Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 2.0 m
- Weight
- 60.0 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
GenderGenderless
Catch rate3(1.6%)Very hard
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time80 cycles · ~20,655 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP261
Base stats
HP
90
Attack
100
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
125
Sp. Def
85
Speed
90
Total
580
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Moltres
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Red
Blue
Yellow
FireRed
LeafGreen
XD: Gale of Darkness
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Red Japan
Green Japan
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Moltres can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
21 of 21
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Spin Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 1 | Gust Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air. | Flying | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Safeguard Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| 15 | Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 25 | Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 30 | Incinerate Destroys the target’s held berry. | Fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 32 | Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 35 | Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 40 | Roost Heals the user by half its max HP. | Flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 45 | Heat Wave Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| 50 | Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 51 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 55 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 55 | Hurricane Has a chance to confuse the target. | Flying | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 60 | Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 60 | Sky Attack User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 |
| 64 | Solar Beam Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 65 | Burn Up Removes the user’s Fire type after inflicting damage. | Fire | Special | 130 | 100 | 5 |
| 65 | Overheat Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage. | Fire | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
30 sprites & renders for Moltres.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Moltres”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/moltres.
Species data from PokéAPI.