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Ho-Oh vs Lugia: which fits your team?

Lugia leads in both base Speed (110 vs 90) and combined HP, Defense and Sp. Def. (390 vs 350). Those advantages favor Lugia if pace and defensive base stats are your priorities.

The biggest other base-stat difference is Attack: Ho-Oh leads 130 to 90. These figures describe base stats, not a guaranteed head-to-head winner; moves, abilities and battle format matter.

Both are weak to Electric, Rock; choosing one over the other does not remove that defensive gap. Ho-Oh is weak to Water, while Lugia is not. Lugia is weak to Ice, Ghost, Dark, while Ho-Oh is not.