Competitive Information for Moltres [Sun/Moon]
Base Stats for Moltres
Fire / Flying
Abilities:
Flame BodyFlame Body: 30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be burned.
, PressurePressure: If this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.25x
2x
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.25x
0x
4x
0.5x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Moltres? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Moltres is a phenomenal Fire and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a normal sight to see Moltres out in the 7th generation battlefield. Moltres is weak to Electric, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Moltres
Item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 104 SpD / 156 Spe
Moveset:
- Flamethrower
- Defog
- Roost / Hurricane
- Substitute
Item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 104 SpD / 156 Spe
Moveset:
- Flamethrower
- Defog
- Roost / Hurricane
- Substitute
Special Wall Moltres (Popular/Trending)
Moltres is a legendary Special Wall. It was designed to take a mighty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Moltres last longer regaining it's it's HP every turn. With Pressure, if Moltres is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Defog is a status move (-1 evasion; clears Moltres and target side's hazards).
♦ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. flying-type removed until turn ends).
♦ Hurricane is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to confuse target. can't miss in rain).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Moltres takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Defog is a status move (-1 evasion; clears Moltres and target side's hazards).
♦ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. flying-type removed until turn ends).
♦ Hurricane is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to confuse target. can't miss in rain).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Moltres takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Moltres
Item: Firium Z / Charti Berry
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Burn Up / Overheat
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Extrasensory
- Hyper Beam / Round
Item: Firium Z / Charti Berry
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Burn Up / Overheat
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Extrasensory
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Moltres (Flame Body)
Moltres is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Flame Body, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Moltres will be burned.
♦ Burn Up is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (Moltres's fire type becomes typeless; must be fire).
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Moltres's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Moltres cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Moltres's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Moltres cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Moltres? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Species: Moltres
Item: Firium Z / Charti Berry
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Burn Up
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Razor Wind / Hyper Beam
- Extrasensory
Item: Firium Z / Charti Berry
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Burn Up
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Razor Wind / Hyper Beam
- Extrasensory
Doubles Special Sweeper Moltres (Flame Body)
Moltres is a legendary Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Flame Body, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Moltres will be burned.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Burn Up is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (Moltres's fire type becomes typeless; must be fire).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Razor Wind is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (charges, then hits foes turn 2. high crit ratio).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Moltres cannot move next turn).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Burn Up is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (Moltres's fire type becomes typeless; must be fire).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Razor Wind is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (charges, then hits foes turn 2. high crit ratio).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Moltres cannot move next turn).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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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.
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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 Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Moltres
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Detect, Endure, Protect
Optimize Moltres's EVs for Sun/Moon
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