In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Moltres is a Legendary Pokemon rated A-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a support. Roost with Heavy-Duty Boots is the standard set.

What is Moltres weak to?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Moltres's biggest threats include Golem (Rock), Gyarados (Water), and Raikou (Electric), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Golem is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage.

What is the best ability for Moltres?

Pressure is the go-to ability for Moltres. It increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. Its hidden ability Flame Body can work in specific setups.

What role does Moltres play in battle?

Moltres is a special attacker with base 125 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the support role.

What counters Moltres?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the best way to handle Moltres: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Rock, Water, and Electric-type attackers hit hardest.

Moltres - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Support

ATier

90Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Everything pushes toward special damage here. Moltres's Sp. Atk does the work, Sp. Def pays the price. But you're still getting 3 Sp. Atk EVs per KO. Near-impossible to catch, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Pseudo

HP90

Attack100

Defense90

Sp. Atk125

Sp. Def85

Speed90

Total580

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height2.0 m

Weight60.0 kg

Base XP290

Abilities

PressureRare

Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.

Flame BodyHATop Pick

Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe

Strong Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It is one of the legendary bird Pokémon. Its appearance is said to indicate the coming of spring.

Moltres Weakness

Type-wise, Moltres takes extra damage from Rock, Water, and Electric. Watch out for Rock attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Moltres can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Moltres Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Rock
2x (Weak)	Water, Electric
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Fighting, Steel, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartExcellent

3Weak

6Resist

1Immune

Score+3

4xCritical

Rock

2xWeak

Water Electric

½xResist

Fire Fighting Steel Fairy

¼xResist

Grass Bug

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (5)

Grass Ice Bug Steel Fighting

How to Beat Moltres in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Lunatone's Psychic hits Moltres for 46-55%. Slowking's Scald hits Moltres for 62-73%.

Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves Ice Beam Moonblast PsychicSTAB Meteor Beam Damage vs Moltres Ice Beam 31-36% Moonblast 16-19% Psychic 46-55% View Lunatone builds →
Slowking WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemColbur Berry NatureRelaxed Moves ScaldSTAB TeleportUtility Slack Off Future Sight Damage vs Moltres Scald 2x 62-73% View Slowking builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

No breeding, no evolution. Moltres is a Fire/Flying legendary with 580 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#146MoltresDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Moltres Best Moveset

Click U-turn, bring in a teammate, repeat. Moltres's pivot game is backed by Heavy-Duty Boots for hazard immunity on every switch-in and max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs. Flame Body works in the background while double STAB covers bad matchups.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Flame Body

Item

Heavy Duty Boots

Best Nature for Moltres

Timid+SPE

Moltres best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Sweeper Moveset

RoostRecovery
FlamethrowerSTAB
U Turn
HurricaneSTAB

Moves

The level-up pool tells the story here. Moltres learns Heat Wave and Hurricane naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Rock and Normal coverage and more extends the reach beyond that.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Gust

C4010035Flying

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 5

Ember

C4010025Fire

Lv 10

Safeguard

C——25Normal

Lv 15

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Lv 20

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 25

Ancient Power

C601005Rock

Lv 30

Incinerate

C6010015Fire

Lv 35

Air Slash

B759515Flying

Lv 40

Roost

S——10Flying

Lv 45

Heat Wave

A959010Fire

Lv 50

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Lv 55

Hurricane

A1107010Flying

Lv 60

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Lv 65

Burn Up

A1301005Fire

Lv 70

Sky Attack

B140905Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM97

Defog

S——15Flying

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

B110855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

S9010015Fire

TM94

Fly

B909515Flying

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM50

Overheat

B130905Fire

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM51

Roost

S——10Flying

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM47

Steel Wing

C709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM89

U-turn

S7010020Bug

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Moltres doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Moltres can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Moltres in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Moltres can't be caught in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Bring it over from Red, Yellow, or Let's Go Pikachu instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Moltres is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Red Yellow FireRed Platinum HeartGold X

Moltres Guide

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Moltres is a Legendary Pokemon rated A-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a support. Roost with Heavy-Duty Boots is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Moltres's biggest threats include Golem (Rock), Gyarados (Water), and Raikou (Electric), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Golem is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage.
Pressure is the go-to ability for Moltres. It increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. Its hidden ability Flame Body can work in specific setups.
Moltres is a special attacker with base 125 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the support role.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the best way to handle Moltres: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Rock, Water, and Electric-type attackers hit hardest.

Game Availability

Since Red & Blue, Moltres has appeared in 20 games. Legendary Pokemon like Moltres are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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