What is a good competitive moveset for Moltres? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Moltres is a pretty decent Fire and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty regular sight to see Moltres out in the 3rd generation battlefield. Moltres is weak to Electric, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Moltres Item: Charcoal / White Herb Ability: Pressure Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk) Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk) EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe Moveset: - Overheat / Flamethrower - Extrasensory - Morning Sun - Protect
Special Sweeper Moltres (Pressure)
Moltres is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Moltres's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Pressure, if Moltres is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Moltres's special attack by 2 stages). ♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target). ♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Moltres by a weather-dependent amount). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Moltres this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Moltres? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Moltres is a legendary Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Pressure, if Moltres is the target of a move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes). ♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Moltres's special attack by 2 stages). ♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Moltres by a weather-dependent amount). ♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Moltres this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Moltres learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Moltres can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Moltres
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Most notable and possible best moves for Moltres
Fire Blast
Flamethrower
Hidden Power Grass
Overheat
Protect
Roar
Will-O-Wisp
Common Effort Values for Moltres in Ruby and Sapphire
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