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moltres
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Moltres

Flame Pokémon

FireFlying

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

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 100
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 125
Sp. Def 85
Speed 90
Total 580

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Flame Pokémon
Height 2.0 m
Weight 60.0 kg
Base Exp 261
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 35
Gender Genderless
Habitat Rare
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

moltres Front Front
moltres Back Back
moltres Front Shiny Front Shiny
moltres Back Shiny Back Shiny
moltres Official Art Official Art
moltres Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ou Usage: 0.2%
SubRoost
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 248
Def 200
Spe 60

Strategy Overview

Moltres is a niche Pokemon in the OU environment. On one hand, it is possibly the best Scizor counter outside Ubers. On the other, it loses half its health whenever it switches into Stealth Rock, a common battle condition. Rapid Spin support is a must when using Moltres, as the damage is just too devastating to its survivability without it. Moltres fills a stalling role few others can but is all too often held back by Stealth Rock, so tread with caution.

Most Used Moves

Roost
93.0%
Air Slash
31.0%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
64.0%
Life Orb
29.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc