Is Moltres Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Fire/Flying legendary. Fire is so scarce in Sinnoh that even a legendary import carries genuine team value. AbilityPressure doubles PP consumption. Handles Gardenia, Aaron, Byron, and Candice. If you can import one, the Fire drought makes Moltres immediately useful.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Moltres resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Moltres resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Moltres resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Moltres resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Trade
Moltres cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- LV 36FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 64FireHeat WavePower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- LV 78FlyingSky AttackPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Moltres in Diamond & Pearl
Moltres rounds out the trio of Kanto birds locked out of Sinnoh, with no encounter anywhere in these games. Migrating one through Pal Park from a Gen 3 cartridge is the path to the fire bird.
Moltres cannot be caught in the wild in Diamond & Pearl, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Diamond & Pearl.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Moltres in Diamond & Pearl
Moltres has no nest in Sinnoh, so raise or catch its shiny in HeartGold, SoulSilver, or Platinum and transfer it across. See every game where Shiny Moltres can be hunted
Shiny Moltres Evolution
Does Not EvolveMoltres 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. The Fire/Flying typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Moltres can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Rock |
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Electric |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Fighting, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Moltres Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Moltres
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 4x189-222%KO Thunderbolt 2x27-32% Surf 2x27-32% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 4x168-198%KO Waterfall 2x68-81% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Armaldo builds →Stone Edge 4x182-214%KO Water Pulse 2x24-28% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Aerodactyl builds →Stone Edge 4x157-185%KO Thunder Fang 2x34-41% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Solrock builds →Stone Edge 4x144-169%KO Charge Beam 2x17-20% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Lunatone builds →Stone Edge 4x94-111%KO Charge Beam 2x25-30% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Empoleon builds →Hydro Pump 2x103-122%KO Rock Slide 4x67-79% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Omastar builds →Ancient Power 4x107-127%KO Hydro Pump 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Corsola WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Corsola builds →Power Gem 4x78-93% Surf 2x52-62% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Moltres Evolutions
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
Breeding
DP Moltres Best Moveset
125 Sp. Atk matches Zapdos, but Fire/Flying typing costs 50% HP to MoveStealth Rock per switch. The moveset hits just as hard with special Fire and Flying attacks, but half the HP bar disappearing before acting makes every switch a gamble. Needs dedicated hazard removal to function.
Best Build
Moltres best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Flamethrower
- Roost
- Toxic
- Substitute
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Moltres's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Sky Attack and Overheat, but Rock and Grass and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
31 of 34 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
One of the legendary bird Pokémon. It is said that its appearance indicates the coming of spring.
Moltres Diamond & Pearl Guide
No. Moltres isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Catch one in Platinum, HeartGold, or SoulSilver, then trade it over.
In Diamond & Pearl, Moltres plays as a support. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Flamethrower is the primary attack.
Yes. Galarian Moltres is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 8. Plays completely differently from the original.
In Diamond & Pearl, Moltres pairs best with Starmie. Starmie has Decent synergy and covers what Moltres can't handle on its own.
In Diamond & Pearl, Bold is the go-to nature for Moltres. That's +Defense / -Attack. Pair it with 248 HP / 200 Def / 60 Spe EVs. Fits the support role.
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
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGalarian
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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