Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Moltres

Moltres

Flame Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Moltres is a Fire and Flying Type Flame Pokémon, with a 0.4% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Moltres can be found with Pressure as an Ability and has a Slow growth rate with a 3 Special Attack EV Yield. We recommend the Rash Nature, based on 580 combined Base Stats.

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Moltres Stats & Abilities
Moltres Evolutions
Moltres Locations
Moltres Weakness
Moltres Best Moves
Moltres Level Up Moves
Moltres TM Moves
Pokemon Similar to Moltres

Moltres Stats and Abilities

Based on Moltres Base IVs we consider this pokemon S-Tier choice. Moltres Highest IV Stat is Special Attack 125 and the Lowest being Special Defense 85.


Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
E	HP	90	290	384
C	Attack	100	184	328
E	Defense	90	166	306
S	Special Attack	125	229	383
E	Special Defense	85	157	295
D	Speed	90	166	306
S	Total	580


Moltres	Detail
Best Nature	Rash ↑ +10% Special Attack ↓ -10% Special Defense
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance
Like/Dislikes	Likes: Dry Dislikes: Bitter
EV Yield	3 Special Attack
Growth Rate	Slow
Catch Rate	3 (0.4% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Undiscovered
Egg Cycles	80 (20,304–20,560 steps)


Abilities	Description
Pressure Ability 1	Pressure makes any attack targeted at the ability-bearer - regardless of whether it hits - use 2 PP instead of 1.
Flame Body Hidden Ability	If a Pokémon with Flame Body is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance the attacker will become burned.

How To Evolve Moltres in BDSP

The Pokemon Moltres does not have an evolution in the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Series.

Where To Find Moltres in BDSP

How To Get Moltres In Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Moltres is a Legendary Bird Pokemon alongside Zapdos and Articuno.

Shining Pearl Exclusive Pokemon

First obtain the Explorer Kit from the Old Man in Eterna City.
Go underground, while in the Grand Underground you have a Rare chance while mining to mine a Mysterious Shard.
After you have beat the game (Battling and Winning the Champion) - You will need 3 Mysterious Shards or 1 Mysterious Shard L to obtain the Kanto Slate.
Travel to Ramanas Park located in Route 221, after you enter you can purchase the Kanto Slate from one of the Vendors.
NOTE: You will need to purchase the current Slates available before new slates will appear in shop.
Take the Kanto Slate to the corresponding room and place it on the pedestal, you will be transported and the Moltres encounter will begin. 1 Kanto Slate per encounter.

Moltres has spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You can find the Unevolved form Lv. , within the location using the method.

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Ramanas Park	Interact	Moltres Lv. ?

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Moltres Weakness

Moltres is a Fire and Flying Type pokemon. This will cause Moltres to take More Damage from Water, Electric, Rock Type Moves, and Less Damage from Steel, Fire, Fairy, Fighting, Ground, Bug, Grass Type moves.

You can Click/Tap the Type Icons to view the best pokemon to Counter Moltres Weaknesses


Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage	Rock
2.0x More Damage	Water Electric
0.5x Less Damage	Steel Fire Fairy Fighting
0.25x Less Damage	Bug Grass
Immune to Damage	Ground

What pokemon is Moltres Weak Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Palkia
S	Kyogre
S	Tyranitar
S	Manaphy
S	Zapdos

What pokemon is Moltres Strong Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Ho-Oh
S	Dialga
S	Groudon
S	Celebi
S	Metagross

Best Moves Moltres in BDSP

Best Moveset for Moltres Lv Up Moves based on Power.


Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
70	Sky Attack	Physical	210	90	5	Charges on first turn, attacks on second. May cause flinching.
65	Burn Up	Special	195	100	5	To inflict massive damage, the user burns itself out. After using this move, the user will no longer be Fire type.
55	Hurricane	Special	165	70	10	May confuse opponent.
45	Heat Wave	Special	142.5	90	10	May burn opponent.

Best Moveset for Moltres TM Moves based on Power.


TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
TM68	Giga Impact	Physical	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Special	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM50	Overheat	Special	195	90	5	Sharply lowers user's Special Attack.
TM22	Solar Beam	Special	120	100	10	Charges on first turn, attacks on second.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

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Moltres Lv Up Moves

Moltres TM Moves

Moltres Level Up Moves

List of Moves Moltres can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.


Lvl	Move	Desc
1	Gust	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Special Hits Pokémon using Fly/Bounce with double power.
1	Leer	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 30 Status Lowers opponent's Defense.
5	Ember	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Special May burn opponent.
10	Safeguard	Power: — Acc: — PP: 25 Status The user's party is protected from status conditions.
15	Wing Attack	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical
20	Agility	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Sharply raises user's Speed.
25	Ancient Power	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special May raise all user's stats at once.
30	Incinerate	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Destroys the target's held berry.
35	Air Slash	Power: 112.5 Acc: 95 PP: 20 Special May cause flinching.
40	Roost	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User recovers half of its max HP and loses the Flying type temporarily.
45	Heat Wave	Power: 142.5 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Special May burn opponent.
50	Sunny Day	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it sunny for 5 turns.
55	Hurricane	Power: 165 Acc: 70 PP: 10 Special May confuse opponent.
60	Endure	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
65	Burn Up	Power: 195 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special To inflict massive damage, the user burns itself out. After using this move, the user will no longer be Fire type.
70	Sky Attack	Power: 210 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical Charges on first turn, attacks on second. May cause flinching.

Moltres TM Moves

List of Moves Moltres can learn using (TMs) Technical Machine Items.


TM	Move	Desc
TM05	Roar	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status In battles, the opponent switches. In the wild, the Pokémon runs.
TM11	Sunny Day	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it sunny for 5 turns.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
TM17	Protect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM18	Rain Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
TM20	Safeguard	Power: — Acc: — PP: 25 Status The user's party is protected from status conditions.
TM22	Solar Beam	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Charges on first turn, attacks on second.
TM32	Double Team	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
TM35	Flamethrower	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May burn opponent.
TM37	Sandstorm	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Creates a sandstorm for 5 turns.
TM38	Fire Blast	Power: 165 Acc: 85 PP: 5 Special May burn opponent.
TM40	Aerial Ace	Power: 90 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
TM42	Facade	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM47	Steel Wing	Power: 70 Acc: 90 PP: 25 Physical May raise user's Defense.
TM50	Overheat	Power: 195 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special Sharply lowers user's Special Attack.
TM51	Roost	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User recovers half of its max HP and loses the Flying type temporarily.
TM58	Endure	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Burns opponent.
TM68	Giga Impact	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
TM87	Swagger	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Opponent becomes confused, but its Attack is sharply raised.
TM88	Pluck	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical If the opponent is holding a berry, its effect is stolen by user.
TM89	U-turn	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical User switches out immediately after attacking.
TM90	Substitute	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
TM94	Fly	Power: 135 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Flies up on first turn, attacks on second turn.
TM97	Defog	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Lowers opponent's Evasiveness and clears fog.
TM98	Rock Smash	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.

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