Galarian Moltres

#146 (Kanto)

#147 Dratini ›

Pokémon type

Dark

Flying

Boosted in Fog and Windy weather

Galarian Moltres weaknesses

Galarian Moltres is weak to Rock, Electric, Ice and Fairy-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Galarian Moltres is resistant to Ghost, Grass and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Ground and Psychic-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Galarian Moltres

The best moves for Galarian Moltres are Sucker Punch and Fly when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Sucker Punch and Brave Bird deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Sucker Punch

12DPS

Fly

54DPS

Defending

Wing Attack

12DPS

Fly

54DPS

Trainer Battles

Sucker Punch

3.5EPT

Brave Bird

2.84DPE

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Evolution

Galarian Moltres currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Moltres:

Normal

Galarian Form

Game images

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

Summary

Galarian Moltres is a legendary Dark & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Rock, Electric, Ice and Fairy moves. Moltres's best moveset is Sucker Punch & Fly and it has a Max CP of 3,580.

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
Sucker Punch	5	12	12
Wing Attack	10	11	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Fly	90	2	2.16
Ancient Power	70	3	2.12
Brave Bird	130	1	1.56
Payback	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
Sucker Punch	8	2	4.8	3.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def	130	55	2.84
Payback	110	60	2.2
Fly	80	45	2.13
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
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
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	13	100%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	12.5	97%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	12.3	95%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	11.6	90%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Payback 57 DPS	10.6	82%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Payback 57 DPS	9.9	76%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	9.5	73%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.9	68%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	8.4	65%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	8.1	62%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.7	52%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.2	48%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	4.5	100%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	3.9	86%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	3.6	80%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Payback 57 DPS	3.3	74%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	3.2	71%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	2.8	61%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	2.7	60%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.7	60%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Payback 57 DPS	2.4	52%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.9	42%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.8	41%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.3	30%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def 2.84 DPE	16	14.7	100%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def 2.84 DPE	14	14.4	97%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Payback 2.2 DPE	18	12.5	85%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Fly 2.13 DPE	14	12.3	83%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Payback 2.2 DPE	16	11.8	80%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Fly 2.13 DPE	12	11.5	78%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	11.3	77%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	71%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Ancient Power ▲ att ▲ def 1.33 DPE	14	9.5	64%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Ancient Power ▲ att ▲ def 1.33 DPE	12	8.3	57%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	5.3	36%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	24%

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

Top Galarian Moltres counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Galarian Moltres Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

1.98
2
Zekrom (Shadow)

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

2.02
3
Thundurus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Wildbolt Storm

2.14
4
Black Kyurem

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

2.18
5
Regieleki

Lock-On

Thunder Cage

2.22

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Raichu Y with Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		202
Defense		231
Stamina		207

Max HP

Level 40	175
Level 50	186

Average size

Height	2 m
Weight	66 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,357
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,809
Level 30 Max wild	2,715
Level 40	3,167
Level 50	3,580

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,262
Level 35 (wild)	2,941