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Pokemon GO Celebrates 3 Billion Catches with Ho-Oh Raid

Ho-Oh has flown into Pokemon Gyms around the world for the next few weeks.

Ozzie Mejia

November 27, 2017 5:30 PM

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Anyone who has logged into Pokemon GO in the last couple of hours may have noticed that there's a new Legendary Pokemon inhabiting Gyms all over the world. To celebrate a player milestone, Ho-Oh, the fire bird from the Pokemon Gold/Silver, has flown in as the game's latest raid boss.

Thanks to all your hard work last week, Ho-Oh will appear in Raid Battles until 12/12! #PokemonGOtravel #GlobalCatchChallenge https://t.co/YfyBGwfTux pic.twitter.com/mdGoFByyQl

— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) November 27, 2017

"Congratulations! We issued a challenge—and you answered the call," reads the announcement from the Pokemon GO website. "Collectively, you caught over 3 billion Pokémon during the Global Catch Challenge, unlocking some amazing rewards along the way. But that’s not all... As a result of all your hard work, Ho-Oh is now appearing in Raid Battles at Gyms around the world until December 12, 2017. So, gather your friends and find a Legendary Raid near you!"

Ho-Oh's unlock is an additional bonus for Pokemon GO users' completion of the Global Catch Challenge. The challenge completion originally unlocked Farfetch'd, which is still roaming out in the wild right now.

Ho-Oh is a Fire/Flying-type, so bring along plenty of Rock Pokemon to help score quadruple damage. Water and Electric-types can also prove handy in this battle. The Pokemon website has a few more tips, including some suggestions on what to do once the battle is over. Ho-Oh will only be in Gyms for the next two weeks, so get moving!

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?