Competitive Information for Galarian Moltres [Sword/Shield]
Dark / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Moltres-galar? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Tapu FiniRegielekiKartanaLandorus-TherianDusclopsGlastrierMamoswineIncineroarWhimsicottRotom-Heat
Moltres is popular Dark and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's pretty common to find yourself dealing with Moltres when battling in the 8th generation meta. Moltres is weak to Electric, Fairy, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Weakness Policy / Life Orb
Ability: Berserk
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hurricane / Air Slash
- Fiery Wrath / Snarl
- Nasty Plot
- Protect
Special Sweeper Moltres-Galar (Popular/Trending)
Moltres is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Weakness Policy activates if Moltres is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. Life Orb boosts the power of Moltres's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Berserk, Moltres's sp. Atk is raised by 1 when it reaches 1/2 or less of its max hp.
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Fiery Wrath is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Nasty Plot is a status move (raises your Moltres's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Moltres this turn).
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Item: Sitrus Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Berserk
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Foul Play / Lash Out
- Facade / Giga Impact
- U-turn
Physical Sweeper Moltres-Galar (Berserk)
Moltres is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Moltres's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. The Shell Bell item option is to help Moltres recover from the recoil damage it may take from Brave Bird. With Berserk, Moltres's sp. Atk is raised by 1 when it reaches 1/2 or less of its max hp. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Lash Out is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Dark-type move (2x power if your Moltres had a stat lowered this turn).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Moltres is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Giga Impact is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (Moltres cannot move next turn).
◆ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Moltres switches out after damaging the target).
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Item: Sitrus Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Berserk
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Fiery Wrath / Dark Pulse
- Air Slash / Gust
- Ancient Power / Hyper Voice
- Shadow Ball / Hex
Special Sweeper Moltres-Galar (Berserk)
Moltres is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Moltres's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. Life Orb boosts the power of Moltres's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Berserk, Moltres's sp. Atk is raised by 1 when it reaches 1/2 or less of its max hp. Ancient Power was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Gust is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce, fly, and sky drop).
◆ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hex is a special 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Moltres-galar? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Tapu FiniRegielekiKartanaLandorus-TherianDusclopsGlastrierMamoswineIncineroarWhimsicottRotom-Heat
Item: Assault Vest
Ability: Berserk
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 140 Hp / 44 Def / 108 SpA / 4 SpD / 212 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Fiery Wrath
- Hurricane
- Snarl
- Sucker Punch
Doubles Special Sweeper Moltres-Galar (Popular VGC)
Moltres is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. This particular build was popular during past competitions. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Berserk, Moltres's sp. Atk is raised by 1 when it reaches 1/2 or less of its max hp. With a Assault Vest equipped to it, Moltres's sp. Def is 1.5x, but it can only select damaging moves.
◆ Hurricane is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to confuse target. Can't miss in rain).
◆ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
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Item: Sitrus Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Berserk
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Foul Play / Lash Out
- Facade / Giga Impact
- U-turn
Doubles Physical Sweeper Moltres-Galar (Berserk)
Moltres is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Moltres's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. The Shell Bell item option is to help Moltres recover from the recoil damage it may take from Brave Bird. With Berserk, Moltres's sp. Atk is raised by 1 when it reaches 1/2 or less of its max hp. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Lash Out is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Dark-type move (2x power if your Moltres had a stat lowered this turn).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Moltres is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Giga Impact is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (Moltres cannot move next turn).
◆ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Moltres switches out after damaging the target).
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Item: Sitrus Berry / Throat Spray
Ability: Berserk
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Fiery Wrath / Snarl
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Air Slash / Gust
- Shadow Ball / Hex
Doubles Special Sweeper Moltres-Galar (Berserk)
Moltres is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Moltres's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Snarl or Hyper Voice) and raises Moltres's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Berserk, Moltres's sp. Atk is raised by 1 when it reaches 1/2 or less of its max hp.
◆ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Moltres cannot move next turn).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Gust is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce, fly, and sky drop).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hex is a special 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Moltres-galar 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Moltres-galar can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Moltres-galar
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Berserk + Item: Sitrus berry
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
Moves that boost Moltres-galar's stats
- Agility
- Ancient Power
- Nasty Plot
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Moltres-galar
- Air Slash
- Fiery Wrath
- Hurricane
- Nasty Plot
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Taunt
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Moltres-galar in Sword and Shield
- Timid Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 156/0/4/156/4/188 )
- Optimize Moltres-galar's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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