>>44354632Thing is, he never really gets fleshed out in the same way most other legendaries do. Like even in a movie where Ho-oh was the "focus", it was really just a glorified cameo at the start and end. Even in spinoffs like Colosseum it has less presence than Lugia in the sequel.
I'm pretty sure Episode 1 of the anime has put Ho-oh in a spot where they want to preserve its mystery as much as they can.