Is Moltres Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Not available in Gold or Silver. Like the other legendary birds, Moltres requires a trade from Gen 1.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Moltres resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Moltres resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Brock's team hits Moltres's weaknesses hard.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Moltres trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Moltres has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Lance's team hits Moltres's weaknesses hard.
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
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- LV 5FireEmberPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Chuck
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Cianwood City
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner
- TM47SteelSteel WingPower 70Accuracy 90%PP 25Route 28
- LV 49FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 73FlyingSky AttackPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Moltres in Gold & Silver
Moltres is absent from Gold and Silver. There is no spot to find the fire bird and no event to trigger, so transferring one across from a Kanto game is the only way it joins your team.
Moltres is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
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 Gold & Silver
Moltres shows up in no Gold or Silver encounter and cannot be roamed here, so a shiny firebird has to be brought over by trade from a game that offers it. 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
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Moltres Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Moltres
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 4x146-172%KO Surf 2x48-56% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 4x115-135%KO Thunder Punch 2x17-20% | ||
 Suicune Water | B | |
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Slowbro builds →Surf 2x75-89% Zap Cannon 2x52-62% | ||
 Raikou Electric | S | |
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Lapras builds →Hydro Pump 2x83-98% Thunder 2x55-65% | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x68-81% Rollout 4x30-35% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Moltres View Magneton builds →Thunder 2x110-130%KO Rollout 4x22-26% | ||
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
GS Moltres Best Moveset
Fire/Flying legendary with 125 Sp. Atk hitting harder than any other Fire-type. MoveFire Blast and MoveRest plus MoveSleep Talk for recovery. The Fire/Flying combination invites Rock and Ground attacks constantly, but the Special stat competes at the highest level. Held ItemLeftovers sustains.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Fire Blast
- Sunny Day
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Moltres's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Sky Attack and Fire Blast, but Normal and Ground 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.
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
18 of 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This legendary POKéMON scatters embers with every flap of its wings. It is a thrilling sight to behold.
This legendary bird POKéMON is said to bring early spring to the wintry lands it visits.
Moltres Gold & Silver Guide
In Gold & Silver, Moltres plays as a wallbreaker. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
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.
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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