STAB damage output:
Still, a nice must-have imo
Yes, it is a must-have and...
I have become one of the first people ever to get it!
The crimson Phoenix has come to claim its rightful place with ultimate CP that rivals Mewtwo and allows even low IV ones to sit above Moltres!
Ho-oh! Whoa-oh!
I disagree about it being outclassed, Solar Beam allows it to handle Rock, Water, and Ground types like Rhydon, Vaporeon, and Tyranitar (remember that Stone Edge is a 1 Bar Move, just like Solar Beam) and comes off 263 Attack, while Brave Bird is the single strongest single bar move, while Ho-oh the single strongest released Flying Type, and Rayquaza won’t know it...
This is while Ho-oh hits the Rhydon, and Tyranitars with Steel Wing to build up energy faster because it deals more damage than Tyranitars’ resisted Iron Tail, and Rhydon’s Rock Smash. Even STAB neutral Bite and Mud Slap don’t compare as Steel Wing has the highest DPS for a Quick Move.
Focus on Fire only moves and it loses, focus on Fire typing with coverage (Steel Wing for Tyranitar and Rhydon), (Solar Beam for all 3 Fire weaknesses) or Brave Bird for all your neutral coverage, and you have yourself the Bird that soars above Dragonite.
Steel types Wall every single move of Dragonite, (Metagross and friends are coming).
For all of its Resists:
Solar Beam: Rock, Ground, Water,
Brave Bird: Fire, Dragon
Also to handle Steels that wall it’s other moves:
Fire Blast: Steel
Can any other fire type completely cover all of its Fire resistances?
To be fair: Flying and Fire both cover Bug, and Grass.
Flying also handles Fighting, while Fire handles Ice (mostly part water which neutralizes Type Weakness) and Steel.
Ho-oh will outdamage when going for many of the same types.