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Moltres's Type

FIRE

FLYING

Moltres's Pokédex #s

National #: 146

Galar #: --

Armor #: --

Crown #: 204

Moltres's Base Stats

HP:: 90

Attack:: 100

Defense:: 90

Sp. Atk:: 125

Sp. Def:: 85

Speed:: 90

Total:: 580

Misc. Info

Height:: 6'7" (2m)

Weight:: 132.3 lbs. (60 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Undiscovered

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,250,000

EV Yield:: 3 Sp. Atk

Base EXP:: 261

Catch Rate:: 3

Base Happiness:: 35

Moltres's Abilities

Here are what abilities Moltres can possibly have, along with their effects.

Pressure: Moves that target Moltres consume 1 PP more than normal.

Flame Body: 30% chance of burning the attacker when Moltres is damaged by a contact move. Speeds up egg hatching outside of battle.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Moltres's weakness and resistance is to various types.

4×: ROCK

2×: WATER

ELECTRIC

½: FIRE

FIGHTING

STEEL

FAIRY

¼: GRASS

BUG

immune: GROUND

Moltres's Evolution Line

Moltres does not evolve into any other known or available Pokémon.

Moltres's Alternate Forms

Moltres's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Moltres can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Moltres learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Gust Does double damage against targets using Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop.	FLYING	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
5	Ember Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	40	100%	25	One Target
10	Safeguard Protects your team from status conditions for the next 5 turns.	NORMAL	--	--	25	User's Field
15	Wing Attack Damages the target.	FLYING	60	100%	35	One Target
20	Agility Raises Moltres's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
25	Ancient Power Has a 10% chance of raising Moltres's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	100%	5	One Target
30	Incinerate Removes any held berry all nearby enemies was holding.	FIRE	60	100%	15	Nearby Enemies
35	Air Slash Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	FLYING	75	95%	15	One Target
40	Roost Heals Moltres's HP by 50% and removes its Flying-type for the rest of the turn.	FLYING	--	--	10	User
45	Heat Wave Has a 10% chance to burn all nearby enemies.	FIRE	95	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
50	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
55	Hurricane 30% chance of confusing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	FLYING	110	70%	10	One Target
60	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
65	Burn Up Removes Moltres's Fire typing after using Burn Up. (This can result in the Pokémon having no type.)	FIRE	130	100%	5	One Target
70	Sky Attack Charges on first turn, attacks on second. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	FLYING	140	90%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Moltres can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM06	Fly Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	FLYING	90	95%	15	One Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM11	Solar Beam Charges for a turn, attacks on the second turn. No charge time in the sun; half damage in the rain.	GRASS	120	100%	10	One Target
TM13	Fire Spin Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	FIRE	35	85%	15	One Target
TM19	Safeguard Protects your team from status conditions for the next 5 turns.	NORMAL	--	--	25	User's Field
TM21	Rest Moltres restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Moltres from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM30	Steel Wing Has a 10% chance of raising Moltres's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	70	90%	25	One Target
TM32	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM38	Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	FIRE	--	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Moltres is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM46	Weather Ball Doubles its power and changes its type based on the weather condition.	NORMAL	50	100%	10	One Target
TM56	U-turn Forces Moltres to switch out after dealing damage.	BUG	70	100%	20	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM92	Mystical Fire 100% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Atk by one stage.	FIRE	75	100%	10	One Target
TM95	Air Slash Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	FLYING	75	95%	15	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Moltres can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR02	Flamethrower Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	90	100%	15	One Target
TR12	Agility Raises Moltres's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
TR15	Fire Blast Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	110	85%	5	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Moltres's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Moltres's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR36	Heat Wave Has a 10% chance to burn all nearby enemies.	FIRE	95	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR43	Overheat Lowers Moltres's Special Attack by two stages.	FIRE	130	90%	5	One Target
TR55	Flare Blitz Has a 10% chance of burning the target. Moltres takes 33% of Flare Blitz's damage as recoil damage.	FIRE	120	100%	15	One Target
TR66	Brave Bird Moltres takes 33% of Brave Bird's damage as recoil damage.	FLYING	120	100%	15	One Target
TR89	Hurricane 30% chance of confusing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	FLYING	110	70%	10	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Moltres can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TUTOR	Burning Jealousy Burns all targets that had their stats raised during this turn.	FIRE	70	100%	5	Nearby Enemies
TUTOR	Scorching Sands Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	GROUND	70	100%	10	One Target
TUTOR	Dual Wingbeat Hits the target two times in a row.	FLYING	40	90%	10	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Moltres learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Gust Does double damage against targets using Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop.	FLYING	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
5	Ember Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	40	100%	25	One Target
10	Safeguard Protects your team from status conditions for the next 5 turns.	NORMAL	--	--	25	User's Field
15	Wing Attack Damages the target.	FLYING	60	100%	35	One Target
20	Agility Raises Moltres's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
25	Ancient Power Has a 10% chance of raising Moltres's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	100%	5	One Target
30	Incinerate Removes any held berry all nearby enemies was holding.	FIRE	60	100%	15	Nearby Enemies
35	Air Slash Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	FLYING	75	95%	15	One Target
40	Roost Heals Moltres's HP by 50% and removes its Flying-type for the rest of the turn.	FLYING	--	--	10	User
45	Heat Wave Has a 10% chance to burn all nearby enemies.	FIRE	95	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
50	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
55	Hurricane 30% chance of confusing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	FLYING	110	70%	10	One Target
60	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
65	Burn Up Removes Moltres's Fire typing after using Burn Up. (This can result in the Pokémon having no type.)	FIRE	130	100%	5	One Target
70	Sky Attack Charges on first turn, attacks on second. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	FLYING	140	90%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Moltres can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM05	Roar Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Moltres from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM20	Safeguard Protects your team from status conditions for the next 5 turns.	NORMAL	--	--	25	User's Field
TM22	Solar Beam Charges for a turn, attacks on the second turn. No charge time in the sun; half damage in the rain.	GRASS	120	100%	10	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Moltres's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM35	Flamethrower Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	90	100%	15	One Target
TM37	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM38	Fire Blast Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	110	85%	5	One Target
TM40	Aerial Ace Doesn't miss the target.	FLYING	60	--	20	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Moltres is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Moltres restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM47	Steel Wing Has a 10% chance of raising Moltres's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	70	90%	25	One Target
TM50	Overheat Lowers Moltres's Special Attack by two stages.	FIRE	130	90%	5	One Target
TM51	Roost Heals Moltres's HP by 50% and removes its Flying-type for the rest of the turn.	FLYING	--	--	10	User
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM61	Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	FIRE	--	85%	15	One Target
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Moltres's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM88	Pluck Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Moltres consumes that Berry immediately.	FLYING	60	100%	20	One Target
TM89	U-turn Forces Moltres to switch out after dealing damage.	BUG	70	100%	20	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Moltres's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM94	Fly Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	FLYING	90	95%	15	One Target
TM97	Defog Lowers the target's evasion by one stage. Removes effects on the enemy's field such as Light Screen, Reflect, etc.	FLYING	--	--	15	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target

Moltres's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Moltres's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Moltres's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Moltres is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	290	321	353	384	90
Attack	205	236	268	299	100
Defense	185	216	248	279	90
Sp. Atk	255	286	318	349	125
Sp. Def	175	206	238	269	85
Speed	185	216	248	279	90
Total					580

Where to Find Moltres in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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If you're looking for where to find Moltres, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Moltres in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Moltres

Catchable as a legendary boss Pokémon during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 70. Only one of this Pokémon can be caught and taken with you in Dynamax Adventures per game save. Keep this in mind if attempting to get a Shiny version of this Pokémon! (Catching this Pokémon but refusing to take it with you after the Dynamax Adventure is complete will still allow you to try again in the future, with a new chance of it being Shiny.)

Location information on where to find Moltres in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Moltres

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

It's one of the legendary bird Pokémon. When Moltres flaps its flaming wings, they glimmer with a dazzling red glow.

Shield

There are stories of this Pokémon using its radiant, flame-cloaked wings to light up paths for those lost in the mountains.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

It is said to be the legendary bird Pokémon of fire. Every flap of its wings creates a dazzling flare of flames.

Y

One of the legendary bird Pokémon. It is said that its appearance indicates the coming of spring.

Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire

Moltres is a legendary bird 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.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

One of the legendary bird Pokémon. It is said that its appearance indicates the coming of spring.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond Pearl Platinum

One of the legendary bird Pokémon. It is said that its appearance indicates the coming of spring.

HeartGold

This legendary Pokémon scatters embers with every flap of its wings. It is a thrilling sight to behold.

SoulSilver

This legendary bird Pokémon is said to bring early spring to the wintry lands it visits.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby Sapphire

MOLTRES is a legendary bird 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.

Emerald

MOLTRES is a legendary bird POKéMON that can control fire. If injured, it is said to dip its body in the molten magma of a volcano to burn and heal itself.

FireRed

One of the legendary bird POKéMON. Those seeing it are overwhelmed by its orange wings that seem to be on fire.

LeafGreen

It is said to be the legendary bird POKéMON of fire. Every flap of its wings creates a dazzling flare of flames.

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

Gold

This legendary POKéMON scatters embers with every flap of its wings. It is a thrilling sight to behold.

Silver

This legendary bird POKéMON is said to bring early spring to the wintry lands it visits.

Crystal

Legendary bird POKéMON. It is said to migrate from the south along with the spring.

Generation 1 Pokédex Entries

Red Blue

Known as the legendary bird of fire. Every flap of its wings creates a dazzling flash of flames.

Yellow

A legendary bird POKéMON. As it flaps its flaming wings, even the night sky will turn red.

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Misc. Info

Moltres's Abilities

Weaknesses & Resistances

Moltres's Evolution Line

Moltres's Alternate Forms

Related Forms

Galarian Moltres

Moltres's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Level Up Moves

TM Moves

TR Moves

Move Tutor Moves

Level Up Moves

TM Moves

Moltres's Detailed Stats

Where to Find Moltres in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Special Ways to Get Moltres

Pokédex Entries for Moltres

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