Is Moltres Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Fire/Flying legendary with AbilityPressure. Moltres handles Glacia and Sidney with legendary Fire stats. Wallace's Water Champion team is the problem even for a legendary. Fire coverage can't overcome the endgame Water advantage. The weakest of the three birds for Emerald.
Roxanne's team hits Moltres's weaknesses hard.
Moltres resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Wallace'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 Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Given by your rival after you defeat them on Route 119
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 49FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 73FireHeat WavePower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- LV 85FlyingSky AttackPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Moltres in Emerald
Moltres skips Hoenn entirely, so the fire bird has to come over from another cartridge. The legendary trio nests in Kanto, well out of reach of any Emerald save.
Moltres cannot be caught in the wild in Emerald, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Emerald.
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 Emerald
Moltres burns in no Hoenn corner; trade one from FireRed or LeafGreen, where it waits atop Mt. Ember for you to save and soft-reset until it shines, sealed in before you send it over. 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Moltres Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Moltres
 Kyogre Water | S | |
Obtain MethodMarine Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Kyogre builds →Hydro Pump 2x133-157%KO Thunderbolt 2x70-83% Ancient Power 4x61-72% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Frontier Interact Encounter | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 4x92-108%KO Thunderbolt 2x29-34% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 4x110-130%KO Water Pulse 2x24-28% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 4x96-114%KO Thunderbolt 2x27-32% Surf 2x27-32% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Walrein builds →Surf 2x72-85% Rock Tomb 4x43-51% | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Swampert builds →Surf 2x66-78% Rock Tomb 4x55-65% | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Littleroot Town Gift) | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Pelipper builds →Hydro Pump 2x90-106%KO Shock Wave 2x30-36% | ||
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
E Moltres Best Moveset
Moltres brings the hardest-hitting special Fire TermStab in the format from 125 Sp. Atk, threatening teams that lack Rock or Water coverage. AbilityPressure punishes defensive play by doubling PP usage, and MoveWill-O-Wisp cripples physical attackers that switch in to threaten the 4x Rock weakness. The moveset balances raw power with defensive disruption.
Best Build
Moltres best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Support Moveset
- Hidden Power Grass
- Will O Wisp
- Flamethrower
- Roar
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Moltres's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Sky Attack and Overheat, but Normal and Fighting 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
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
MOLTRES is a legendary bird POKéMON that can control fire. If injured, it is said to dip its body in the molten magma of a volcano to burn and heal itself.
Moltres Emerald Guide
No. Moltres isn't catchable in Emerald. Find it in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
In Emerald, Moltres plays as a pivot. 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 Emerald, Timid is the go-to nature for Moltres. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the pivot 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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