Competitive Information for Moltres [Sword/Shield]
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 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.
Moltres is pretty popular Fire and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a super common sight to see Moltres out in the 8th generation battlefield. Moltres is weak to Electric, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Moltres
Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hurricane / Air Slash
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Scorching Sands
- Protect
Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hurricane / Air Slash
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Scorching Sands
- Protect
Special Sweeper Moltres (Popular/Trending)
Moltres is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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 Flame Body, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Moltres will be burned.
♦ Hurricane is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to confuse target. can't miss in rain).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Moltres's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Scorching Sands is a special 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Moltres this turn).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Moltres's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Scorching Sands is a special 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Moltres this turn).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Moltres
Item: Charti Berry / Life Orb
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
- Weather Ball / Hyper Beam
- Extrasensory
Item: Charti Berry / Life Orb
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
- Weather Ball / Hyper Beam
- Extrasensory
Special Sweeper Moltres (Flame Body)
Moltres is a legendary Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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 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).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ 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).
♦ 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).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ 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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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Moltres? 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.
Species: Moltres
Item: Charti Berry / Life Orb
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
- Weather Ball / Hyper Beam
- Twister
Item: Charti Berry / Life Orb
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
- Weather Ball / Hyper Beam
- Twister
Doubles Special Sweeper Moltres (Flame Body)
Moltres is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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 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).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Moltres cannot move next turn).
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch 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).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Moltres cannot move next turn).
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
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 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
- Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect
Most notable and possible best moves for Moltres
- Air Slash
- Burn Up
- Heat Wave
- Hurricane
- Overheat
- Protect
- Scorching Sands
Common Effort Values for Moltres in Sword and Shield
- Modest Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Timid Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Moltres's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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