CP Ho-oh is the best one I can find and get, or in the event that I fail to catch one with better IVs, I'd like to be prepared in advance, so I'll hold onto these two Ho-oh until then. Thanks!

Asked by CzarJG247 years 4 months ago

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I would probably go with the 89% just because the ATK is 15 and will give a minimal boost on attacking. Since DEF is 15 on both, it won't matter. And HP would be nice to have 15 cause it's it's lower stats among the 3, but I would still prefer 15 ATK

Thanks for your advice. I'm also leaning towards the 89% one, as well. If I don't find a better Ho-oh after these next two weeks, I'll definitely pick the 89% one!

Hold on to both and continue doing Ho-Oh raids. Make a decision after the Ho-Oh raids are over.

Definitely! (Unless, I find a 98% perfect IV one before Ho-oh raids are over haha)

Even if you're using it as an anchor you're still going to attack with it, are you not? So why should you value attack IV less?

Higher attack IVs mean less power ups to cross damage breakpoints which is much more useful than 4 extra HP which might not even make a difference, but +1 damage on every quick move you use will make a much bigger difference and is always beneficial.

Also in some cases there are breakpoints that cannot be crossed even when maxed out if your attack IV is too low.

Very good point, you're not wrong. I do intend on using Ho-oh to attack gyms, I was just a bit concerned that the 89% Ho-oh would be held back due to lower HP, despite having 15 ATK and 15 DEF. I'll most likely keep the one with the 15 ATK if I don't find a better one. Thanks for the advice!