Would Roost be a Good Move for my Ho-oh?

I have many Pokemon on my Heart-gold version that I want to Poke-transfer when I get another DS and Ho-oh’s one of them. I was thinking about Roost as I want him to have Brave Bird but Roost negates the flying type for one turn and that could be fatal for Ho-oh as ground type moves would destroy him. Please suggest your opinions and movesets and items + EV spreads. Thanks.

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Since Ho-oh has a massive 50% Stealth Rock Weakness, I’d go for Roost. Although this gives it an Earthquake weakness, switching is always availible :) So this…

Ho-oh @ Life OrbTrait: PressureEVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HPJolly Nature

This is my favourite Uber spread for Ho-oh, and this should be near what you’re looking for :)

If you need a healing move then get recover. Recover doesn’t have the downside of roost. For a moveset, I don’t have one. I don’t train Ho-oh

Okay, firstly Ho-Oh is not only Fire, but it’s Flying. This means that Ground-type moves are ineffective on Ho-Oh, so don’t worry about Ground-types.

I’m not one of those people who do EVs and stuff, I’m all about fainting the damn Pokemon under no circumstances. xDBut I’ll suggest a few moves:

AncientPower- Non-PhysicalAncientPower is a rather weak physical move, but it may also rage the Pokemon’s stats at once, so when it does that, it’s incredibly useful. Otherwise, though, it’s a really bad move, and I wouldn’t recommend learning it at all really. :/

SolarBeam- Physical (TM)Well, there’s not much to say about this. SolarBeam is just plain awesome - but it continues onto the next turn, so if you’re playing competitive I wouldn’t recommend it. But if you’re not, this is good against Rock-type Pokemon. You’ll want to get rid of them ASAP, and SolarBeam does the trick. But remember, don’t learn if you’re playing competitive. Otherwise, get that TM and learn it. NOW. o_o

Roost- Non-PhysicalConsider learning this move, it’s not half bad - I mean, it’s nice to have when you need it. It heals 50% of your absent HP, so it’s good when you are at 1HP. Works just like a Revive, really.

Overheat- Physical (TM)I know Ho-Oh already has some major Sp. Atk, so consider this move as well. Overheat can do some pretty damn good damage, despite the loss of all that Special Attack. But like I said, I don’t care about those stat thingys. xD So, if you are like me, go for it. :P

I’m not suggesting that has a full move set - I mean, these are just some suggestions.Oh well, hope I helped. :)