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Moltres, a Fire and Flying type Pokémon, official artwork

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Moltres: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Moltres is a straightforward attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (125) and Attack (100), with a base stat total of 580. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 5.7% of OU teams.

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What is Moltres weak to?

How much damage Moltres takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toRock
2×Weak toElectricWater
0.5×ResistsFairyFightingFireSteel
0.25×ResistsBugGrass
0×Immune toGround

Moltres takes super-effective damage from Rock, Electric, Water (Rock hit it for 4x damage). It resists Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Steel, Bug, Grass and is immune to Ground.

Best moveset for Moltres

The most-used moves on Moltres in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • RoostFlying-24.7%
  • FlamethrowerFire9024.1%
  • RoarNormal-18.7%
  • U-turnBug7017.1%
  • Will-O-WispFire-9.3%
  • Scorching SandsGround702.5%

Best nature for Moltres

Bold. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Bold with 248/0/248/0/0/12 EVs (57.9% of sets).

Abilities

  • PressureIf this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.
  • Flame Body30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be burned.

Best counters for Moltres

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Moltres:

Best teammates for Moltres

Pokémon most often paired with Moltres on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (50 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Sky AttackFlying14090%Physical
OverheatFire13090%Special
Brave BirdFlying120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Flare BlitzFire120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
HurricaneFlying11070%Special
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
FlyFlying9095%Physical
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
Temper FlareFire75100%Physical
Burning JealousyFire70100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Scorching SandsGround70100%Special
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
IncinerateFire60100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
Wing AttackFlying60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Flame ChargeFire50100%Physical
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
EmberFire40100%Special
GustFlying40100%Special
Fire SpinFire3585%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
RoostFlying--Status
SafeguardNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TailwindFlying--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status