Moltres

#146 (Kanto)

#147 Dratini ›

Pokémon type

Fire

Flying

Moltres weaknesses

Moltres is weak to Water and Electric-type moves, and doubly weak to Rock-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Moltres is resistant to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Fire and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Bug and Grass-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Moltres

The best moves for Moltres are Fire Spin and Fly when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Wing Attack and Overheat deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Fire Spin

15.6DPS

Fly

54DPS

Defending

Fire Spin

15.6DPS

Fly

54DPS

Trainer Battles

Wing Attack

4EPT

Overheat

2.84DPE

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Evolution

Moltres currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Moltres:

Normal

Galarian Form

Game images

Moltres, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Pokémon 30th Anniversary: All Out

7th Mar

Pokémon 30th Anniversary

3rd Mar

Road to Kalos

23rd Feb

Summary

Moltres is a legendary Fire & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Rock, Water and Electric moves. Moltres's best moveset is Fire Spin & Fly and it has a Max CP of 3,917.

About

"Moltres is a Legendary Pokémon that has the ability to control fire. If this Pokémon is injured, it is said to dip its body in the molten magma of a volcano to burn and heal itself."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Fire Spin	13	9	15.6
Wing Attack	10	11	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Fly	90	2	2.16
Ancient Power	70	3	2.12
Sky Attack Elite TM	80	2	1.92
Overheat	160	1	1.92
Fire Blast	140	1	1.68
Heat Wave	95	1	1.14
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Wing Attack	5	2	3	4
Fire Spin	11	3	4.4	3.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Overheat ▼▼ att	130	55	2.84
Fly	80	45	2.13
Fire Blast	140	80	2.1
Heat Wave	75	45	2
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Sky Attack Elite TM	75	50	1.8
Ancient Power ▲ att ▲ def	60	45	1.33
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	15.5	100%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	14.9	96%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Sky Attack Elite TM 48 DPS	14.6	94%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	14.4	93%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Sky Attack Elite TM 48 DPS	13.9	89%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	13.6	88%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	13.5	87%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	12.6	81%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Heat Wave 38 DPS	12.2	79%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.1	78%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Heat Wave 38 DPS	11.1	71%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	10.8	69%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	10.7	69%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	9.8	64%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	9.6	62%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	7.5	49%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	5.7	100%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	5.5	98%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Sky Attack Elite TM 48 DPS	5.3	94%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	5.3	93%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Sky Attack Elite TM 48 DPS	5.1	90%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	5	89%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	5	88%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	4.7	82%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	4.6	82%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	4.4	78%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Heat Wave 38 DPS	4.4	77%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Heat Wave 38 DPS	3.9	70%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.7	66%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.3	58%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.8	49%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.2	39%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Overheat 2.84 DPE	14	14.4	100%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Overheat 2.84 DPE	18	13.9	97%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Fly 2.13 DPE	12	11.5	80%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Fly 2.13 DPE	15	11.5	80%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Fire Blast 2.1 DPE	20	11.4	79%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Fire Blast 2.1 DPE	24	11.4	79%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Heat Wave 2 DPE	15	11.1	77%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Heat Wave 2 DPE	12	11	77%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	10.6	74%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	73%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Sky Attack Elite TM 1.8 DPE	15	10.4	72%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Sky Attack Elite TM 1.8 DPE	14	10.2	71%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Ancient Power 1.33 DPE	15	8.8	62%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Ancient Power 1.33 DPE	12	8.3	58%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	4.9	34%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	25%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Moltres?

Moltres is weak to Water and Electric moves, and doubly weak to Rock moves.

The best counter to Moltres is Mega Diancie with Rock Throw and Rock Slide, followed by Mega Tyranitar, Mega Aerodactyl and Rampardos.

The top Moltres counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Diancie	Rock Throw Rock Slide	100%
Mega Diancie	Rock Throw Power Gem	98%
Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down Stone Edge	88%
Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw Rock Slide	86%
Rampardos	Smack Down Rock Slide	85%
Glimmora	Rock Throw Meteor Beam	85%
Glimmora	Smack Down Meteor Beam	81%
Tyrantrum	Rock Throw Meteor Beam	79%
Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw Ancient Power	78%
Gigalith	Lock-On Meteor Beam	78%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		251
Defense		181
Stamina		207

Max HP

Level 40

175

Size

Height	2 m
Weight	60 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,485
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,980
Level 30 Max wild	2,970
Level 40	3,465
Level 50	3,917

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,475
Level 35 (wild)	3,218